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Derry City v Galway United : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 18th Sep, 19:45 BST, Brandywell Stadium, Derry

The Premier Division is the focus for both Derry City and Galway United on Friday evening, as managers Tiernan Lynch and John Caulfield face one another at the Brandywell Stadium. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our 20+ year database and dug out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Derry
47%
--
Draw
25%
--
Galway
29%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Derry 1-0
10%
--
Derry 2-1
9%
--
Derry 2-0
8%
--
Galway 1-0
7%
--
Galway 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Derry 3-1
5%
--
Galway 2-0
4%
--
Derry 3-0
4%
--
Derry 3-2
3%
--
Galway 3-1
3%
--
Galway 3-2
2%
--
Derry 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Derry win to nil
24%
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Galway win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Derry have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Derry have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Galway are in 7th position in the Premier Division on 34 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Galway have conceded 32 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Galway
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock291956 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
l
 
3-1A
2
St Patrick's292050 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
l
 
3-0A
3
Bohemians291650 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1A
l
 
5-3F
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
d
 
1-1A
4
Dundalk29140 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
5
Shelbourne28-236 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 11
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
-
d
 
1-1A
6
Derry29134 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
Sep 18
7
Galway28-634 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
-
-
8
Waterford29-932 
w
 
4-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-4A
Sep 14
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
9
Drogheda29-1528 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Oct 16
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
10
Sligo29-2523 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
Oct 30
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2F
Sep 14
Win / draw / win form
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry3 - 3Shamrock
Derry2 - 0Sligo
Derry2 - 4Waterford
Derry2 - 0Drogheda
Derry4 - 1Bohemians
Derry0 - 0Shelbourne
Derry0 - 0St Patrick's
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 0Shamrock
Derry2 - 2Drogheda
Derry1 - 2Shelbourne
Derry4 - 2Waterford
Derry0 - 1Bohemians
Derry2 - 2Dundalk
Derry2 - 1Sligo
Derry2 - 1Shamrock
Derry1 - 0Sligo
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Derry2 - 2St Patrick's
Derry0 - 0Cork
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry3 - 3Shamrock
ADerry3 - 5Bohemians
HDerry2 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1St Patrick's
HDerry2 - 4Waterford
HDerry2 - 0Drogheda
ADerry1 - 1Shamrock
ADerry1 - 2Galway
HDerry4 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Dundalk
HDerry0 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 2Waterford
ADerry0 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 1Bohemians
HDerry1 - 0Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry2 - 2Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Sligo
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundalk1 - 2Galway
Bohemians1 - 1Galway
St Patrick's3 - 0Galway
Shamrock3 - 1Galway
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Sligo1 - 4Galway
Derry1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Dundalk2 - 1Galway
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Shamrock2 - 0Galway
Bohemians1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's1 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's1 - 1Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Galway
Cork1 - 0Galway
Bohemians3 - 0Galway
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway2 - 1Dundalk
HGalway0 - 0Drogheda
AGalway1 - 1Bohemians
HGalway0 - 0Waterford
HGalway3 - 2Sligo
AGalway0 - 3St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 3Shamrock
HGalway2 - 1Derry
HGalway0 - 1Dundalk
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 4Bohemians
AGalway4 - 1Sligo
HGalway1 - 3Shamrock
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway2 - 2St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway1 - 2Dundalk
AGalway3 - 2Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1Derry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Derry have drawn with Galway in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Derry since 2024
Derry
Galway
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
DER
1
D
3
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
0 - 1Galway
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Derry
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
DER
2
D
1
GAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway2 - 1
Galway2 - 1
1 - 2Derry
2 - 3Derry
Galway1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Derry City have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive Premier Division matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Galway United on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Derry 6th Galway 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Galway’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
8%
better
DER
GAL
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Games scored22
20
Failed to score7
8
Scored first11
10
Goals scored41
36
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
11%
better
DER
GAL
view stats
Games conceded22
25
Clean sheets7
3
Conceded first14
16
Goals conceded40
42
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+11%

Derry v Galway Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25968
B FlemingM DuffyM DuffyA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A O'Reilly MID2732
7
1
B Fleming DEF262
6
-
B Cotter DEF252
5
-
J Olayinka MID2511
1
-
J Clarke MID2461
4
1
P McClean DEF2311
8
-
M Duffy FWD2296
1
-
C Barr DEF211
1
-
C Dummigan  DEF1922
6
-
J Stott DEF191
6
-
J McClean MID174
4
1
C Winchester MID13
3
-
K. Carvalho Santos FWD1131
1
-
R Slevin DEF81
1
-
L Boyce  FWD811
1
-
B Maher GLK5
-
D Burns MID42
1
-
N. Twisk MID4
-
E Chapman MID42
-
B Lyons-Foster DEF3
2
-
T. Doherty FWD2
-
S. Callister GLK1
-
T. Norcott GLK1
-
L. Kelly MID1
-
Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28776
D. HurleyK TwardekD. HurleyD. Hurley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D. Hurley MID2827
6
-
L. Molloy MID27
4
-
E. McCarthy MID273
2
-
S. Walsh FWD2743
5
-
O Williams DEF2611
5
-
A Bolger MID2632
4
-
G Facchineri DEF24
6
-
J Keohane MID2433
3
-
M Wolfe MID2331
4
-
F Pierrot FWD235
2
-
K Brouder DEF221
1
-
K Twardek FWD2175
3
-
C. Barratt DEF19
3
-
F. Lomboto FWD192
1
-
A Piesold MID1411
1
-
A Kazeem DEF13
2
-
H. Pires da Cunha GLK7
-
L. Kavanagh DEF6
2
-
D Connolly FWD4
-
J. Thiam MID3
-
A O'Connor DEF21
1
-