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Galway United v St Patrick's Athletic : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

It's a long trek for Stephen Kenny's St Patrick's Athletic side on Friday evening, as they travel to the Eamonn Deacy Park for a Premier Division tie with John Caulfield's Galway United. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are included as well.

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Galway United's next match is v Bohemians at 19:45 on Friday 11th July
St Patrick's Athletic's next match is v Hegelmann Litauen at 19:45 on Thursday 10th July
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Galway and St Patrick's was on Friday 20th June 2025
Irish Premier Division
June 20th 2025
Galway 3
1 St Patrick's
 
E. McCarthy 2'33' S. Power
D. Hurley 11'
R. Slevin 35'
 
GAL
STP
Shots On
6
11
Shots Off
4
7
Corners
8
9
Possession
34%
66%
Fouls
17
9
Yellow/red cards
4/0
3/0
 
GalwaySt Patrick's
 
E. Watts
G. Buckley
J. Esua
G. Cunningham (B. Burns 82')
R. Slevinfootball icon
D. Hurleyfootball icon (C. McCormack 90')
C. Byrne
V. Borden (S. Walsh 90')
E. McCarthyfootball icon (K. Brouder 90')
P. Hickey
M. Dyer (M. Shaw 71')
J. Anang
J. Redmond
(S. Hoare 46') T. Grivosti
(B. Kavanagh 71') A. Sjöberg
football iconS. Power
(C. Carty 82') B. Crowe-Baggley
Z. Elbouzedi
J. Lennon
(C. Forrester 71') A. Keena
(A. Kazeem 87') J. McClelland
M. Melia

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by relevant form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.75.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
39%
9/51/1000
Draw
28%
9/480/1
St Patrick's
33%
31/20750/1
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Galway 1-0
12%
7/113/2
St Patrick's 1-0
11%
13/26/1
Draw 0-0
10%
15/26/1
Galway 2-1
8%
10/14/1
Galway 2-0
7%
12/19/2
St Patrick's 2-1
7%
9/117/2
St Patrick's 2-0
6%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/17/1
Galway 3-1
3%
22/12/7
Galway 3-0
3%
28/15/1
St Patrick's 3-1
3%
20/116/1
St Patrick's 3-0
2%
25/116/1
Galway 3-2
2%
33/19/2
St Patrick's 3-2
2%
33/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
6/51/8
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
13/2017/4
Home 1st Goal
49%
6/523/20
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/619/20
No 1st Goal
6%
15/26/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
19/204/9
BTTS - No
53%
4/58/5
BTTS - Home Win
16%
5/11/1000
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/228/1
BTTS - Away Win
13%
9/290/1
Home/draw
67%
1/21/200
Away/draw
61%
2/545/1
Home/away
72%
1/31/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/111/16
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2/16/1
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3/113/20
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/911/10
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/119/5
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/141/7
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/125/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/141/16
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
15/211/2
Home DNB
59%
10/111/1
Away DNB
52%
4/57/10
Galway win to nil
24%
10/3-
St Patrick's win to nil
19%
3/1-
Galway / Galway
17%
7/21/9
Galway / St Patrick's
3%
28/116/1
Galway / Draw
6%
14/16/1
Draw / Galway
13%
11/2125/1
Draw / St Patrick's
14%
5/1100/1
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4100/1
St Patrick's / Galway
3%
28/11/50
St Patrick's / St Patrick's
20%
10/31/50
St Patrick's / Draw
6%
14/11/50
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Galway have conceded 16 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Galway have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

St Patrick's lay in 4th place on 30 points in the Premier Division league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Patrick's have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

St Patrick's have played 10 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
St Patrick's
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock242148 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 8
Oct 3
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
l
 
4-0A
2
Derry231140 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Aug 29
3
Bohemians23538 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 3
4
Drogheda25438 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
5
Shelbourne25335 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 29
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Nov 1
6
St Patrick's25032 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
7
Galway23029 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 19
l
 
