Athlone Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 8th position in the First Division table. Visiting UCD holds 5th place with 23 pts.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Athlone Town form and stats
With 1 First Division win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Athlone Town, who have the most conceded goals (38) in First Division, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A strong away win for Athlone against Drogheda United the last match, as T. Dogan and R. Manning were on target. Sensational by Athlone last match, beating Drogheda United away as big underdogs. Preceding that match was the home game against Longford Town that was lost 0-4.
The Athlone fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Athlone Town have let the opposition score 25 times, an average of more than three per game.
UCD form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division matches, UCD have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far.
UCD failed to get anything from their last game, a First Division home match vs Bray Wanderers (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Shamrock Rovers II with the score of 5-2.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, UCD are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, UCD rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the UCD - Athlone 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Athlone Town victory, zero draws and nine UCD wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Mahdy 11 goals |  C. Whelan 11 goals |  R. Manning 9 goals |
Athlone Town missing players
UCD missing players
| Athlone Town | UCD | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| 38 | 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 69% |
| 62% | 88% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 79 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 16 | 24 |
| 32 | 24 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 44% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 400% | 283% | 210% |
- All of Athlone Town's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of UCD's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Athlone Town has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in First Division
- Athlone Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals (25) at home in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals (38) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most matches over the total-line (11) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in First Division
- Athlone Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Athlone Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Athlone Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athlone Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- UCD has the most scored goals in the first half (17) in First Division
- UCD haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bray Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Longford Town | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Drogheda United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Cabinteely | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 5 | UCD | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Galway United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 20 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 13 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers II | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 9 |