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

Fri 8th May, 19:45 BST, Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Galway United and Shamrock Rovers take on one another at the Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday evening, with both John Caulfield and Stephen Bradley aiming for victory in the Premier Division. Below you'll find unique statistics for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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

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Galway
39%
--
Draw
26%
--
Shamrock
35%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Galway 1-0
10%
--
Shamrock 1-0
9%
--
Galway 2-1
8%
--
Shamrock 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Galway 2-0
7%
--
Shamrock 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Galway 3-1
4%
--
Shamrock 3-1
3%
--
Galway 3-0
3%
--
Shamrock 3-0
3%
--
Galway 3-2
2%
--
Shamrock 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
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%
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Home DNB
57%
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Away DNB
54%
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Galway win to nil
20%
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Shamrock win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 6th 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 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Galway have conceded 9 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 5 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Shamrock lay in 2nd place on 25 points in the Premier Division league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shamrock have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Shamrock have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 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's131326 
May 1
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
May 29
Sep 11
2
Shamrock13825 
May 8
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
-
-
-
-
3
Dundalk13421 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jun 12
Aug 21
d
 
1-1F
May 15
Aug 7
Oct 30
4
Bohemians13420 
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
Sep 4
May 25
5
Derry13117 
w
 
2-1F
May 4
Jun 19
Sep 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 22
Aug 28
6
Galway12-215 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
7
Sligo13-714 
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
May 22
w
 
0-2F
Oct 23
Jul 4
8
Shelbourne12-213 
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
May 29
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
Aug 21
Jun 12
9
Drogheda12-413 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
10
Waterford12-155 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 24
Oct 9
May 1
d
 
1-1A
Sep 18
Jun 19
Win / draw / win form
Galway 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Galway2 - 3Derry
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway1 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Galway0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo2 - 2Shamrock
Bohemians2 - 0Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
Derry1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Cork1 - 1Shamrock
St Patrick's2 - 2Shamrock
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShamrock0 - 1Derry
HShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
AShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
HShamrock3 - 2Shelbourne
AShamrock1 - 1Waterford
HShamrock2 - 0Galway
AShamrock0 - 0Drogheda
AShamrock2 - 0Sligo
AShamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
HShamrock1 - 0Derry
AShamrock2 - 3Bohemians
HShamrock1 - 1Dundalk
HShamrock2 - 0St Patrick's
HShamrock1 - 2Sligo
HShamrock1 - 0Galway
AShamrock1 - 2Derry
AShamrock0 - 1St Patrick's
HShamrock0 - 1Shelbourne
HShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
AShamrock2 - 1Waterford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Shamrock have not lost to Galway in 9 consecutive league meetings
5
Shamrock have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive league meetings with Galway
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
1
4
Games: Scored
1 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
3 / 4
D
1
SHA
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Shamrock
1 - 2Shamrock
0 - 1Shamrock
League games at Shamrock since 2024
Shamrock
Galway
Goals: Scored
5
2
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
D
3
SHA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock2 - 0
Shamrock1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Shamrock Rovers of late. It has been 5 Premier Division games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against Galway United.

Galway 6th Shamrock 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Shamrock will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
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Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
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
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
GAL
SHA
22%
better
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Games scored8
11
Failed to score4
2
Scored first5
7
Goals scored15
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
GAL
SHA
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
7
Clean sheets1
6
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded17
11
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+36%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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