Only a win will satisfy the Drogheda United supporters in this Hunky Dorys Park clash with Athlone Town, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First Division table.
Drogheda United and Athlone Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Drogheda United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hunky Dorys Park as Drogheda United, who have the most scored goals (35) in First Division, have scored 17 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 5-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Drogheda United bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Drogheda in their previous game, a First Division match away at Bray Wanderers (placed 1st) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Shamrock Rovers II.
The Drogheda United manager T. Clancy has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded.
Athlone Town form and stats
Athlone Town, who have the most conceded goals (38) in First Division, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the First Division, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
Athlone Town failed to get anything from their last game, a First Division home match vs Longford Town (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-4. Prior to that result Athlone won their away game at Wexford Youths. The scoreline was 1-0.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Longford Town was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The visiting Athlone have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. In the opposite end, Athlone have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Athlone Town - Drogheda 3-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Drogheda United eight wins, two draws and Athlone Town zero victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Drogheda United missing players
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| Drogheda United | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 35 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 80% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 67% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 13% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 68 | 39 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 84 |
| 39 | 23 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 51% | 48% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 400% | 48% |
- Athlone Town has the fewest clean sheets (1) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals (38) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) 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 (10) in First Division
- Athlone Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Drogheda United has the most points from losing position (13) in First Division
- Drogheda United has the most scored goals (17) at home in First Division
- Drogheda United has the most scored goals (35) in First Division
- Drogheda United has the most scored goals in the first half (14) in First Division
- Drogheda United has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in First Division
- Drogheda United has the the best goal difference (+18) in First Division
- Drogheda United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Drogheda United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Athlone Town have scored away.
- Drogheda United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Longford Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Drogheda United | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Cabinteely | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 5 | UCD | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Galway United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -19 | 10 |
| 9 | Wexford Youths | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 9 |
| 10 | Shamrock Rovers II | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 8 |