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

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

the Eamonn Deacy Park plays host on Friday evening, as John Caulfield's Galway United are visited by Ruaidhri Higgins's Derry City in the Premier Division. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and these are used to generate our predictions. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.

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Galway United's next match is v Drogheda at 19:45 on Friday 17th May
Derry City's next match is v St Patrick's at 19:45 on Friday 17th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Galway and Derry was on Friday 3rd May 2024
Irish Premier Division
May 3rd 2024
Galway 0
0 Derry
 
GAL
DER
Shots On
1
1
Shots Off
4
Corners
1
4
Possession
30%
70%
Fouls
12
13
 
GalwayDerry
 
B. Clarke
M. Nugent
K. Brouder
R. Donelon (C. O'Keefe 28')
J. Esua
D. Hurley (W. Aouachria 69')
K. O’Sullivan (F. Lomboto 81')
V. Borden
C. McCormack
E. McCarthy
S. Walsh
B. Maher
C. McJannett
R. Boyce
C. Coll
M. Connolly
(B. Doherty 77') P. McMullan
W. Patching
A. O'Reilly
P. Hoban
(S. Patton 86') D. Mullen
D. Kelly
Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Fans may not be thrilled to read this, but it's all-but impossible to predict a high-scoring affair here. The stats suggest Galway and Derry both are poor in attack and defence, and the odds are leaning towards there being fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think that's a great shout and, in the absence of obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals feels like the right bet on this match.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 40% chance of Derry coming away with a win.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
29%
15/8
3%
19/10
3%
Draw
31%
21/10
3%
2/1
4%
Derry
40%
5/4
5%
5/4
Derry 1-0
15%
11/2
7%
5/1
4%
Draw 0-0
14%
13/211/2
8%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
Galway 1-0
12%
13/2
6%
13/2
7%
Derry 2-0
8%
9/1
9%
17/2
6%
Derry 2-1
7%
9/115/2
6%
Galway 2-1
6%
10/19/1
9%
Galway 2-0
5%
12/111/1
Draw 2-2
3%
18/1
12%
12/1
13%
Derry 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Derry 3-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
Galway 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
9%
Galway 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Derry 3-2
1%
33/122/1
12%
Galway 3-2
1%
40/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
31%
27/20
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
69%
4/7
2%
-
Home 1st Goal
42%
13/10-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/5
2%
-
No 1st Goal
10%
13/2-
BTTS - Yes
38%
21/20
5%
1/1
7%
BTTS - No
62%
7/10
6%
8/11
7%
BTTS - Home Win
9%
6/1
8%
11/2
7%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1
11%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
9/2
8%
4/1
9%
Home/draw
60%
8/15
2%
4/7
Away/draw
71%
4/117/20
2%
Home/away
69%
1/37/20
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
58%
4/9
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
42%
13/8
5%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
13%
7/2
4%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
87%
2/11
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
10/1
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
1/20
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
22/1
10%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
1/12-
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
7/1
7%
-
Home DNB
51%
11/10
5%
23/20
2%
Away DNB
62%
4/6
3%
8/13
Galway win to nil
20%
7/2-
Derry win to nil
28%
5/2
7%
-
Galway / Galway
16%
4/14/1
5%
Galway / Derry
3%
28/122/1
Galway / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Galway
12%
11/211/2
Draw / Derry
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
8%
Derry / Galway
3%
33/125/1
10%
Derry / Derry
21%
3/111/4
1%
Derry / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Galway have conceded 5 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 3rd place on 22 points in the Premier Division league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Derry have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Galway
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Derry
HOME AWAY HOME AWAY TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Sep 20
Jun 28
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
 Shelbourne16628 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Aug 2
Aug 30
Jun 7
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
 Derry A16927 
-
-
-
-
Jun 3
Aug 23
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
 Shamrock16925 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
Sep 20
May 20
Jul 12
Sep 27
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
 Waterford15422 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
Jun 3
Aug 23
-
-
-
-
 Galway H15121 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 7
Aug 30
Jul 4
Nov 1
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
 Bohemians15-320 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 13
Jun 13
Aug 9
Oct 18
l
 
0-1A
May 31
 St Patrick's16-219 
w
 
2-1A
May 17
w
 
3-1F
Oct 25
Oct 25
Jul 27
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
 Sligo15-118 
May 24
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 4
Jul 4
Jun 13
Sep 13
d
 
