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The First Division tie at Athlone Town Stadium on Friday will see home side Athlone facing opposition in the form of Cobh Ramblers.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Athlone v Cobh Ramblers match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
Athlone
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Athlone will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-2 First Division success against Kerry.
Gordon Brett's Athlone have managed to score 7 times in their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time stands at 8.
Cobh Ramblers
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Cobh Ramblers go into this clash after a 2-0 First Division win with the downing of Finn Harps in their previous game.
The stats donโt lie, and Cobh Ramblers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 12 goals in total. In defence, Cobh Ramblers certainly have room for improvement.
Coming into this fixture, Cobh Ramblers are without an away win for the past 3 league games.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 16/09/2022, neither club has come out on top overall with Athlone winning 2 of those games, Cobh Ramblers 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The previous league clash between these clubs was First Division match day 2 on 23/02/2024 when it ended Cobh Ramblers 3-3 Athlone.
โน๏ธ Team News: Cobh Ramblers
Owing to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the Cobh Ramblers boss Shane Keegan does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this match.
๐ฎ Prediction
Weโve got the feeling that Cobh Ramblers will do well to score against this Athlone team who should manage to score & go ahead.
Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-0 win for Athlone at the end of this one.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 18:07 26/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Athlone
Formed: 1887
Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium (5,000)
Captain: Oisin Duffy
Chairman: John Hayden
Manager: Gordon Brett
Competitions: First Division position 6
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12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 28 | WDWDW |
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11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | WDDDW |
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | WWDLL |
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | DLWWW |
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | DWWDL |
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 15 | LWLWW |
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | LLLDL |
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10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 10 | DDLLW |
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11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 9 | DDWDL |
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10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -13 | 4 | DLLDL |
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