Match Report
Athlone Town and Longford Town went into the game level on 41 points, 7th against 6th in the table. Recent form flatters Athlone Town's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Athlone Town were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.16, Longford Town 1.32 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 4 for Athlone Town, 3 for Longford Town and 6 drawn, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host. In 77% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Athlone Town Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Athlone Town led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Athlone Town: Will Smith (14'), Gradi Lomboto (37') · Longford Town: Stefan Ugbesia (77')
Key stats
Possession: Athlone Town 46% · Longford Town 54% · Total shots: 8-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 0-6