Athlone Town – Bray Wanderers

Athlone Town and Bray Wanderers have met 4 times down the years, and the overall balance favours Athlone Town, who have won 2 of those games to 2, with 0 finishing level. On paper it is a fixture with a clear favourite, yet many of the meetings have been decided by the finest of margins. The numbers suggest an entertaining watch: 2.5 goals per match on average, 75% of encounters going beyond two and a half, and both teams scoring in 75% of them. The pattern has been fairly consistent across the sample above. Home advantage has told as well. On their own ground Athlone Town carry a record of 2-0-0 in this exact fixture, while Bray Wanderers have managed 2-0-0 when hosting the same opponent, so where the next meeting is played could matter as much as current form. Current form reads clearly enough: Athlone Town have 2 wins in their last 5, scoring 1.8 each time out, and Bray Wanderers have 2 from 5, netting 1.6 on average. Momentum like that can quickly override what the historical numbers suggest. In percentage terms it reads 50% to Athlone Town, 0% drawn and 50% to Bray Wanderers. Those splits are a fair guide to what tends to happen, even if any single meeting can buck the trend. Most recently, on 28.08.2026, Athlone Town and Bray Wanderers served up a 2–1 result, the newest entry in this head-to-head. Until the sides are paired again, that match remains the latest word in a long-running rivalry.