Match Info

Division 1 - Round 34

Date: 2 October 2026, Friday

Location: Athlone Town Stadium (Athlone)

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	Athlone Town		Cork City

	1	X	2
	2.90	3.50	2.05
	2.85	3.65	2.1
	2.93	3.97	2.19
	2.82	3.87	2.11	Watch
	2.9	3.9	2.16
	2.82	3.86	2.19
	2.8	3.65	2.06
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.86 ↓ (3.41)	3.77 (3.77)	2.12 ↑ (1.89)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

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Current Win Probability

Athlone Town
32.2%

Draw
24.4%

Cork City
43.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

27%

24.4%

48.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

27.7%

23.8%

47.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Athlone Town has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.2%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Athlone Town's performance.

Cork City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.2%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Cork City might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Athlone Town than the current prediction. (-4.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Cork City than the current prediction. (+4%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
14.3%	28.6%	57.1%

Athlone Town - Cork City Predictions

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Athlone Town will win (votes: 1 - 14.3%). Cork City will win (votes: 4 - 57.1%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 28.6%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Athlone Town (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Clarke B. (C) 3. O'Connor K. 5. O'Connor E. 7. Connolly D. 10. Lyons R. 29. Kehir J. 11. McManus B. 19. Smith W. 24. Cleary C. 14. Lomboto G. 18. Grogan P.	13. Odumosu D. (G) 17. Crowley D. 4. Kelleher F. (C) 28. Feely R. 37. Downey L. 15. Drinan C. 6. Bolger G. 14. O'Keeffe N. 20. Fitzpatrick J. 9. Keating R. 24. Maguire S.
Substitutes
36. Ayinde A. 8. Connolly A. 23. Considine T. 27. Crawford J. 33. Farnham J. 9. Ferry P. 16. Lawless Z. 15. Miranda L. 13. Trainor A. (G)	8. Aidoo J. 1. Brann C. (G) 47. Daly C. 38. Lee B. 31. Manjor-Georgewill I. 10. Mpongo H. 25. Murray M. 2. Nevin H. 45. Obenge D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 1)
6', 1 - 0, Smith W. ⚽,
33', 1 - 1, Maguire S. ⚽,
37', 2 - 1, Cleary C. ⚽,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Grogan P. ↓, Ferry P. ↑,
55', Bolger G. ↓, Lee B. ↑,
55', Fitzpatrick J. ↓, Manjor-Georgewill I. ↑,
55', Downey L. ↓, Mpongo H. ↑,
64', O'Keeffe N. 🟨,
65', Keating R. ↓, Obenge D. ↑,
66', Kehir J. 🟨,
67', Feely R. 🟨,
71', Lyons R. ↓, Connolly A. ↑,
73', O'Keeffe N. ↓, Aidoo J. ↑,
77', Aidoo J. 🟨,
88', Cleary C. ↓, Lawless Z. ↑,

Preview

Cork City is Confirmed as champions.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Athlone Town won 1.

Athlone Town has displayed good consistency in recent games (last 5 matches: 3 wins).

Performances by Cork City have been somewhat unpredictable lately (last 5 matches: 2 wins).

A closely fought contest is anticipated, with Cork City holding a narrow advantage.

In the last 18 head-to-head meetings, Athlone Town has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws, and 12 losses, with a goal aggregate of 18:44 (averaging 1:2.4 goals per game).

Specifically in home fixtures for Athlone Town against this opponent, the record stands at 3 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses, with 11:15 goals (averaging 1.4:1.9 per game).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cork City ✔	34	22	5	7	71:34	37	71
7	Athlone	34	13	9	12	41:40	1	48

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Athlone Town
Irish Division 1
25.09.26	Cobh Ramblers - Athlone Town	3:3 ✺
18.09.26	Athlone Town - Kerry	3:0 ✺
11.09.26	University College Dublin - Athlone Town	2:2 ✺
04.09.26	Finn Harps - Athlone Town	0:1 ✺
28.08.26	Athlone Town - Bray Wanderers	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.2 TWTWW
- Cork City
Irish Division 1
26.09.26	Longford Town - Cork City	2:1 ✺
18.09.26	Cork City - University College Dublin	5:1 ✺
11.09.26	Cork City - Cobh Ramblers	2:3 ✺
04.09.26	Bray Wanderers - Cork City	1:1 ✺
28.08.26	Cork City - Wexford	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3 LWLTW

Latest Head to Head

Irish Division 1
03.08.26	Cork City - Athlone Town	3:2
22.05.26	Athlone Town - Cork City	0:3
27.03.26	Cork City - Athlone Town	4:1
11.10.24	Athlone Town - Cork City	4:1
09.08.24	Cork City - Athlone Town	0:0
31.05.24	Athlone Town - Cork City	1:0
29.03.24	Cork City - Athlone Town	1:0

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