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

Fri 12th Jun, 19:45 BST, Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Friday evening sees John Caulfield’s Galway United and ’s Dundalk go up against one another in a Premier Division clash at the Eamonn Deacy Park. You'll see stats supporting our top of both teams to score below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Premier Division performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying our match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this tie: both teams to score. In Galway and Dundalk we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to prove that on Friday evening. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.62.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Galway are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
41%
2.55-
Draw
23%
3.40-
Dundalk
37%
2.45-
Draw 1-1
10%
6.50-
Galway 2-1
8%
10.00-
Dundalk 2-1
8%
10.00-
Draw 2-2
7%
12.00-
Galway 1-0
6%
10.00-
Dundalk 1-0
6%
10.00-
Galway 2-0
5%
15.00-
Galway 3-1
5%
21.00-
Dundalk 2-0
5%
13.00-
Dundalk 3-1
4%
19.00-
Galway 3-2
4%
26.00-
Dundalk 3-2
4%
26.00-
Draw 0-0
3%
13.00-
Galway 3-0
3%
26.00-
Dundalk 3-0
3%
26.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
1.75-
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
2.05-
Home 1st Goal
50%
1.95-
Away 1st Goal
48%
1.91-
No 1st Goal
2%
13.00-
BTTS - Yes
66%
1.62-
BTTS - No
34%
2.20-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
4.75-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33-
BTTS - Away Win
22%
4.50-
Home/draw
63%
1.53-
Away/draw
59%
1.50-
Home/away
77%
1.30-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1.22-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
4.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
2.75-
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
1.40-
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
5.50-
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
1.14-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
11.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1.05-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.04-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
13.00-
Home DNB
57%
1.83-
Away DNB
53%
1.83-
Galway win to nil
16%
5.00-
Dundalk win to nil
14%
5.00-
Galway / Galway
19%
4.33-
Galway / Dundalk
3%
26.00-
Galway / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Galway
13%
6.50-
Draw / Dundalk
14%
6.00-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50-
Dundalk / Galway
3%
26.00-
Dundalk / Dundalk
21%
4.00-
Dundalk / Draw
6%
13.00-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Galway have conceded 21 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Dundalk lay in 4th place on 29 points in the Premier Division league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dundalk have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Dundalk have played 9 away games, winning 1, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Dundalk
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock201440 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 30
Aug 7
2
Bohemians201034 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
l
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 9
Jun 19
3
St Patrick's191432 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-0A
Sep 4
Jul 24
4
Dundalk19329 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jun 12
Aug 21
-
-
-
-
5
Shelbourne19126 
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
Sep 18
Jul 3
6
Derry20-122 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jun 19
Sep 18
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Oct 23
7
Galway18-321 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
Aug 21
Jun 12
8
Drogheda19-721 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 10
Aug 28
9
Sligo19-1219 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
Jul 10
Sep 5
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 31
Oct 17
10
Waterford19-1911 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 24
Oct 9
w
 
5-0F
d
 
3-3F
Jun 26
Sep 11
Win / draw / win form
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 4Bohemians
Galway1 - 3Shamrock
Galway2 - 2St Patrick's
Galway2 - 1Derry
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
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 4Bohemians
AGalway4 - 1Sligo
HGalway1 - 3Shamrock
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway2 - 2St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway1 - 2Dundalk
AGalway3 - 2Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1Derry
AGalway0 - 2Shamrock
HGalway4 - 3Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Dundalk
AGalway0 - 1St Patrick's
HGalway1 - 0Sligo
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway0 - 1Drogheda
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Shamrock
Dundalk 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda1 - 1Dundalk
Waterford3 - 3Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
Bohemians1 - 1Dundalk
Galway2 - 2Dundalk
St Patrick's4 - 0Dundalk
Shamrock1 - 1Dundalk
Derry2 - 2Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Galway1 - 1Dundalk
Sligo2 - 1Dundalk
Waterford2 - 1Dundalk
Derry1 - 1Dundalk
Bohemians1 - 1Dundalk
Shamrock1 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
St Patrick's2 - 3Dundalk
Galway2 - 0Dundalk
Waterford4 - 1Dundalk
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDundalk2 - 1Derry
ADundalk1 - 1Drogheda
HDundalk1 - 0Shamrock
HDundalk1 - 3Bohemians
ADundalk3 - 3Waterford
HDundalk1 - 2Shelbourne
ADundalk0 - 2Sligo
HDundalk2 - 1Galway
HDundalk2 - 2Derry
HDundalk2 - 0St Patrick's
ADundalk3 - 2Shelbourne
ADundalk1 - 1Bohemians
HDundalk1 - 0Sligo
HDundalk5 - 0Waterford
ADundalk2 - 2Galway
ADundalk0 - 4St Patrick's
ADundalk1 - 1Shamrock
HDundalk1 - 1Drogheda
ADundalk2 - 2Derry
ADundalk0 - 0Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Dundalk
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
GAL
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Galway2 - 0
League games at Dundalk since 2024
Dundalk
Galway
Goals: Scored
2
5
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
GAL
2
DLK
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dundalk
Dundalk2 - 1
0 - 2Galway
0 - 2Galway
Goal Statistics

Galway United have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Premier Division matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Dundalk on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Galway 7th Dundalk 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Galway will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Dundalk will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Dundalk have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Dundalk
1.7
1.6
Attack rating
GAL
DLK
18%
better
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Games scored14
17
Failed to score4
2
Scored first7
13
Goals scored26
31
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
GAL
DLK
22%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
15
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first11
6
Goals conceded29
28
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Dundalk Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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