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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

John Caulfield's Galway United side will have home backing in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Tim Walter's Cork City FC visit the Eamonn Deacy Park. All of the important stats for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Galway and Cork will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 mins. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookmakers have it priced at 1.33.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Galway are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
51%
3/5-
Draw
24%
11/4-
Cork
25%
9/2-
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1-
Galway 1-0
11%
11/2-
Galway 2-1
10%
15/2-
Galway 2-0
9%
13/2-
Cork 1-0
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Cork 2-1
6%
16/1-
Galway 3-1
5%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Galway 3-0
5%
11/1-
Cork 2-0
4%
28/1-
Galway 3-2
3%
28/1-
Cork 3-1
2%
40/1-
Galway 4-1
2%
25/1-
Galway 4-0
2%
22/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
53%
2/5-
Away 1st Goal
43%
9/4-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
19/20-
BTTS - No
46%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
11/4-
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
10/1-
Home/draw
75%
1/7-
Away/draw
49%
13/10-
Home/away
76%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
3/10-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
68%
2/9-
Away DNB
42%
3/1-
Galway win to nil
27%
13/8-
Cork win to nil
12%
8/1-
Galway / Galway
33%
6/4-
Galway / Cork
2%
40/1-
Galway / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Galway
19%
10/3-
Draw / Cork
8%
10/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Cork / Galway
4%
22/1-
Cork / Cork
9%
17/2-
Cork / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Both Galway and Cork City FC have scored 19 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Galway have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 10 goals at home.

Cork are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 12 points having played 16 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

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Cork have conceded 26 goals, scored 17, 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
Shamrock171632 
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
2
Derry16327 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
3
Bohemians16227 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
4
Drogheda17526 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
5
St Patrick's17325 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jun 20
Sep 19
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2A
Jun 27
Sep 12
6
Shelbourne17123 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
7
Waterford16-1021 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Nov 1
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
8
Galway H16-120 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
9
Cork A16-912 
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo16-1012 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Galway 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Galway1 - 2Bohemians
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Galway2 - 3Derry
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway2 - 1St Patrick's
Galway2 - 2Sligo
Galway1 - 1Dundalk
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Galway1 - 2Shamrock
Galway1 - 0Derry
Galway1 - 1St Patrick's
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Galway1 - 1Bohemians
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Galway2 - 0Dundalk
Galway0 - 0Sligo
Galway0 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway0 - 1Waterford
HGalway1 - 2Bohemians
AGalway0 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway2 - 1Drogheda
AGalway2 - 2Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 3Derry
AGalway2 - 1Sligo
HGalway0 - 1Shamrock
AGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway1 - 0Waterford
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway2 - 2Cork
AGalway1 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Sligo
AGalway1 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway1 - 1Dundalk
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's3 - 2Cork
Drogheda3 - 2Cork
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Bohemians1 - 0Cork
Shamrock4 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 1Cork
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Bohemians4 - 0Cork
UC Dublin0 - 2Cork
Dundalk5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
Drogheda3 - 1Cork
Shamrock2 - 1Cork
Sligo3 - 0Cork
St Patrick's1 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 0Cork
Drogheda0 - 1Cork
Dundalk2 - 1Cork
Bohemians5 - 0Cork
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACork2 - 3St Patrick's
HCork1 - 2Derry
ACork2 - 3Drogheda
HCork1 - 1Shamrock
ACork1 - 1Sligo
HCork2 - 1Waterford
ACork0 - 1Bohemians
ACork1 - 4Shamrock
HCork0 - 2St Patrick's
ACork1 - 2Derry
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork1 - 1Shelbourne
HCork1 - 1Sligo
ACork1 - 2Waterford
HCork2 - 1Bohemians
HCork2 - 2Galway
ACork0 - 4Bohemians
HCork0 - 0Shamrock
HCork0 - 1Derry
ACork2 - 0UC Dublin
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 15 Premier Division games. A PG of 1.7 for J. Caulfield's side suggests that run should continue.

Galway 8th Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
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
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cork will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
Cork’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
GAL
COR
16%
better
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Games scored12
14
Failed to score4
2
Scored first6
7
Goals scored19
19
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
27%
better
GAL
COR
view stats
Games conceded14
16
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded20
28
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+27%

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
16857
R SlevinM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Slevin DEF162
4
-
K Brouder DEF161
4
-
D. Hurley MID161
2
-
P. Hickey MID1641
4
-
S. Walsh FWD161
2
-
B Burns DEF155
1
-
M. Dyer FWD158
7
-
G Cunningham DEF12
5
-
V. Borden MID1231
2
-
R Donelon DEF11
1
-
J Keohane MID111
-
B Clarke GLK10
-
C. Tollett FWD7
3
-
E. McCarthy MID5
1
-
G Buckley DEF4
1
-
C McCormack MID4
1
-
C Horgan DEF3
-
B. Cunningham FWD1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16427
T TroostK. NelsonR ShipstonC. Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK16
3
-
S Murray MID16
3
-
K. Nelson MID164
2
-
D Crowley DEF1511
6
-
C. Lyons DEF151
7
-
R Shipston MID152
6
-
A I FWD141
1
-
F. Anderson DEF131
2
1
M. Mbeng DEF121
3
-
B Couto DEF121
2
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD10
1
1
E McLaughlin MID911
2
-
H. Skieters FWD9
-
M. Kiernan DEF8
3
-
G Bolger MID71
4
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
S Maguire FWD521
1
-
H. Nevin DEF4
1
-
M Dijksteel FWD41
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-
M. Murray MID1
-
A Healy MID1
-