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

Sat 16th May, 19:45 BST, The Showgrounds, Sligo

Saturday evening sees Ryan Casey’s Sligo Rovers and John Caulfield’s Galway United go up against one another in a Premier Division clash at The Showgrounds. For each and every Premier Division fixture, KickOff dives into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds.


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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Sligo
40%
--
Draw
30%
--
Galway
30%
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Sligo 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Galway 1-0
12%
--
Sligo 2-0
8%
--
Sligo 2-1
8%
--
Galway 2-1
6%
--
Galway 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Sligo 3-0
3%
--
Sligo 3-1
3%
--
Galway 3-1
2%
--
Galway 3-0
2%
--
Sligo 3-2
1%
--
Galway 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
51%
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Sligo win to nil
27%
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Galway win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Sligo have conceded 18 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 7th place on 16 points in the Premier Division league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Galway have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Galway
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock14928 
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
May 8
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
2
St Patrick's141327 
May 4
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
3
Bohemians14421 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
May 29
Aug 28
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
4
Dundalk14321 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jun 12
Aug 21
5
Derry14118 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
w
 
2-1F
May 4
Jun 19
Sep 18
6
Shelbourne13-116 
l
 
0-1A
May 8
Jun 27
Oct 9
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
May 29
7
Galway13-216 
May 16
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
-
-
-
-
8
Drogheda13-316 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 11
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
9
Sligo14-814 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
10
Waterford13-165 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 12
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 24
Oct 9
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo2 - 0Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Sligo0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 4Bohemians
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Sligo1 - 0St Patrick's
Sligo1 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 0Bohemians
Sligo0 - 2Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Galway
Sligo1 - 0Waterford
Sligo0 - 1St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 1Bohemians
Sligo2 - 2Drogheda
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASligo0 - 1Drogheda
HSligo2 - 0Dundalk
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
ASligo2 - 1Bohemians
HSligo0 - 0Derry
ASligo1 - 4St Patrick's
HSligo0 - 1Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Dundalk
HSligo0 - 2Shamrock
HSligo2 - 1Drogheda
ASligo0 - 1Galway
ASligo0 - 0Waterford
HSligo0 - 4Bohemians
ASligo1 - 2Derry
ASligo2 - 1Shamrock
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo1 - 3Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Derry
HSligo1 - 0St Patrick's
ASligo1 - 0Galway
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
1
Draw
7
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Dundalk2 - 1Galway
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Shamrock2 - 0Galway
Bohemians1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's1 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's1 - 1Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Galway
Cork1 - 0Galway
Bohemians3 - 0Galway
Drogheda1 - 0Galway
Sligo2 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 1Galway
Shamrock0 - 0Galway
Waterford1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne2 - 2Galway
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway2 - 2St Patrick's
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2024
Sligo
Galway
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
SLR
2
D
1
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo2 - 1
1 - 2Galway
Sligo2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Sligo
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
3 / 5
SLR
2
D
2
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway1 - 0
0 - 1Sligo
0 - 1Sligo
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Sligo 9th Galway 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Galway scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Sligo have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-39
Galway have scored 39% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.1
0.9
Attack rating
SLR
GAL
30%
better
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Games scored6
9
Failed to score8
4
Scored first5
5
Goals scored10
17
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
21%
better
SLR
GAL
view stats
Games conceded10
12
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded18
19
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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