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

Fri 2nd May, 19:45 BST, Richmond Park, Dublin

the Richmond Park faithful welcome Galway United's travelling contingent on Friday evening, as Stephen Kenny's St Patrick's Athletic clash with John Caulfield's side in the Premier Division. We've got bespoke statistics for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 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 St Patrick's are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Patrick's
47%
1.80-
Draw
25%
3.60
3%
-
Galway
28%
4.33
4%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
7.00
8%
-
St Patrick's 1-0
10%
6.50
8%
-
St Patrick's 2-1
9%
8.50
6%
-
St Patrick's 2-0
8%
8.00
7%
-
Galway 1-0
8%
11.00-
Galway 2-1
7%
15.00-
Draw 0-0
7%
9.50
19%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
17.00
11%
-
St Patrick's 3-1
5%
15.00
12%
-
Galway 2-0
4%
21.00
9%
-
St Patrick's 3-0
4%
15.00
15%
-
St Patrick's 3-2
3%
29.00
15%
-
Galway 3-1
3%
41.00-
Galway 3-2
2%
41.00-
St Patrick's 4-1
2%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
2.00
9%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1.80
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.53
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
2.88
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9.50
19%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.95
5%
-
BTTS - No
46%
1.80
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
4.00
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.00-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9.00
10%
-
Home/draw
72%
1.20
2%
-
Away/draw
53%
1.95-
Home/away
75%
1.29-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.30
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3.40
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
3.50
13%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1.29
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7.00
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.10
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
17.00
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.02-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.06
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9.50
19%
-
Home DNB
64%
1.33
2%
-
Away DNB
46%
3.25
4%
-
St Patrick's win to nil
25%
3.00
15%
-
Galway win to nil
14%
7.00-
St Patrick's / St Patrick's
30%
2.88-
St Patrick's / Galway
2%
34.00
17%
-
St Patrick's / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / St Patrick's
18%
4.75
6%
-
Draw / Galway
9%
9.00
5%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
10%
-
Galway / St Patrick's
4%
23.00
12%
-
Galway / Galway
11%
7.50
6%
-
Galway / Draw
6%
15.00
12%
-
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

St Patrick's have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. St Patrick's are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 1 of those games. St Patrick's are unbeaten at home after 6 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 2 and won zero. St Patrick's have conceded 2 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

St Patrick's have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 2nd place on 20 points in the Premier Division league table having played 12 matches. Galway are unbeaten away after 6 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Galway have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Patrick's
Galway
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda12720 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 13
Aug 22
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
2
Galway A12420 
May 2
l
 
2-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
-
-
-
-
3
St Patrick's H12619 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
4
Shamrock12519 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
May 19
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
5
Shelbourne12419 
d
 
0-00-0
May 9
Jun 16
Nov 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
6
Bohemians12018 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 3
May 5
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
7
Derry12-117 
w
 
2-0F
May 5
Jun 23
Aug 29
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
8
Waterford12-1112 
May 23
w
 
1-2A
Oct 24
Aug 1
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Jul 25
Nov 1
9
Cork12-611 
May 16
w
 
0-2F
Sep 12
Jun 27
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
10
Sligo12-88 
w
 
4-3F
May 30
Aug 8
Sep 27
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
Win / draw / win form
13
St Patrick's have not lost in 13 consecutive home league games
7
Galway have not lost in 7 consecutive away league games
St Patrick's 3RD
20 league games
Home
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Galway 2ND
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at St Patrick's since 2024
St Patrick's
Galway
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
0 / 2
STP
2
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
STP
1
D
1
GAL
1
Goal Statistics

St Patrick's Athletic's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Galway United have conceded in each of their last 5 Premier Division outings. A PG of 1.6 for S. Kenny's side suggests that run should continue.

St Patrick's 3rd Galway 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that St Patrick's will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
St Patrick's have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+7
Galway’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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St Patrick's
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
STP
GAL
14%
better
view stats
Games scored8
11
Failed to score4
1
Scored first6
5
Goals scored17
18
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
28%
better
STP
GAL
view stats
Games conceded6
10
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first3
7
Goals conceded11
14
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

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

St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12525
J AnangA KeenaJ MulraneyB Baggley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Anang GLK12
1
-
J Redmond DEF121
1
-
J Mulraney MID122
1
-
B Kavanagh MID1222
-
Z Elbouzedi MID121
1
-
M Melia FWD122
-
A Breslin DEF111
2
1
C Forrester MID1141
-
B Baggley MID111
4
1
J McClelland FWD1112
-
A Sjoberg DEF10
3
-
T Grivosti DEF8
4
-
C Carty FWD8
-
J Lennon MID7
3
-
A Keena FWD65
-
R McLaughlin DEF5
1
-
S Hoare DEF5
1
-
K Leavy MID5
-
L Turner DEF4
-
A Kazeem DEF4
1
-
S Power MID4
-
R Palmer MID3
1
-
Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12757
R SlevinM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF125
1
-
R Slevin DEF121
3
-
K Brouder DEF121
4
-
D. Hurley MID121
1
-
P. Hickey MID1241
4
-
V. Borden MID1231
2
-
S. Walsh FWD121
2
-
G Cunningham DEF11
4
-
J Keohane MID111
-
M. Dyer FWD117
7
-
R Donelon DEF9
-
B Clarke GLK6
-
C. Tollett FWD4
2
-
G Buckley DEF3
-
E. McCarthy MID3
-
C McCormack MID1
-