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Athlone Town vs Cork City: Match Preview

Athlone Town logo Athlone Town

2-1

HT 2-1

Cork City logo Cork City

Date

2 October 2026

Kickoff

21:45

Venue

Athlone Town Stadium

Round

Regular Season - 34

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 21:45–23:45 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Cork City · Win or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, 3 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Athlone Town face Cork City in First Division in Ireland. The match is scheduled for Friday, 2 October 2026 at 21:45 at Athlone Town Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, 3 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

Athlone Town are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
Both teams have scored in 2 of the last 3 meetings.

Head-to-head summary

Athlone Town wins

0

Draws

0

Cork City wins

3

Average goals

4.33

Both scored

67%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

First-half goals

2.33

Meetings analysed

3

Athlone Town logo

Athlone Town

Rating 7.8/10

Played

6

Goals

13

Conceded

6

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

3

Points rate

7.8/10

Cork City logo

Cork City

Rating 4.4/10

Played

6

Goals

13

Conceded

9

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

1

Points rate

4.4/10

Match preview guide

Athlone Town vs Cork City: form, H2H and match context

This First Division match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Athlone Town and Cork City, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

Form markers summarise each team's latest recorded results. Compare the sequence, opponent level and home or away setting rather than relying on one result alone.

What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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