Cork City vs Athlone Town: result 0-0 and analysis
First DivisionRegular Season - 27Kick-off on August 9, 2024 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Turner's Cross, Cork
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What was the result of Cork City vs Athlone Town?
Cork City and Athlone Town drew 0-0 on August 9, 2024.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cork City have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Athlone Town have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | Treaty United(away) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Kerry(home) | 2-0 | First Division |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Finn Harps(home) | 1-0 | FAI Cup |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Stoke City(home) | 0-5 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Finn Harps(home) | 1-0 | First Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | Kerry(home) | 3-3 | First Division |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Cobh Ramblers(away) | 2-1 | First Division |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Ringmahon Rangers(home) | 1-0 | FAI Cup |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Longford Town(home) | 4-1 | First Division |
| Jul 4, 2024 | UCD(away) | 2-1 | First Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Cork City win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Athlone Town win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Athlone Town 1-0 Cork City | First Division |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Cork City 1-0 Athlone Town | First Division |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Athlone Town 3-2 Cork City | First Division |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Cork City 6-1 Athlone Town | First Division |
| May 6, 2022 | Athlone Town 1-2 Cork City | First Division |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Cork City 4-1 Athlone Town | First Division |
Last archived meeting: Athlone Town vs Cork City on May 31, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Cork City score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Athlone Town score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Athlone Town | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cork City sit 1st in First Division (48 points from 20 matches) and Athlone Town sit 7th (23 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 48 |
| 1 | Cork City | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 64 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 23 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 34 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy