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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, Newry

Galway United pay Premier Division counterparts Sligo Rovers a visit on Saturday evening, as John Caulfield leads his team into an away clash with Ryan Casey & co. at The Showgrounds. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) history, will change as you explore each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Fans may not be thrilled to read this, but we're not predicting a high-scoring affair here. The stats suggest Sligo and Galway both are poor in attack and defence, and the odds suggest it's likely there's fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're probably right and, in the absence of obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals feels like the right bet on this match.

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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 Sligo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
37%
17/108/5
Draw
29%
11/521/10
Galway
34%
6/429/20
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Sligo 1-0
12%
7/113/2
Galway 1-0
11%
7/113/2
Draw 0-0
10%
8/17/1
Sligo 2-1
8%
10/18/1
Galway 2-1
7%
9/18/1
Sligo 2-0
7%
12/110/1
Galway 2-0
6%
11/110/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/111/1
Sligo 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Sligo 3-0
3%
28/120/1
Galway 3-1
3%
20/116/1
Galway 3-0
2%
25/118/1
Sligo 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Galway 3-2
2%
33/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
11/101/1
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
7/104/6
Home 1st Goal
47%
21/2021/20
Away 1st Goal
46%
20/211/1
No 1st Goal
7%
8/17/1
BTTS - Yes
46%
10/114/5
BTTS - No
54%
10/1110/11
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/117/4
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/216/5
BTTS - Away Win
13%
9/24/1
Home/draw
66%
1/210/21
Away/draw
63%
4/94/9
Home/away
71%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
1/31/3
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
9/419/10
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
11/412/5
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1/41/4
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
7/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/121/14
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/200
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/161/20
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
9/113/2
Home DNB
58%
10/1110/11
Away DNB
54%
4/54/5
Sligo win to nil
23%
7/2-
Galway win to nil
21%
10/3-
Sligo / Sligo
19%
7/216/5
Sligo / Galway
3%
28/122/1
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Sligo
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Galway
13%
5/15/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/418/5
Galway / Sligo
3%
28/122/1
Galway / Galway
20%
10/329/10
Galway / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Sligo have conceded 19 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 8th place on 17 points in the Premier Division league table having played 15 matches. Galway are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 4 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Galway have played 8 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 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
Shamrock161434 
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
2
St Patrick's161631 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
3
Bohemians16625 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
May 29
Aug 28
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
4
Dundalk16122 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jun 12
Aug 21
5
Derry16019 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jun 19
Sep 18
6
Drogheda15-519 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 11
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
7
Shelbourne15-118 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 27
Oct 9
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
May 29
8
Galway15-417 
May 16
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
-
-
-
-
9
Sligo16-816 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
10
Waterford15-196 
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
Sligo1 - 1St Patrick's
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
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo1 - 1St Patrick's
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
Galway 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
26
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
Derry1 - 1Galway
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
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HGalway1 - 0Sligo
AGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway0 - 1Drogheda
AGalway1 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 1Shamrock
HGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway2 - 1Cork
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 Rovers's defensive record is to be admired, Ryan Casey's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Premier Division outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Galway United makes sense in this context.

Sligo 9th Galway 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Sligo have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-44
Galway have scored 44% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
SLR
GAL
34%
better
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Games scored7
11
Failed to score9
4
Scored first5
6
Goals scored11
19
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
27%
better
SLR
GAL
view stats
Games conceded11
14
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded19
23
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+27%

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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