First Division: The average league table positions tell a story of the journey Wexford Youths and Athlone Town have been on uptil now. Both squads are ready for the match; let's get this boat on the water!
- Wexford Youths have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athlone Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an absorbing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Wexford Youths form and stats
When playing at home in the First Division, Wexford Youths have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.
The club members are hoping that Wexford Youths will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Longford Town (placed 8th).
Before that match, a win away at Finn Harps.This is expected to be a close game, with Wexford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wexford Youths as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Wexford Youths has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Wexford Youths here at Ferrycarrig Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wexford Youths defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Athlone Town form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Athlone Town playing as the away team in the First Division this season.
Athlone Town might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cobh Ramblers proved too strong as Athlone slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Athlone Town Stadium.
A 0-2 loss hosting Treaty United before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Athlone Town in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Athlone Town, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 12 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Athlone Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. As for defending, Athlone Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head match ended Athlone Town - Wexford 3-0, played this season. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Wexford Youths won five, Athlone Town triumphed in four and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Pierrot 14 goals |  A. Dobbs 11 goals | V. Dolia 6 goals |
Wexford Youths missing players
Athlone Town missing players
| Wexford Youths | Athlone Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 35 |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 70% | 76% |
| 57% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 70% | 67% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 43% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 57% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 19% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 7.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.8 | 10.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 38% |
| 10.7 | 10.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Athlone Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Athlone Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Athlone Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wexford Youths have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wexford Youths 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 | Galway United | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 50 | 58 |
| 2 | Waterford United | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 45 |
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Athlone Town | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Longford Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -25 | 21 |
| 10 | Kerry | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -44 | 6 |
