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Cork City and Athlone Town meet on Monday, Aug 3 at 6:00 PM in the 1st Division.
Cork City come into this fixture in red-hot form (4W from last 5). Athlone Town travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Cork City head into this on the back of a defeat, while Athlone Town arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.
History strongly favours Cork City here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Athlone Town, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Athlone Town won 0–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: Cork City look the stronger side on current evidence. Expect them to control proceedings at home, though Athlone Town will make it uncomfortable. Cork City to win.