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

Fri 3rd Apr, 20:00 BST, Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Friday night sees John Caulfield’s Galway United and Tiernan Lynch’s Derry City go up against one another in a Premier Division clash at the Eamonn Deacy Park. All statistics, including 20-game form for both teams and head-to-head history, will update as you click through each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Galway
38%
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Draw
27%
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Derry
34%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Galway 1-0
11%
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Derry 1-0
10%
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Draw 0-0
9%
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Galway 2-1
8%
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Derry 2-1
8%
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Galway 2-0
7%
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Derry 2-0
6%
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Draw 2-2
5%
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Galway 3-1
3%
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Derry 3-1
3%
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Galway 3-0
3%
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Derry 3-0
2%
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Galway 3-2
2%
--
Derry 3-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
44%
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Under 2.5 Goals
56%
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Home 1st Goal
48%
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Away 1st Goal
47%
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No 1st Goal
5%
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BTTS - Yes
49%
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BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
16%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
66%
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Away/draw
62%
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Home/away
73%
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Over 1.5 Goals
70%
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Under 1.5 Goals
30%
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Over 3.5 Goals
23%
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Under 3.5 Goals
77%
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Over 4.5 Goals
10%
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Under 4.5 Goals
90%
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Over 5.5 Goals
4%
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Under 5.5 Goals
96%
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Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
57%
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Away DNB
54%
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Galway win to nil
22%
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Derry win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league. Galway are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Galway have conceded 8 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 4 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Derry lay in 6th place on 9 points in the Premier Division league table having played 8 matches. Derry are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 3 games. Derry are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Derry have played 2 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 0 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.5 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
Bohemians8818 
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
l
 
0-1A
May 1
Jun 12
Aug 21
2
St Patrick's8917 
May 1
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
May 22
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
3
Shamrock8615 
May 8
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
Apr 24
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
Jun 22
4
Dundalk8211 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 17
Jun 12
Aug 21
d
 
2-2A
Apr 10
Oct 23
May 29
5
Shelbourne7110 
Apr 10
d
 
1-1F
Aug 28
May 29
l
 
1-2A
Apr 17
May 25
Sep 11
6
Derry809 
Apr 3
May 4
Jun 19
Sep 18
-
-
-
-
7
Drogheda8-29 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 30
d
 
2-2F
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
8
Galway8-38 
-
-
-
-
May 4
Apr 3
Sep 18
Jun 19
9
Sligo7-84 
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 30
10
Waterford8-132 
w
 
4-3F
Apr 24
Jul 24
Oct 9
w
 
4-2A
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
Win / draw / win form
Galway 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway4 - 3Waterford
Galway2 - 2Dundalk
Galway1 - 0Sligo
Galway0 - 1Drogheda
Galway1 - 1Drogheda
Galway2 - 0Bohemians
Galway2 - 1Cork
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Galway1 - 2Derry
Galway0 - 0Shamrock
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway3 - 1St Patrick's
Galway2 - 1Cork
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Galway1 - 2Bohemians
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Galway2 - 3Derry
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway4 - 3Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Dundalk
AGalway0 - 1St Patrick's
HGalway1 - 0Sligo
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway0 - 1Drogheda
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Shamrock
HGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway1 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway0 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway1 - 2Derry
HGalway0 - 0Shamrock
AGalway0 - 1Cork
HGalway2 - 4Waterford
AGalway0 - 3Bohemians
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
Cork0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Bohemians3 - 4Derry
Galway1 - 2Derry
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerry0 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1Shamrock
HDerry4 - 2Waterford
HDerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2Dundalk
HDerry2 - 1Sligo
ADerry1 - 0Cork
HDerry2 - 1Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry4 - 3Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 1Galway
HDerry0 - 0Cork
ADerry0 - 2Shamrock
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry0 - 2Sligo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Derry
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
GAL
1
D
1
DER
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
1 - 2Derry
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 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
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
-5
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Derry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
10%
better
GAL
DER
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Games scored4
4
Failed to score3
3
Scored first3
0
Goals scored8
9
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
7%
better
GAL
DER
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Games conceded6
6
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded9
9
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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NO DATA AVAILABLE