Shamrock Rovers II are welcoming Athlone Town for another important game after their 0-2 result against 1st-placed Bray Wanderers.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Shamrock Rovers II form and stats
With 1 First Division win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Shamrock Rovers II are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's been an uphill battle for Shamrock in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Wexford Youths game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Shamrock fans got no joy from their last match, a First Division game also here at Tallaght Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Bray Wanderers (placed 1st). A strong away win before that one, visiting Wexford Youths and winning 2-0.
Shamrock Rovers II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shamrock defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Athlone Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Athlone Town, who have the most conceded goals (39) in First Division, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Athlone, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Athlone's previous game was their home loss versus UCD (2-4). Preceding that game was the away victory against Drogheda United with the score of 2-0.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Athlone, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Athlone find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Athlone Town have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Athlone Town - Shamrock 0-4.Top Goalscorers
  B. Kavanagh 8 goals |   R. Manning 8 goals | J. Reynolds 3 goals |
Shamrock Rovers II missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Shamrock Rovers II | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 62% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 25% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 19% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 52 | 11 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 15 | 95 |
| 26 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 36 |
| 54% | 83% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 75% | 36% |
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals (39) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in First Division
- Athlone Town has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in First Division
- Athlone Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shamrock Rovers II has the fewest points from losing position (0) in First Division
- Shamrock Rovers II 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 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | UCD | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Cabinteely | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 6 | Galway United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -19 | 12 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers II | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -25 | 9 |