The season is still fairly new and the First Division table has to be read with caution. So far Cork City find themselves in 4th position and Athlone Town are placed 2nd.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cork City form and stats
Cork City have only played one First Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 9 matches.
At Turner's Cross, Cork City has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Athlone Town form and stats
One match played away so far in the First Division for Athlone Town and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from 9 games.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Athlone Town has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Cork City victories, two draws 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
  C. Coleman 1 goals | C. Bargary 1 goals |  A. Wixted 1 goals |
Cork City missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Cork City | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19 | 15.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| Cork City | Last season | Athlone Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 43 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 72% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 61% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 22% | ||
| 33% | 22% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 11% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 22% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 138% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cabinteely | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Treaty United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Cork City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | UCD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Galway United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Drogheda United | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Bray Wanderers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | UCD | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Galway United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Cabinteely | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers II | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Wexford Youths | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -26 | 13 |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -22 | 12 |