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

Mon 4th May, 17:00 BST, Brandywell Stadium, Derry

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Premier Division, and Tiernan Lynch’s Derry City will have the luxury of it on Monday evening. John Caulfield’s Galway United are their visitors to the Brandywell Stadium. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head stats across every major market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Premier Division clash.


In-Play
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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
49%
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Draw
24%
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Galway
26%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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Derry 1-0
10%
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Derry 2-1
10%
--
Derry 2-0
8%
--
Galway 1-0
7%
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Galway 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Derry 3-1
5%
--
Derry 3-0
5%
--
Galway 2-0
4%
--
Derry 3-2
3%
--
Galway 3-1
2%
--
Derry 4-1
2%
--
Galway 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
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Under 2.5 Goals
47%
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Home 1st Goal
52%
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Away 1st Goal
44%
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No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
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BTTS - No
45%
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BTTS - Home Win
23%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
74%
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Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
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Under 1.5 Goals
23%
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Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
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Over 4.5 Goals
15%
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Under 4.5 Goals
85%
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Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
66%
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Away DNB
43%
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Derry win to nil
26%
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Galway win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Derry have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Derry have played 6 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Galway are in 6th position in the Premier Division on 14 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Galway have conceded 9 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 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
Shamrock12925 
Apr 24
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
Jun 22
May 8
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
2
St Patrick's121123 
May 22
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
May 1
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
3
Dundalk12621 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
May 29
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jun 12
Aug 21
4
Bohemians12620 
l
 
0-1A
May 1
Jun 12
Aug 21
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
5
Derry12014 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-1F
May 4
Jun 19
Sep 18
6
Galway11-214 
May 4
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
Jun 19
-
-
-
-
7
Shelbourne11-113 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
May 25
Sep 11
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
May 29
8
Sligo12-911 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 7
Oct 30
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
9
Drogheda11-510 
d
 
2-2F
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
10
Waterford11-154 
w
 
4-2A
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
w
 
4-3F
Apr 24
Jul 24
Oct 9
Win / draw / win form
Derry 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Galway 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derry since 2024
Derry
Galway
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
DER
1
D
2
GAL
1
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Derry
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
DER
2
D
1
GAL
2
Goal Statistics

Derry City's fans will be hoping for goals on Monday evening, not least because Galway United have conceded in each of their last 8 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.6 for T. Lynch's side suggests that run should continue.

Derry 5th Galway 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Derry have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-35
Galway have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
3%
better
DER
GAL
view stats
Games scored8
7
Failed to score4
4
Scored first3
4
Goals scored16
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
6%
better
DER
GAL
view stats
Games conceded10
10
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded16
16
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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