0-00-0
May 17
 Drogheda15-815 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Jun 28
Sep 27
Oct 4
Aug 2
May 24
w
 
0-2F
 Dundalk15-159 
w
 
4-1F
May 31
Aug 9
Oct 18
Win / draw / win form
Galway 5TH
6 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
3
Conceded
5
Games: Scored
2 / 6
Conceded
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
Failed to score
4 / 6
Won
2
D
1
Lost
3
see results
HOME FORM
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Galway0 - 2Bohemians
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Galway0 - 0Drogheda
Galway2 - 1Waterford
Galway0 - 1St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
7
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
5 / 12
Conceded
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
Failed to score
7 / 12
Won
4
Draw
4
Lost
4
see results
OVERALL FORM
AGalway1 - 1Shamrock
AGalway0 - 0Sligo
HGalway1 - 0Shelbourne
AGalway0 - 0Waterford
HGalway0 - 2Bohemians
AGalway1 - 0Derry
HGalway0 - 1Shamrock
HGalway0 - 0Drogheda
AGalway0 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 1Waterford
AGalway2 - 0Dundalk
HGalway0 - 1St Patrick's
Derry 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
see results
AWAY FORM
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Bohemians2 - 1Derry
Shamrock2 - 2Derry
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Cork0 - 1Derry
Drogheda0 - 0Derry
Sligo1 - 0Derry
UC Dublin0 - 5Derry
Dundalk1 - 3Derry
Bohemians2 - 2Derry
Shelbourne1 - 1Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
St Patrick's4 - 1Derry
Sligo1 - 0Derry
Bohemians0 - 1Derry
Drogheda0 - 1Derry
Cork1 - 3Derry
Dundalk2 - 2Derry
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
see results
OVERALL FORM
ADerry2 - 0Waterford
HDerry3 - 1St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 3Shamrock
ADerry2 - 2Drogheda
HDerry4 - 1Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 2Bohemians
HDerry3 - 0Waterford
ADerry2 - 2Shamrock
HDerry2 - 1St Patrick's
ADerry0 - 0Sligo
HDerry2 - 1Drogheda
HDerry3 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry1 - 0Cork
HDerry0 - 0Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 0Drogheda
HDerry6 - 0UC Dublin
ADerry0 - 1Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Shamrock
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Galway United fans, as should a 9 Premier Division matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Galway 5th Derry 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Galway scoring 1 goal or less
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
6 home / away league games
=0
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Derry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Statistics Premier Division - 2024/2024 Season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/272994/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
0.9
1.1
Attack rating
GAL
DER
48%
better
view stats
Games scored6
12
Failed to score9
4
Scored first5
7
Goals scored8
24
Avg. goals scored0.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal16
6
Conversion rate6%
16%
KickOff rating
+48%
Defence rating
35%
better
GAL
DER
view stats
Games conceded6
10
Clean sheets9
6
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded7
15
Avg. goals conceded0.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded18
6
Conversion rate6%
16%
KickOff rating
+35%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15216
K BrouderS. WalshR DonelonC McCormack
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Clarke GLK13
1
-
J. Esua DEF10
-
R Donelon DEF101
-
K Brouder DEF15
3
-
M. Nugent DEF71
-
S. Walsh MID122
1
1
V. Borden MID141
-
C McCormack MID141
6
-
E. McCarthy MID1521
-
K O'Sullivan FWD14
3
-
D. Hurley FWD1511
1
-
Subs
J Wright GLK
-
P. Hickey DEF12
1
-
G Buckley DEF1
-
C. O'Keefe DEF8
1
-
L. Gaxha FWD5
-
F. Lomboto FWD8
-
T. Costello FWD3
-
K. Fitzgerald FWD
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16934
B MaherP HobanP McMullanW Patching
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK16
1
-
R Boyce DEF162
1
-
M Connolly  DEF162
3
-
C McJannett DEF161
2
-
C Coll DEF11
1
-
A O'Reilly MID151
3
-
W Patching MID1432
4
-
P McMullan MID1613
3
-
D Mullen MID1351
-
D Kelly MID161
3
-
P Hoban FWD1491
4
-
Subs
T Ryan GLK
-
E Ovendale GLK
-
S McEleney DEF9
-
S Todd DEF6
-
C Barr DEF
-
C Harkin MID3
-
B Doherty MID131
1
-
S Patton FWD4
-