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

Fri 7th Aug, 19:45 BST, 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 teams go head to head at the Eamonn Deacy Park. Team form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
49%
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Draw
22%
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Drogheda
29%
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Draw 1-1
9%
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Galway 2-1
9%
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Drogheda 2-1
7%
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Draw 2-2
7%
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Galway 1-0
6%
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Galway 2-0
6%
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Galway 3-1
6%
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Drogheda 1-0
5%
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Galway 3-2
4%
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Galway 3-0
4%
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Drogheda 2-0
3%
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Drogheda 3-1
3%
--
Drogheda 3-2
3%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Galway 4-1
3%
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Over 2.5 Goals
67%
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Under 2.5 Goals
33%
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Home 1st Goal
52%
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Away 1st Goal
46%
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No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
67%
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BTTS - No
33%
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BTTS - Home Win
30%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
51%
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Home/away
78%
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Over 1.5 Goals
86%
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Under 1.5 Goals
14%
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Over 3.5 Goals
46%
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Under 3.5 Goals
54%
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Over 4.5 Goals
27%
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Under 4.5 Goals
73%
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Over 5.5 Goals
14%
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Under 5.5 Goals
86%
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Over 0.5 Goals
97%
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Under 0.5 Goals
3%
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Home DNB
64%
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Away DNB
44%
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Galway win to nil
19%
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Drogheda win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Galway have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Galway have played 11 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 20 goals at home.

Drogheda are in 8th position in the Premier Division on 25 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Drogheda have conceded 34 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock251850 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
Jul 31
Oct 9
2
St Patrick's251943 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1F
Aug 21
l
 
2-0A
3
Bohemians251343 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Aug 2
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 18
4
Dundalk25236 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
Aug 21
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
w
 
1-2A
5
Shelbourne24034 
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-4A
d
 
2-2A
Sep 4
6
Derry25129 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
Sep 18
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
Oct 16
l
 
2-0A
7
Galway23-727 
-
-
-
-
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
8
Drogheda24-1225 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
-
-
-
-
9
Waterford24-1421 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 9
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
Oct 23
10
Sligo24-2020 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2F
Sep 5
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 11
Jul 25
Win / draw / win form
Galway 7TH
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda 8TH
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
GAL
2
D
2
DRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Galway2 - 1
Galway3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Drogheda since 2024
Drogheda
Galway
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
GAL
2
D
2
DRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
2 - 3Galway
Drogheda1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Galway
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Galway United in their meeting with Drogheda United FC, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 32 consecutive Premier Division matches.

Drogheda United FC's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Galway United have conceded in each of their last 20 Premier Division outings. A PG of 1.5 for K. Doherty's side suggests that run should continue.

Galway 7th Drogheda 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Galway will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
2
1.5
Attack rating
0%
better
GAL
DRO
view stats
Games scored17
19
Failed to score6
5
Scored first9
8
Goals scored32
29
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
GAL
DRO
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
18
Clean sheets1
6
Conceded first14
14
Goals conceded39
41
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23675
D. HurleyK TwardekD. HurleyD. Hurley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D. Hurley MID2327
5
-
S. Walsh FWD2342
4
-
K Brouder DEF221
1
-
A Bolger MID2222
3
-
L. Molloy MID22
4
-
E. McCarthy MID222
2
-
O Williams DEF211
5
-
M Wolfe MID2131
4
-
G Facchineri DEF20
4
-
J Keohane MID1924
2
-
F Pierrot FWD185
1
-
K Twardek FWD1765
2
-
C. Barratt DEF16
3
-
A Piesold MID1411
1
-
F. Lomboto FWD142
-
A Kazeem DEF10
2
-
H. Pires da Cunha GLK2
-
L. Kavanagh DEF2
1
-
J. Thiam MID1
-
D Connolly FWD1
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24958
E AgbajeM DoyleB KavanaghS Farrell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Agbaje DEF241
3
-
C Kane DEF24
3
-
B Kavanagh MID2425
3
-
J. Godden MID2421
4
-
T Oluwa FWD2431
1
-
M Doyle FWD239
4
-
C Keeley DEF2221
3
-
A Quinn DEF191
-
R Brennan MID1821
7
-
L Burney DEF171
5
-
E. O'Brien MID16
1
-
L Dennison GLK14
1
-
J. Bucknor DEF141
2
-
W Davis FWD143
-
J. Bolger DEF13
3
-
K Cruise DEF122
1
-
F Talley GLK10
-
S Farrell MID74
8
-
D. Mare FWD1
-