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

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

the Eamonn Deacy Park is the stage on Friday evening, as John Caulfield's Galway United are visited by John Russell's Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the stats and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest 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
51%
--
Draw
23%
--
Sligo
26%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Galway 2-1
10%
--
Galway 1-0
8%
--
Galway 2-0
8%
--
Sligo 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Galway 3-1
6%
--
Sligo 1-0
6%
--
Galway 3-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Galway 3-2
4%
--
Sligo 2-0
4%
--
Sligo 3-1
3%
--
Galway 4-1
3%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
42%
--
Galway win to nil
24%
--
Sligo win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 19 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Galway have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 7 goals at home.

Sligo are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 9 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Sligo have conceded 27 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's13822 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jun 20
Sep 19
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
2
Drogheda13721 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
3
Shamrock13520 
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
w
 
2-1F
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
4
Galway H13220 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2A
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
5
Derry13120 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
Jul 12
Oct 3
6
Shelbourne13219 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
l
 
1-2A
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
7
Bohemians13-118 
May 5
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
May 10
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
8
Waterford13-1015 
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Jul 25
Nov 1
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
9
Cork13-612 
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
10
Sligo A13-89 
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Galway 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGalway0 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway2 - 1Drogheda
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
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Bohemians4 - 2Sligo
Cork1 - 1Sligo
St Patrick's4 - 3Sligo
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Galway2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shamrock4 - 0Sligo
Drogheda7 - 0Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 2Sligo
Bohemians0 - 2Sligo
Dundalk1 - 0Sligo
Waterford4 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Derry2 - 2Sligo
Galway0 - 0Sligo
Drogheda3 - 1Sligo
Shamrock3 - 0Sligo
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSligo2 - 2Drogheda
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo0 - 3Derry
ASligo4 - 0Waterford
HSligo1 - 2Galway
ASligo2 - 4Bohemians
HSligo1 - 2Shelbourne
HSligo0 - 1Derry
ASligo1 - 1Cork
HSligo2 - 1Shamrock
ASligo3 - 4St Patrick's
ASligo0 - 3Drogheda
HSligo2 - 3Waterford
HSligo0 - 2St Patrick's
ASligo2 - 2Galway
HSligo0 - 2Bohemians
ASligo1 - 1Derry
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo2 - 1Dundalk
ASligo0 - 4Shamrock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Sligo
Goals: Scored
2
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Sligo since 2024
Sligo
Galway
Goals: Scored
3
2
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
GAL
1
D
1
SLR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
1 - 2Galway
Sligo2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Galway 4th Sligo 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Galway will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Sligo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
9%
better
GAL
SLR
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Games scored11
10
Failed to score2
3
Scored first5
3
Goals scored18
19
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
28%
better
GAL
SLR
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded16
27
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against12%
21%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13757
R SlevinM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF135
1
-
R Slevin DEF131
3
-
K Brouder DEF131
4
-
D. Hurley MID131
2
-
P. Hickey MID1341
4
-
S. Walsh FWD131
2
-
V. Borden MID1231
2
-
M. Dyer FWD127
7
-
G Cunningham DEF11
4
-
J Keohane MID111
-
R Donelon DEF9
-
B Clarke GLK7
-
C. Tollett FWD5
2
-
G Buckley DEF4
1
-
E. McCarthy MID3
-
C McCormack MID2
-
Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13559
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutchinson DEF1322
2
-
W Fitzgerald FWD135
3
-
F. Lomboto FWD133
1
-
J Mahon DEF121
9
-
J Hakiki MID121
5
-
O Elding FWD1251
3
-
G McElroy DEF111
1
-
C Malley MID111
5
-
R. Manning MID112
2
-
C Kavanagh FWD1141
3
1
M Wolfe MID10
3
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID9
5
1
O Hattum FWD91
-
H Lintott DEF81
2
-
S Sargeant GLK7
-
O Denham DEF7
1
-
S Mallon MID7
-
C Reynolds MID7
3
1
C Walsh GLK6
1
-
D. Patton MID4
-
K. McDonagh MID1
1
-