Shelbourne are positioned 1st, while Athlone Town are hanging back 24 points behind in the league table. Will they shorten the gap?
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (19) in First Division
Shelbourne 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.
Shelbourne form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 12 First Division games here at Tolka Park for Shelbourne. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Shelbourne tasted defeat here at Tolka Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The Shelbourne goalkeeper Brendan Clarke is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 382 minutes without conceding a goal in the First Division.
Shelbourne's previous game was a First Division match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Treaty United (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Cabinteely and winning 2-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 12 games), Shelbourne's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Shelbourne have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Athlone Town form and stats
Playing away, Athlone Town have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the First Division this season.
Athlone had fun at their own home (Tolka Park) last time out, beating Cabinteely 2-1. J. Doona (2) and K. Byrne (2) scored. The end of the last match, against Cabinteely, was very satisfying as K. Byrne scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A loss against Wexford Youths was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visiting Athlone Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. Athlone Town have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Athlone Town - Shelbourne 1-3 was the result in these participants' latest h2h game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shelbourne eight wins, one draw and Athlone Town one victory. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Brennan 15 goals |  M. O’Connor 7 goals |  K. Byrne 7 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Shelbourne | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 47 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 19 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 39 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 54% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 50% |
| 46% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 6.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 41% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 31% | 28% |
- Shelbourne have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shelbourne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shelbourne have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (19) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most matches over the total-line (13) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most points (28) at home in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in First Division
- Shelbourne have the the best goal difference (+28) in First Division
- Shelbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| 2 | Galway United | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | UCD | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Treaty United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 7 | Cork City | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Cabinteely | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -25 | 19 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -24 | 18 |