National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Drogheda United or Athlone Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an engaging game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Drogheda United form and stats
Last season their FAI Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Drogheda United have played 12 Premier Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Drogheda shared the glory with Shamrock Rovers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Drogheda United lost 0-1 at home to Bohemians.On the other hand, Drogheda United have conceded 15 goals.
Athlone Town form and stats
Last season their FAI Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Athlone Town so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-10 (win-draw-lose).
Athlone Town might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Galway United proved too strong as Athlone Town slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Athlone Town Stadium.
Preceding that game was the away First Division victory against Longford Town with the score of 3-1.With the host team stated as having a victory probability of approximately 80% by the bookmakers, any useful result for the away team would be a surprise. Researching earlier matches with similar odds and Athlone playing away, we found 12 results. The numbers from these were 2 away wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats. The visitors lost 8 of these fixtures by a margin of at least two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Athlone Town as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. The Athlone Town manager Lennon has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Drogheda victories, one draw and one Athlone Town win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Williams 6 goals |  T. Oluwya 6 goals |  R. Brennan 4 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Drogheda United | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 20 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 27 | 60 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 6.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | ||
| 12.3 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Derry City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cork City | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 53 |
| 2 | Galway United | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -20 | 21 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -35 | 12 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 8 |
