Longford Town vs Athlone Town: result 3-1 and analysis
First DivisionRegular Season - 14Kick-off on May 25, 2019 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Bishopsgate Stadium, Longford Town
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What was the result of Longford Town vs Athlone Town?
Longford Town won 3-1 on May 25, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 15′S. VerdonLongford Town (pen.)
- 16′D. WilliamsAthlone Town
- 32′Dean ByrneLongford Town
- 53′A. BreslinLongford Town
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Longford Town have 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Athlone Town have 3, 1 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2019 | Galway United(away) | 1-2 | First Division |
| May 11, 2019 | Cabinteely(home) | 0-1 | First Division |
| May 3, 2019 | Drogheda United(away) | 1-0 | First Division |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Limerick(home) | 1-0 | First Division |
| Apr 20, 2019 | Cobh Ramblers(away) | 0-0 | First Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2019 | Bray Wanderers(home) | 0-5 | First Division |
| May 10, 2019 | Shelbourne(away) | 1-2 | First Division |
| May 3, 2019 | Cobh Ramblers(home) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Wexford(away) | 0-2 | First Division |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Galway United(home) | 0-4 | First Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Longford Town win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Athlone Town win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2019 | Athlone Town 0-1 Longford Town | First Division |
Last archived meeting: Athlone Town vs Longford Town on Mar 22, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Longford Town score 1.1 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 14; Athlone Town score 1.0 and concede 2.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford Town | 1.1 | 0.6 | 9 | 3/14 | 4/14 |
| Athlone Town | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2 | 6/14 | 7/14 |
Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Longford Town sit 6th in First Division (25 points from 20 matches) and Athlone Town sit 7th (23 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Longford Town | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 40 |
| 6 | Longford Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
| 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