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

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Friday evening at the Eamonn Deacy Park, and it’s a Premier Division showdown between Galway United and Derry City. John Caulfield and Huseyin Eroglu will be doing all they can to guide their side to the win. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our extensive database and pulled out the statistics that are most significant. 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 make sure you get the best return.

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Galway United's next match is v Sligo at 19:45 on Friday 12th September
Derry City's next match is v Bohemians at 19:45 on Friday 12th September
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Galway and Derry was on Friday 22nd August 2025
Irish Premier Division
August 22nd 2025
Galway 1
2 Derry
 
J. Keohane 17'44' D. Akinyemi
90' A. O'Reilly
 
GAL
DER
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
10
3
Corners
6
5
Possession
36%
64%
Fouls
14
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/1
 
GalwayDerry
 
B. Clarke
R. Slevin
K. Brouder
D. Hurley
P. Hickey
S. Walsh (J. Sivi 90')
B. Burns
C. Horgan (D. McGuinness 46')
G. Buckley
J. Keohanefootball icon
E. McCarthy (A. Bolger 71')
B. Maher
R. Boyce
(S. Todd 59') M. Connolly
S. Diallo
M. Duffy
football iconD. Akinyemi
(S. Patton 72') G. Whyte
B. Fleming
J. Stott
(H. Cann 46') A. Bannon
(A. O'Reilly 82') C. Winchester

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 37% chance of Derry coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
35%
31/2055/1
Draw
28%
2/110/1
Derry
37%
31/201/66
Draw 1-1
13%
5/12/11
Derry 1-0
11%
11/25/1
Galway 1-0
11%
11/29/4
Draw 0-0
10%
6/119/4
Derry 2-1
8%
10/111/1
Galway 2-1
8%
10/111/2
Derry 2-0
7%
11/19/1
Galway 2-0
6%
11/117/4
Draw 2-2
5%
18/140/1
Derry 3-1
3%
25/166/1
Galway 3-1
3%
25/133/1
Derry 3-0
3%
28/118/1
Galway 3-0
2%
28/112/1
Derry 3-2
2%
40/1125/1
Galway 3-2
2%
40/1100/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
27/2010/3
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/71/6
Home 1st Goal
47%
21/2023/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
21/2011/10
No 1st Goal
6%
6/119/4
BTTS - Yes
48%
11/104/5
BTTS - No
52%
4/610/11
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/25/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/11/6
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/210/1
Home/draw
63%
4/911/1
Away/draw
65%
4/91/1000
Home/away
72%
1/31/50
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/92/7
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
13/811/5
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
7/28/1
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/111/33
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
10/145/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/201/300
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
22/180/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/1001/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/121/9
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/19/2
Home DNB
55%
5/610/11
Away DNB
56%
5/64/5
Galway win to nil
21%
3/1-
Derry win to nil
22%
3/1-
Galway / Galway
17%
7/210/21
Galway / Derry
3%
33/18/1
Galway / Draw
6%
14/13/1
Draw / Galway
13%
5/122/1
Draw / Derry
15%
5/120/1
Draw / Draw
19%
10/316/1
Derry / Galway
3%
33/1125/1
Derry / Derry
19%
7/266/1
Derry / Draw
6%
14/1100/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 8 and won 5. Galway have conceded 27 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 13 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 3rd place on 42 points in the Premier Division league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Derry have played 13 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock272353 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 3
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
l
 
2-0A
2
Bohemians281046 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Sep 12
3
Derry29846 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
-
-
-
-
4
St Patrick's29642 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Sep 19
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
5
Drogheda28442 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Sep 26
6
Shelbourne27539 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 29
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
w
 
0-1F
7
Waterford29-1734 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-4A
Nov 1
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
7-2F
Oct 17
8
Galway28-730 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
9
Sligo28-1229 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
l
 
2-0A
10
Cork29-2022 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Win / draw / win form
Galway 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway0 - 0Shamrock
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway3 - 1St Patrick's
Galway2 - 1Cork
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
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway0 - 0Shamrock
AGalway0 - 1Cork
HGalway2 - 4Waterford
AGalway0 - 3Bohemians
AGalway0 - 1Drogheda
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway1 - 2Sligo
HGalway3 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 1Derry
AGalway0 - 0Shamrock
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway0 - 1Waterford
HGalway1 - 2Bohemians
AGalway0 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway2 - 1Drogheda
AGalway2 - 2Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 3Derry
AGalway2 - 1Sligo
HGalway0 - 1Shamrock
Derry 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock2 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 0Derry
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 0Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Cork1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Galway2 - 3Derry
Shamrock0 - 0Derry
Sligo0 - 1Derry
St Patrick's2 - 0Derry
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
St Patrick's1 - 0Derry
Dundalk0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Galway1 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry0 - 0Cork
ADerry0 - 2Shamrock
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry0 - 2Sligo
HDerry7 - 2Waterford
HDerry3 - 0Drogheda
ADerry1 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry1 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry1 - 2Shamrock
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
ADerry2 - 1Cork
HDerry1 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry2 - 0Shelbourne
ADerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry3 - 0Sligo
ADerry3 - 2Galway
HDerry1 - 3Drogheda
HDerry2 - 1Cork
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Derry
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
GAL
1
D
1
DER
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
2 - 3Derry
Galway1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Derry since 2024
Derry
Galway
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
GAL
1
D
2
DER
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
0 - 1Galway
Goal Statistics
Galway 8th Derry 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Derry have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1.2
1.2
Attack rating
GAL
DER
22%
better
view stats
Games scored18
21
Failed to score8
5
Scored first9
14
Goals scored29
36
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
GAL
DER
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
17
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first16
11
Goals conceded35
29
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28466
R SlevinP. HickeyB BurnsP. Hickey
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Clarke GLK13
1
-
C Horgan DEF8
-
G Buckley DEF16
4
-
R Slevin DEF2812
5
-
B Burns MID2516
2
-
K Brouder MID271
4
-
D. Hurley MID2823
4
-
E. McCarthy MID171
2
-
J Keohane FWD1511
2
-
P. Hickey FWD2441
6
-
S. Walsh FWD2812
4
-
Subs
E. Watts GLK152
1
-
R Donelon DEF12
1
-
A Piesold MID4
-
J Sivi MID1
-
V. Borden MID2331
4
-
C McCormack MID101
2
-
M Shaw FWD7
2
-
D. McGuinness FWD41
-
A Bolger FWD6
1
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
298814
B MaherM DuffyM DuffyA O'Reilly
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK29
2
-
A Bannon DEF52
1
1
M Connolly  DEF281
5
-
J Stott DEF3
2
1
R Boyce MID2522
3
-
C Winchester MID251
10
1
S Diallo MID161
7
-
B Fleming MID52
-
G Whyte FWD2434
2
-
D Akinyemi FWD521
-
M Duffy FWD2988
5
-
Subs
A. Doherty GLK
-
H Cann DEF211
4
-
C Dummigan  DEF
-
S Todd DEF2512
2
-
S Ferguson MID131
5
-
A O'Reilly MID2711
14
-
A Frizzell MID3
-
D Mullen FWD2361
5
1
S Patton FWD11
2
-