Preview
- It's week 28 of the 2026 First Division on 2026-08-21 at 19:45 GMT, when Wexford and Athlone Town go head-to-head.
- During the previous 3 encounters, Stefan Laird scored 1 victory, Ian Ryan scored no victories, and there were 2 ties.
- Wexford currently rank 7th (with 34 pts), versus Athlone Town at 8th on 31 pts.
- Wexford and Athlone Town will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Double disappointment: Wexford fell 1-4 against UCD, while Athlone Town went down 1-2 vs Waterford.
- Neither side is flying – Wexford 2-0-3 and Athlone Town 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
- Athlone Town lead this rivalry - 28 wins from 67 matches versus Wexford (who've won just 26 games), alongside 13 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Wexford's 7-3-3 home form and Athlone Town's 2-1-10 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Wexford
Athlone
Events
| 34' | K. Dignam | ||
| 34' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 49' | D. Connolly | ||
| 55' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 65' | |||
| 66' | |||
| 67' | P. Martin | ||
| 67' | J. Crawford | ||
| 74' | M. Murphy | ||
| 75' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 90' | 0 - 2 | ||
Standings
TV Channels
Wexford is going head to head with Athlone on 21/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the Ireland First Division. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Wexford v Athlone H2H statistics!