Athlone Town vs Cork City: AI Prediction

Athlone Town vs Cork City: match preview

Athlone Town host Cork City in First Division (Ireland) on October 2, 2026. Venue: Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone (2,024 seats). Athlone Town was founded in 1887. Cork City are 1st in the table with 71 points from 33 matches (22 W, 5 D, 6 L, goals 70:32). Athlone Town are 7th in the table with 45 points from 33 matches (12 W, 9 D, 12 L, goals 39:39). Athlone Town have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (goals 11:6). Their most recent game ended 3-3 against Cobh Ramblers. Cork City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (goals 11:7).

Their most recent game ended 1-2 against Longford Town. At home this season, Athlone Town have won 6 of 12 matches (goals 16:9). On the road, Cork City have won 6 of 12 matches (goals 19:12). Recent Athlone Town matches have averaged 3.4 goals and recent Cork City matches 3.6; both teams scored in 7 of those 10 games. Head-to-head record (3): Athlone Town won 0, Cork City won 3 and 0 ended level. The most recent meeting, on August 3, 2026, finished Cork City 3-2 Athlone Town. Market odds of 3.45 / 3.60 / 1.90 imply roughly 26% for Athlone Town, 25% for a draw and 48% for Cork City. The FieldTips machine-learning model analyses form, goals, head-to-head results and market odds to produce the 1X2, goals and both-teams-to-score prediction shown above.