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

Fri 23rd May, 19:45 BST, Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Galway United and their manager John Caulfield will be hoping for victory against Tim Walter and his Cork City FC side on Friday evening, as the pair clash at the Eamonn Deacy Park in the Premier Division. Below you'll find unique stats for all of the main betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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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Galway
52%
--
Draw
24%
--
Cork
23%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Galway 1-0
11%
--
Galway 2-1
10%
--
Galway 2-0
9%
--
Cork 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Cork 2-1
6%
--
Galway 3-1
5%
--
Galway 3-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cork 2-0
4%
--
Galway 3-2
3%
--
Galway 4-1
2%
--
Galway 4-0
2%
--
Cork 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
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Galway win to nil
29%
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Cork win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Premier Division league table. Galway are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Galway have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Galway have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 9 goals at home.

Cork are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 12 points having played 14 matches so far this season. Cork are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Cork have conceded 21 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda14824 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
2
Shamrock14723 
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
3
Derry14223 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 9
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
4
St Patrick's14722 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jun 20
Sep 19
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
5
Bohemians14021 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
6
Galway H14120 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
7
Shelbourne14119 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
8
Waterford14-918 
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Jul 25
Nov 1
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Cork A14-712 
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo14-109 
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Galway 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Goal Statistics

Galway United's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Cork City FC have conceded in each of their last 14 Premier Division outings. A PG of 1.7 for J. Caulfield's side suggests that run should continue.

Galway 6th Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Galway will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Cork will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Cork have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290096/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.7
1
Attack rating
%
better
GAL
COR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GAL
COR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14857
R SlevinM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF145
1
-
R Slevin DEF142
3
-
K Brouder DEF141
4
-
D. Hurley MID141
3
-
P. Hickey MID1441
4
-
S. Walsh FWD141
2
-
M. Dyer FWD138
7
-
V. Borden MID1231
2
-
G Cunningham DEF11
4
-
J Keohane MID111
-
R Donelon DEF10
1
-
B Clarke GLK8
-
C. Tollett FWD6
3
-
G Buckley DEF4
1
-
C McCormack MID3
-
E. McCarthy MID3
-
C Horgan DEF1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14426
T TroostK. NelsonR ShipstonC. Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK14
3
-
D Crowley DEF1411
5
-
S Murray MID14
3
-
K. Nelson MID144
2
-
R Shipston MID142
5
-
A I FWD141
1
-
C. Lyons DEF13
6
-
B Couto DEF121
2
-
F. Anderson DEF111
2
1
M. Mbeng DEF101
3
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD9
1
H. Skieters FWD8
-
E McLaughlin MID71
2
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
M. Kiernan DEF6
1
-
G Bolger MID51
3
-
M Dijksteel FWD41
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-
S Maguire FWD311
-
H. Nevin DEF2
1
-
M. Murray MID1
-
A Healy MID1
-