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

Fri 16th Oct, 19:45 BST, Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Shamrock Rovers pay Premier Division competitors Galway United a visit on Friday evening, as Stephen Bradley guides his team into an away clash with John Caulfield & co. at the Eamonn Deacy Park. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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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

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Galway
33%
--
Draw
26%
--
Shamrock
41%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shamrock 1-0
10%
--
Galway 1-0
9%
--
Shamrock 2-1
9%
--
Galway 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Shamrock 2-0
7%
--
Galway 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Shamrock 3-1
4%
--
Shamrock 3-0
3%
--
Galway 3-1
3%
--
Shamrock 3-2
3%
--
Galway 3-0
2%
--
Galway 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
59%
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Galway win to nil
17%
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Shamrock win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Galway have conceded 37 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 6 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 16 games at home, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Shamrock lay in 3rd place on 59 points in the Premier Division league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 8 and losing 4 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shamrock have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Shamrock have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Shamrock
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's322759 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
2
Bohemians321959 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
-
w
 
1-2A
3
Shamrock311859 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
l
 
3-1A
-
-
-
-
4
Derry32341 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3A
5
Dundalk33-541 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Oct 30
6
Shelbourne32-340 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
7
Galway32-638 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Oct 16
8
Waterford32-1034 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 19
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-2F
9
Drogheda32-1334 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 8
d
 
0-00-0
10
Sligo32-3023 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 23
w
 
1-2A
Win / draw / win form
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway2 - 3Bohemians
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway0 - 0Drogheda
Galway0 - 0Waterford
Galway3 - 2Sligo
Galway2 - 1Derry
Galway0 - 1Dundalk
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
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway0 - 1Derry
AGalway3 - 1Sligo
HGalway2 - 3Bohemians
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway2 - 1Dundalk
HGalway0 - 0Drogheda
AGalway1 - 1Bohemians
HGalway0 - 0Waterford
HGalway3 - 2Sligo
AGalway0 - 3St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 3Shamrock
HGalway2 - 1Derry
HGalway0 - 1Dundalk
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 4Bohemians
AGalway4 - 1Sligo
HGalway1 - 3Shamrock
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway2 - 2St Patrick's
Shamrock 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's2 - 0Shamrock
Derry3 - 3Shamrock
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford0 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 1Shamrock
Bohemians1 - 2Shamrock
Dundalk1 - 0Shamrock
Galway1 - 3Shamrock
Derry1 - 0Shamrock
St Patrick's0 - 1Shamrock
Waterford1 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo0 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
Bohemians3 - 2Shamrock
Derry2 - 1Shamrock
St Patrick's1 - 0Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Cork1 - 1Shamrock
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShamrock3 - 2Waterford
AShamrock0 - 2St Patrick's
HShamrock0 - 0Shelbourne
AShamrock3 - 3Derry
HShamrock3 - 2Dundalk
AShamrock0 - 0Drogheda
AShamrock2 - 1Sligo
HShamrock3 - 1Galway
HShamrock1 - 1Derry
AShamrock2 - 0Waterford
AShamrock1 - 2Shelbourne
HShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
AShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
HShamrock1 - 2Sligo
AShamrock0 - 1Dundalk
AShamrock3 - 1Galway
HShamrock4 - 1Drogheda
HShamrock1 - 0Waterford
AShamrock0 - 1Derry
HShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Shamrock have beaten Galway in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
D
1
SHA
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
1 - 3Shamrock
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Shamrock
1 - 2Shamrock
0 - 1Shamrock
League games at Shamrock since 2024
Shamrock
Galway
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
D
3
SHA
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock3 - 1
Shamrock2 - 0
Shamrock1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Galway 7th Shamrock 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
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
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Shamrock will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Shamrock’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Shamrock
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
GAL
SHA
15%
better
view stats
Games scored23
25
Failed to score9
6
Scored first12
15
Goals scored42
49
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
GAL
SHA
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
20
Clean sheets3
11
Conceded first18
13
Goals conceded48
31
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31877
D. HurleyK TwardekD. HurleyD. Hurley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D. Hurley MID3227
7
-
L. Molloy MID31
5
-
S. Walsh FWD3163
6
-
O Williams DEF3011
5
-
A Bolger MID3032
5
-
G Facchineri DEF28
7
-
J Keohane MID2863
4
-
E. McCarthy MID273
2
-
F Pierrot FWD275
2
-
K Twardek FWD2586
3
-
C. Barratt DEF23
3
-
M Wolfe MID2331
4
-
F. Lomboto FWD232
1
-
K Brouder DEF221
1
-
A Kazeem DEF161
2
-
A Piesold MID1411
1
-
H. Pires da Cunha GLK11
-
D Connolly FWD7
-
A O'Connor DEF61
2
-
L. Kavanagh DEF6
2
-
J. Thiam MID5
-
Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31858
E McGintyG BurkeJ. McGovernM Healy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK31
4
-
J Byrne MID3124
4
-
T Sobowale DEF2913
4
-
M Healy MID2921
8
-
M. Noonan FWD287
2
-
A Greene FWD275
3
-
J. McGovern FWD2675
2
-
G Burke FWD2682
3
-
A. Brennan MID2534
5
-
J Mulraney FWD252
1
-
L Grace DEF24
1
-
D Watts MID2254
1
-
C O'Sullivan DEF192
4
-
R Lopes DEF1731
4
2
J O'Sullivan MID171
3
-
E Stevens DEF1611
6
-
A Matthews DEF11
2
-
C Malley MID11
-
M. Asamoah FWD1011
4
-
N Razi MID9
2
-
W Fitzgerald FWD52
1
-
J Afolabi FWD41
-
M. Kovalevskis FWD4
1
-
L O'Regan DEF2
-
B. Mahon FWD2
-
C. Barrett DEF1
1
-