Athlone vs Bray Prediction & Betting Tips (23 August)

Bray have found the going tough on their travels recently, with each of their previous five top-flight fixtures ending in defeat by a single-goal margin. Athlone’s star has been shining somewhat more brightly on their own patch of late, however, as they have enjoyed five victories in seven home matches, including a success win during their past 5 games.

This Athlone side is not exactly renowned for playing exciting football, with a staggering 14 of their previous 17 matches in the Division 1 delivering no more than a couple of goals. High-flying Bray have followed a similar pattern in the top-flight recently, as nine of Athlone outfit’s last 12 games have also served up under 2.5 goals.

Over the course of their last 17 fixtures in the Division 1, Athlone have been involved in just four encounters in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes. Although Bray cannot quite match these levels of consistency, at least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 19 third-tier games.