| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervue United | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 9-4 |
| Athlone Town | 15 | W1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11/15 | 5-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervue United | 3 | 28 | 49 | 15 | WWWWW | 1 | +2 |
| Athlone Town | 1 | 28 | 55 | 20 | WWWLL | 3 | -2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2013-08-16
6 points and 2 places separated them: Mervue United 3rd with 49, Athlone Town 1st with 55. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Mervue United ran at 1.64 scored and 1.11 conceded, Athlone Town at 1.5 and 0.79.
8 matches unbeaten backed Athlone Town's arrival.
The match was played at Fahy’s Field (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, Athlone Town led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
