Athlone vs Cork City Prediction & Tips | Division 1 | FootballTips.app
Athlone
HomeFull Time
2 - 1
HT: 2 - 1
Friday 2 October
Cork City
Awayauto_awesome
AI Prediction
verified High Model Confidence
12.77
X3.97
22.13
Recommended Bet
No tip
No qualifying edge — see Value Comparison below
Key Factors
League Rank: Home #7 vs Away #1
Season: Home 1.36 PPG vs Away 2.15 PPG
Recent Form (weighted): Home 2.70 PPG vs Away 0.90 PPG
Goals (venue): Home 1.38 GPG vs Away 1.50 GPG
donut_small Win Probabilities
43%
25%
32%
Athlone
Draw
Cork City
payments
Value Comparison
| Outcome | Market Odds | True Odds (AI) | Fair Odds | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 Goals | 1.55 | 1.80 | 1.66 | -13.9% |
| Under 2.5 Goals | 2.35 | 2.25 | 2.52 | +4.5% |
| Athlone Town Win | 3.30 | 2.33 | 3.65 | +41.6% |
| Draw | 3.50 | 3.93 | 3.87 | -10.8% |
| Cork City Win | 1.93 | 3.16 | 2.14 | -39.0% |
| BTTS - Yes | 1.50 | 1.77 | 1.63 | -15.5% |
| BTTS - No | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.59 | +3.9% |
Fair Odds remove the bookmaker margin. Value is raw EV vs market odds; hover a badge for the edge vs fair odds.
Lineups
Lineup Predictions & Ratings
Athlone
Starting 11
14Gradi Lomboto
LW6.53
11Brian McManus
CM6.50
8Sean Anthony Brennan
CAM6.66
18Peter Grogan
6.79
19Will Smith
6.85
24Callum Cleary
6.60
3Kyle O'Connor
6.40
5Evan O'Connor
CB6.57
7Dylan Connolly
RB6.64
29Jonathan Kehir
6.54
1Brendan Clarke
GK6.40
Substitutes
9Patrick Ferry
CF6.62
16Zach Lawless
4.33
-Ameer Ayinde
10Robert Lyons
4.40
33Josh Farnham
5.86
2Reece Webb
RB6.03
23Thomas Considine
5.30
27James Crawford
LB6.55
13Andrew Stuart Trainor
6.11
Cork City
Starting 11
9Ruairi Keating
CF6.91
10Hans Mpongo
CF6.90
15Conor Drinan
LW6.31
20Joshua Fitzpatrick
6.35
24Sean Maguire
CF6.79
14Niall O'Keeffe
CM6.57
39Cillian Murphy
CAM6.71
17Darragh Crowley
RB6.57
23Chrisnovic N'Sa
RB6.45
28Rory Feely
RB6.51
1Conor Brann
GK6.51
Substitutes
25Matthew Murray
LW5.81
38Brody Lee
LW6.50
6Greg Bolger
CDM6.64
8Joe Aidoo
6.41
33Tom McGrath
6.51
2Harry Nevin
RB6.37
31Ikechimka Manjor
6.44
37Luke Downey
6.35
-David Odumuso
GK
Ratings based on player performance in recent matches
history Recent Form
AthloneW
W
W
D
W
Cork CityL
D
D
W
L
group Head to Head
PL3 Aug 2026
3-2
PL22 May 2026
0-3
PL27 Mar 2026
4-1
PL11 Oct 2024
4-1
PL9 Aug 2024
0-0
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
Both Team Score
Head-to-Head Detailed
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
12 / 17 matches
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
11 / 17 matches
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
8 / 17 matches
Both Teams to Score
53%
9 / 17 matches
Athlone CS
18%
Clean Sheets
Cork City CS
35%
Clean Sheets
Recent Matches
3 Aug 2026
Cork City
3 - 2
Athlone Town
22 May 2026
Athlone Town
0 - 3
Cork City
27 Mar 2026
Cork City
4 - 1
Athlone Town
11 Oct 2024
Athlone Town
4 - 1
Cork City
9 Aug 2024
Cork City
0 - 0
Athlone Town
31 May 2024
Athlone Town
1 - 0
Cork City
29 Mar 2024
Cork City
1 - 0
Athlone Town
14 Oct 2022
Athlone Town
3 - 2
Cork City
5 Aug 2022
Cork City
6 - 1
Athlone Town
6 May 2022
Athlone Town
1 - 2
Cork City
25 Mar 2022
Cork City
4 - 1
Athlone Town
3 Sept 2021
Cork City
3 - 1
Athlone Town
Current Form Comparison
Form (Overall)
1.88
Form (Overall)
1.81
Athlone is +4% better in terms of Points Per Game
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0 - 0
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3 - 0
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2 - 1
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1 - 1
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2 - 2
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0 - 3
Cork City
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6 - 1
Cork City
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