National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Athlone Town or Waterford United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Athlone Town form and stats
Last season, Athlone's FAI Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.Athlone Town have collected 10 points from their First Division home games so far after 3-1-4.
The Athlone Town fans got no joy from their last match, a First Division game also here at Athlone Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Shelbourne.
In the game before, an away victory in the First Division match versus Cabinteely with a 1-0 scoreline.A decent goal production from Athlone Town in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Waterford United form and stats
Last season their FAI Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.4-0-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Waterford United in their Premier Division matches away.
218 minutes! That's how long the Waterford goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Waterford go into this game after a win, the home game against Sligo Rovers that ended 1-0.
Preceding that game was the away Premier Division victory against Finn Harps with the score of 1-0.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Waterford rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Athlone Town-Waterford United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Athlone Town two wins, Waterford United seven wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Barnes 5 goals |  S. Meaney 4 goals |  J. Martin 4 goals |
Athlone Town missing players
Waterford United missing players
| Athlone Town | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | ||
| 48 | 34 | Conceded | C | 19 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 52% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Galway United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Treaty United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | UCD | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Cabinteely | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 17 |
| 9 | Cork City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Derry City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -24 | 19 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 11 |