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

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Kevin Doherty pays counterpart John Caulfield a visit on Friday evening in the Premier Division, as their Drogheda United FC and Galway United sides go head to head at the Eamonn Deacy Park. We have custom-designed stats for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Galway United's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Friday 9th May
Drogheda United FC's next match is v Shamrock at 19:45 on Friday 9th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Galway and Drogheda was on Friday 25th April 2025
Irish Premier Division
April 25th 2025
Galway 2
1 Drogheda
 
M. Dyer 68'45' D. Markey
M. Dyer 70'
 
GAL
DRO
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
8
9
Corners
5
5
Possession
57%
43%
Fouls
9
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
GalwayDrogheda
 
B. Clarke
B. Burns (Sean Kerrigan 82')
J. Esua
G. Cunningham (G. Buckley 37')
K. Brouder
R. Slevin
D. Hurley
C. Byrne
V. Borden (S. Walsh 61')
P. Hickey
M. Dyerfootball iconfootball icon
L. Dennison
O. Lambe
C. Keeley
(K. Cruise 73') C. Kane
(B. Bosakani 79') A. Quinn
(L. Heeney 74') football iconD. Markey
(P. Doyle 73') R. Brennan
W. Davis
S. Farrell
(D. James-Taylor 62') T. Oluwya
J. Bolger

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're expecting a relatively tight affair here and, as such, we predict under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Galway and Drogheda go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we trust both sides to deliver just that. The stats and the odds below also suggest this is a strong tip.

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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 36% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
31%
11/10
30%
-
Draw
30%
2/1
12%
-
Drogheda
39%
23/10
37%
-
Drogheda 1-0
14%
7/1
33%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
14%
-
Draw 0-0
12%
6/1
13%
-
Galway 1-0
12%
5/1
9%
-
Drogheda 2-0
8%
16/1
35%
-
Drogheda 2-1
8%
12/1
32%
-
Galway 2-1
7%
17/2
12%
-
Galway 2-0
6%
8/1
29%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
10%
-
Drogheda 3-0
3%
40/1
20%
-
Drogheda 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
-
Galway 3-1
2%
20/1
40%
-
Galway 3-0
2%
18/1
58%
-
Drogheda 3-2
1%
40/1
20%
-
Galway 3-2
1%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
6/4
14%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
1/2
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
8/11
20%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
8/5
24%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
6/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
11/10-
BTTS - No
58%
4/6-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
9/2
27%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
7/1
33%
-
Home/draw
61%
3/10
14%
-
Away/draw
69%
8/13
23%
-
Home/away
70%
1/3
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
1/2
10%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
6/4
17%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
4/1
25%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
1/6
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
10/1
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/20
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
25/1
37%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/100
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/10
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
6/1
13%
-
Home DNB
52%
1/2
23%
-
Away DNB
60%
6/4
38%
-
Galway win to nil
20%
9/4
30%
-
Drogheda win to nil
25%
9/2
31%
-
Galway / Galway
23%
13/5
37%
-
Galway / Drogheda
2%
40/1-
Galway / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Galway
17%
4/1
15%
-
Draw / Drogheda
11%
13/2
25%
-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
13%
-
Drogheda / Galway
3%
28/1
12%
-
Drogheda / Drogheda
14%
5/1
37%
-
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 3 and won 1. Galway have conceded 6 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

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

Drogheda lay in 1st place on 20 points in the Premier Division league table having played 11 matches. Drogheda are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 5 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda A14824 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
-
-
-
-
2
Shamrock14723 
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
l
 
1-2F
May 9
Jun 16
Aug 29
3
Derry14223 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
4
St Patrick's14722 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jun 20
Sep 19
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
5
Bohemians14021 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
6
Galway H14120 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
7
Shelbourne14119 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
8
Waterford14-918 
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Jul 25
Nov 1
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
9
Cork14-712 
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
10
Sligo14-109 
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 20
Sep 20
Win / draw / win form
Galway 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Galway0 - 2Bohemians
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AGalway2 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 0Drogheda
HGalway1 - 0Shelbourne
HGalway1 - 2Shamrock
HGalway1 - 0Derry
Drogheda 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's4 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Dundalk4 - 2Drogheda
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's1 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock4 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians1 - 0Drogheda
Dundalk0 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 1Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Galway
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
HDrogheda7 - 0Sligo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Galway have not lost to Drogheda in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
3
0
Games: Scored
1 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
1 / 2
GAL
1
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Drogheda since 2024
Drogheda
Galway
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
GAL
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Galway
Goal Statistics
Galway 6th Drogheda 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Galway scoring 1 goal or less
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Galway have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
1
1.1
Attack rating
5%
better
GAL
DRO
view stats
Games scored10
9
Failed to score1
2
Scored first5
7
Goals scored16
15
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
18
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
GAL
DRO
45%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
5
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first6
2
Goals conceded13
7
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
14
Conversion rate against11%
7%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+45%

Galway v Drogheda 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
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Clarke GLK8
-
R Slevin DEF142
3
-
K Brouder DEF141
4
-
G Cunningham DEF11
4
-
C Byrne MID102
3
1
D. Hurley MID141
3
-
J. Esua MID133
-
B Burns MID145
1
-
V. Borden MID1231
2
-
P. Hickey FWD1441
4
-
M. Dyer FWD138
7
-
Subs
E. Watts GLK61
-
C Horgan DEF1
-
G Buckley DEF4
1
-
R Donelon DEF10
1
-
S Kerrigan MID6
2
-
M. Wilson MID1
1
-
C McCormack MID3
-
S. Walsh FWD141
2
-
C. Tollett FWD6
3
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14625
C KeeleyW DavisA QuinnR Brennan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK13
1
-
A Quinn DEF132
-
C Keeley DEF144
3
-
J. Bolger DEF12
-
O Lambe MID141
1
-
S Farrell MID1411
4
-
R Brennan MID1421
5
-
C Kane MID141
1
-
D Markey FWD1331
1
-
W Davis FWD1461
3
-
T Oluwa FWD1421
-
Subs
E Ahui DEF3
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
G Cooper DEF5
-
K Cruise DEF5
1
-
P Doyle MID4
-
L Heeney MID1411
1
-
B. Bosakani FWD3
-
D James-Taylor FWD3
1
-