Match Report
Athlone Town went into the game 7th in the table on 37 points; UCD sat 2nd on 47 — a 10-point gap. Athlone Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Athlone Town ran at 1.03 scored and 1.17 conceded, UCD at 1.79 and 1.28.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Athlone Town, 6 by UCD, 2 drawn, at 2.91 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Athlone Town Stadium (capacity 2,500). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Athlone Town 46% · UCD 54% · Total shots: 6-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 1-4