Athlone Town vs Cork City Friday 02nd October 2026 09:45 PM football predictions.

First Division

Oct. 2, 2026 2 weeks from now VS

Athlone Town Cork City

Athlone Town D W W W W L

Cork City L D W D W W

STRENGTH

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Date
Cork City	Athlone Town	3 - 2	August 3, 2026
Athlone Town	Cork City	0 - 3	May 22, 2026
Cork City	Athlone Town	4 - 1	March 27, 2026
Athlone Town	Cork City	4 - 1	October 11, 2024
Cork City	Athlone Town	0 - 0	August 9, 2024
Athlone Town	Cork City	1 - 0	May 31, 2024

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Sep 11, 26	Away	UCD	2 - 2	Draw
Sep 4, 26	Away	Finn Harps	0 - 1	Win
Aug 28, 26	Home	Bray Wanderers	2 - 1	Win
Aug 21, 26	Away	Wexford	0 - 2	Win
Aug 7, 26	Home	Longford Town	2 - 1	Win
Aug 3, 26	Away	Cork City	3 - 2	Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Sep 11, 26	Home	Cobh Ramblers	2 - 3	Loss
Sep 4, 26	Away	Bray Wanderers	1 - 1	Draw
Aug 28, 26	Home	Wexford	2 - 0	Win
Aug 21, 26	Away	Treaty United	2 - 2	Draw
Aug 7, 26	Home	Kerry	3 - 1	Win
Aug 3, 26	Home	Athlone Town	3 - 2	Win

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cork City	31	21	5	5	64	29	+35	68
7	Athlone Town	31	11	8	12	33	36	-3	41

This prediction indicates that Cork City has a 54.09% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 23.44 %

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