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

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Graham Coughlan will be hoping for a precious away win in the Premier Division on Saturday evening, as he takes his Waterford FC side to the Eamonn Deacy Park to visit Galway United and John Caulfield. Our predictions are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the main betting markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included across the board.

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Galway United's next match is v Dundalk at 19:45 on Friday 21st August
Waterford FC's next match is v Bohemians at 15:00 on Sunday 9th August
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Galway and Waterford was on Saturday 25th July 2026
Irish Premier Division
July 25th 2026
Galway 0
0 Waterford
 
GAL
WAT
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
8
6
Corners
5
5
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
10
17
Yellow/red cards
3/0
5/0
 
GalwayWaterford
 
J. Keohane (L. Molloy 89')
H. Pires da Cunha
C. Barratt (M. Wolfe 68')
G. Facchineri
O. Williams
A. Bolger
D. Hurley
S. Walsh
L. Kavanagh
E. McCarthy (K. Twardek 79')
F. Pierrot (F. Lomboto 68')
S. McMullan
J. Houston
B. Couto
W. Johnson
J. Mahon
C. Noonan
(J. Voilas 86') P. Amond
K. Long
H. Cann
(E. McLaughlin 65') L. Heeney
T. Lonergan

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As John Caulfield and his side approach kick-off, we predict a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Statistics imply both clubs have the weapons to deliver up top, an encouraging sign for the neutrals. As there is no outright, odds-on favourite to win the match, we really like the look of over 2.5 goals.

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 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Galway
50%
9/1011/1
3%
Draw
21%
5/21/20
3%
Waterford
29%
13/514/1
Galway 2-1
9%
8/180/1
Draw 1-1
8%
13/225/1
7%
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1100/1
Waterford 2-1
7%
12/180/1
9%
Galway 3-1
6%
12/1150/1
Galway 2-0
5%
11/133/1
Galway 1-0
5%
10/111/2
Galway 3-2
5%
18/1125/1
Galway 3-0
4%
16/1100/1
Waterford 1-0
4%
16/113/2
8%
Waterford 3-2
4%
28/1125/1
11%
Waterford 3-1
4%
25/1125/1
Galway 4-1
3%
25/1150/1
11%
Waterford 2-0
3%
22/140/1
Draw 3-3
3%
33/1100/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
72%
8/1545/1
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
28%
7/51/1000
3%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/611/1
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/514/1
No 1st Goal
1%
16/11/18
BTTS - Yes
71%
1/266/1
BTTS - No
29%
6/41/1000
2%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
9/470/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/325/1
3%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
5/180/1
Home/draw
71%
2/71/150
Away/draw
50%
10/111/50
2%
Home/away
79%
2/715/2
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
1/640/1
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
4/11/1000
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
52%
5/41/50
Under 3.5 Goals
48%
4/71/50
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
32%
3/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
68%
2/91/50
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
7/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
1/121/50
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/407/1
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
16/11/20
Home DNB
64%
2/58/15
Away DNB
44%
7/411/8
2%
Galway win to nil
17%
3/1-
Waterford win to nil
9%
7/1-
Galway / Galway
27%
2/114/1
3%
Galway / Waterford
3%
25/145/1
Galway / Draw
7%
12/128/1
Draw / Galway
15%
9/217/10
Draw / Waterford
10%
15/212/5
Draw / Draw
12%
11/27/4
8%
Waterford / Galway
4%
18/140/1
Waterford / Waterford
15%
9/218/1
Waterford / Draw
7%
12/133/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Galway have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 33 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

Galway have played 11 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 20 goals at home.

Waterford are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 21 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Waterford have conceded 45 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Galway
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock271954 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 18
2
St Patrick's261944 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 28
3
Bohemians261344 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
Oct 16
4
Dundalk27137 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
Aug 21
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
w
 
2-3A
5
Shelbourne25-134 
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Oct 30
6
Derry27333 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
Sep 18
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
w
 
2-4F
7
Galway26-730 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
d
 
0-00-0
8
Drogheda27-1228 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
d
 
3-3F
9
Waterford26-1325 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo27-2222 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2F
Sep 5
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
Aug 21
Win / draw / win form
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Galway1 - 2Derry
Galway0 - 0Shamrock
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Galway3 - 1St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway1 - 2Dundalk
AGalway3 - 2Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1Derry
AGalway0 - 2Shamrock
HGalway4 - 3Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Dundalk
AGalway0 - 1St Patrick's
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry2 - 4Waterford
Dundalk2 - 3Waterford
Drogheda3 - 3Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
St Patrick's4 - 1Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Bohemians1 - 1Waterford
Galway4 - 3Waterford
Dundalk5 - 0Waterford
Derry4 - 2Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Bray1 - 2Waterford
St Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Bohemians2 - 1Waterford
Cork2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Derry7 - 2Waterford
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Derry
AWaterford3 - 2Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford4 - 0Sligo
AWaterford3 - 3Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Drogheda
HWaterford2 - 2Derry
AWaterford1 - 4St Patrick's
HWaterford3 - 3Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Waterford
Goals: Scored
10
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
GAL
4
WAT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway4 - 3
2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 0
Galway1 - 0
Galway2 - 1
League games at Waterford since 2024
Waterford
Galway
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
GAL
1
D
3
WAT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Galway
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Galway United in their clash with Waterford FC, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 32 consecutive Premier Division outings.

Waterford FC's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Galway United have conceded in each of their last 20 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.6 for G. Coughlan's side suggests that run should continue.

Galway 7th Waterford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Galway will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Galway’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+37
Waterford have scored 37% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Galway
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
2.1
1.6
Attack rating
3%
better
GAL
WAT
view stats
Games scored17
16
Failed to score6
8
Scored first9
8
Goals scored32
33
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
GAL
WAT
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
22
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first14
15
Goals conceded39
47
Avg. goals conceded1.7
2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26676
D. HurleyK TwardekD. HurleyG Facchineri
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H. Pires da Cunha GLK5
-
C. Barratt DEF18
3
-
O Williams DEF241
5
-
L. Kavanagh DEF4
1
-
G Facchineri DEF23
6
-
J Keohane MID2223
3
-
D. Hurley MID2627
6
-
A Bolger MID2532
3
-
E. McCarthy MID252
2
-
S. Walsh FWD2542
5
-
F Pierrot FWD215
2
-
Subs
K Brouder DEF221
1
-
K Twardek MID1965
2
-
M Wolfe MID2231
4
-
J. Thiam MID2
-
L. Molloy MID25
4
-
F. Lomboto FWD172
-
D Connolly FWD3
-
Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251337
P AmondT LonerganC NoonanJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK19
-
H Cann DEF262
3
-
J Mahon DEF2441
7
-
K Long DEF1621
4
-
J Houston MID151
3
-
L Heeney MID22
6
-
W Johnson MID13
6
-
B Couto MID2312
5
-
C Noonan FWD2413
4
-
T Lonergan FWD24133
3
-
P Amond FWD2671
1
-
Subs
A. Doherty GLK7
-
B. Mackenzie DEF
-
J Dempsey DEF4
-
G. Amedu DEF
-
E McLaughlin MID132
4
-
D McMenamy MID2212
3
-
T Coyle FWD17
-
J. Voilas FWD2333
2
-