UC Dublin vs Athlone Prediction & Betting Tips (4 July)

Whether playing at home or away, defending Athlone have been absolutely brilliant for a sustained period of time now, as reflected by the fact that their last 20 top-flight matches have yielded 15 wins and five draws. For their part, UC Dublin are winless in nine league games in front of their own supporters, losing no fewer than six of these encounters.

UC Dublin have featured 16 times at home in the Division 1 during the current campaign, with under 3.5 goals being the order of the day in every single one of these fixtures. Given that this has also been the case in 14 of the 16 top-flight away matches played by Athlone this term, then any deviation from this script would come as a surprise.

When Athlone come calling in the Division 1, the net tends to bulge at both ends of the pitch, with this being the case in ten of the Athlone previous 12 away matches. Given that neither keeper has emerged with a clean sheet in 14 of the most recent 17 UC Dublin home games in the league, it would come as a surprise were either team to draw a blank in this encounter.