Wexford Youths - Athlone Town: First Division basement dwellers scrapping for points and glory. Here's all the available stats and news before the game!
- Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals (7) in First Division
- Athlone Town have scored more than double the goals of Wexford Youths.
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.
Wexford Youths form and stats
Wexford Youths's results here at Ferrycarrig Park in the First Division have been very modest with 0 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. Zero (!) First Division points is the sad result after 6 matches here at Ferrycarrig Park. Can it change today? It's been an uphill battle for Wexford Youths in their home games for quite some time now, as six matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Cabinteely game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Wexford Youths lost their last game at Cobh Ramblers (placed 8th) after a 2-3 scoreline.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Shelbourne (0-1).Wexford has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 3 goals from 6 games. Wexford are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 6 played).
Athlone Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Carberry, the Athlone manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The attacking players of Athlone have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 246 minutes.
Athlone's last game was the home draw against Bray Wanderers (0-0).
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Cork City.Athlone are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Athlone have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Athlone Town - Wexford 3-0. Wexford Youths-Athlone Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wexford four wins, Athlone Town six wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Doona 3 goals | S. Barnes 3 goals |  S. Meaney 3 goals |
Wexford Youths missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Wexford Youths | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 23% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.1 | 5.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 27% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 27% |
- Athlone Town have scored more than double the goals of Wexford Youths.
- Athlone Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wexford Youths have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wexford Youths have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Wexford Youths have lost all their home matches so far.
- Wexford Youths have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wexford Youths have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the fewest points (0) at home in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals (7) in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals (28) in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in First Division
- Wexford Youths have the the worst goal difference (-21) in First Division
- Wexford Youths have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wexford Youths haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wexford Youths is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | UCD | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Treaty United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Galway United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Cabinteely | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -10 | 14 |
| 9 | Cork City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 3 |