3-1A
8
Waterford23-1627 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Nov 1
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2A
Oct 24
Aug 1
9
Sligo22-1119 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-3F
w
 
0-1F
Aug 8
Sep 27
10
Cork23-1715 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
Sep 12
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 1Cork
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Galway1 - 2Bohemians
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGalway1 - 1Derry
AGalway0 - 0Shamrock
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway0 - 1Waterford
HGalway1 - 2Bohemians
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
St Patrick's 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo0 - 1St Patrick's
Shamrock4 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
Derry1 - 0St Patrick's
Bohemians2 - 1St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Cork0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Shamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
Galway2 - 1St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 2St Patrick's
Bohemians1 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shamrock0 - 3St Patrick's
Dundalk1 - 2St Patrick's
Galway1 - 1St Patrick's
Waterford1 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Bohemians2 - 2St Patrick's
Shamrock2 - 2St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSt Patrick's0 - 1Shelbourne
HSt Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
ASt Patrick's1 - 0Sligo
HSt Patrick's2 - 2Waterford
ASt Patrick's0 - 4Shamrock
HSt Patrick's3 - 2Cork
ASt Patrick's1 - 2Shelbourne
ASt Patrick's0 - 1Derry
HSt Patrick's2 - 0Galway
ASt Patrick's1 - 2Bohemians
ASt Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
HSt Patrick's2 - 2Shamrock
ASt Patrick's2 - 0Cork
HSt Patrick's0 - 0Shelbourne
ASt Patrick's2 - 1Waterford
HSt Patrick's3 - 0Bohemians
ASt Patrick's0 - 1Shamrock
HSt Patrick's2 - 0Derry
HSt Patrick's4 - 3Sligo
ASt Patrick's1 - 2Galway
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
GAL
1
D
1
STP
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1St Patrick's
League games at St Patrick's since 2024
St Patrick's
Galway
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
STP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St Patrick's
St Patrick's2 - 0
St Patrick's2 - 1
St Patrick's2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Galway United's defensive record is very strong, J. Caulfield's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Premier Division matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for St Patrick's Athletic makes sense in this context.

Galway 7th St Patrick's 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
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
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that St Patrick's will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
St Patrick's have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Galway
PG (predicted goals)
St Patrick's
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
GAL
STP
2%
better
view stats
Games scored14
13
Failed to score5
8
Scored first8
10
Goals scored22
26
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
GAL
STP
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded22
23
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against11%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+17%

Galway v St Patrick's Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231059
R SlevinM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E. Watts GLK132
1
-
J. Esua DEF223
-
G Buckley DEF11
4
-
R Slevin DEF2312
4
-
G Cunningham DEF191
8
-
V. Borden MID1931
4
-
C Byrne MID1821
7
1
P. Hickey MID2141
6
-
D. Hurley FWD2322
2
-
M. Dyer FWD2010
8
1
E. McCarthy FWD121
2
-
Subs
B Clarke GLK10
1
-
R Donelon DEF12
1
-
K Brouder DEF221
4
-
B Burns DEF2115
1
-
C Horgan DEF6
-
C McCormack MID101
2
-
S. Walsh FWD232
3
-
M Shaw FWD5
2
-
C. Tollett FWD9
3
-
St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25629
J AnangM MeliaB BaggleyJ Lennon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Anang GLK25
2
-
A Sjoberg DEF191
4
1
J Redmond DEF2511
5
-
T Grivosti DEF15
7
-
S Power DEF1711
-
B Baggley MID212
6
1
J Lennon MID191
9
-
J McClelland MID2112
2
-
Z Elbouzedi FWD2531
1
-
M Melia FWD2461
2
-
A Keena FWD1961
1
-
Subs
D Rogers GLK
-
S Hoare DEF15
6
-
L Turner DEF7
-
A Kazeem DEF7
1
-
C Forrester MID1941
-
K Leavy MID1611
-
B Kavanagh MID2122
1
-
J Mulraney MID222
5
-
C Carty FWD15
-