Finn Harps are the guests at Athlone Town Stadium on Friday for the First Division tie with hosts Athlone.
Our Athlone v Finn Harps tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Athlone
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Athlone will play in this game coming off the back of a 2-2 First Division drawn result against Wexford.
Athlone have found it difficult to unlock defences in recent times. Their goals record stands at just 2 vs opposing sides during their previous 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Athlone have also seen the number of goals against them total 8.
Finn Harps
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After tasting defeat last time out to Cobh Ramblers in First Division action, Finn Harps will be aiming to make amends here.
Cian Coleman (66') and Wilson Waweru (69', 81') scored for Cobh Ramblers.
Illustrating their appetite for high-scoring encounters, goals have been celebrated 21 times in the prior 6 games in which Finn Harps have taken to the pitch, yielding an average of 3.5 goals per clash. Their opponents have got 17 of this grand total. With no two games being the same, we’ll just have to find out if the trend will be replicated in this next match.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Finn Harps:
- have left without a victory over Athlone when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 6 league games.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 28/03/2025 shows that Athlone have won 3 of these and Finn Harps 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined sum of 12 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 of them from The Town and 5 netted by The Harps. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was First Division match day 12 on 24/04/2026 when it ended Finn Harps 1-2 Athlone.
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Prediction
Athlone can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
In contrast, Finn Harps won’t find it easy finding the net themselves although we do see them pulling one back during this clash, too.
Our selection here is for a controlled 3-1 win for Athlone at the conclusion of the game.
Victor Martins,
02:01 22/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Athlone
Formed: 1887
Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium (5,000)
Captain: Oisin Duffy
Chairman: John Hayden
Manager: Gordon Brett
Competitions: First Division position 7, FAI Cup (Second Round)