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

Fri 24th Apr, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Galway United pay Premier Division rivals Waterford FC a visit on Friday evening, as John Caulfield leads his side into an away clash with John Coleman & co. at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. We have custom-designed statistics for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Waterford
35%
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Draw
31%
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Galway
34%
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Draw 0-0
14%
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Waterford 1-0
14%
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Galway 1-0
14%
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Draw 1-1
14%
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Waterford 2-0
7%
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Waterford 2-1
7%
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Galway 2-0
7%
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Galway 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
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Waterford 3-1
2%
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Galway 3-0
2%
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Galway 3-1
2%
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Waterford 3-2
1%
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Galway 3-2
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
31%
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Under 2.5 Goals
69%
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Home 1st Goal
45%
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Away 1st Goal
45%
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No 1st Goal
10%
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BTTS - Yes
39%
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BTTS - No
61%
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BTTS - Home Win
11%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
66%
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Away/draw
65%
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Home/away
69%
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Over 1.5 Goals
58%
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Under 1.5 Goals
42%
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Over 3.5 Goals
13%
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Under 3.5 Goals
87%
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Over 4.5 Goals
5%
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Under 4.5 Goals
95%
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Over 5.5 Goals
1%
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Under 5.5 Goals
99%
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Over 0.5 Goals
86%
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Under 0.5 Goals
14%
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Home DNB
57%
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Away DNB
56%
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Waterford win to nil
24%
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Galway win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league. Waterford are winless in the 10 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 9 of those games. Waterford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 21 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 5 games at home, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 2 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 5th place on 14 points in the Premier Division league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Galway have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Galway
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock11822 
d
 
1-1F
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
May 8
l
 
2-0A
Oct 16
Jun 26
2
St Patrick's11920 
l
 
0-2A
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
May 1
l
 
1-0A
Oct 23
Jul 3
3
Bohemians11720 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
May 22
l
 
1-0A
Sep 11
Jul 31
4
Dundalk11518 
May 4
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
d
 
2-2A
Apr 17
Jun 12
Aug 21
5
Galway10-114 
Apr 24
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
-
-
-
-
6
Shelbourne10013 
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
May 29
7
Derry11-111 
May 15
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
w
 
2-1F
May 4
Jun 19
Sep 18
8
Drogheda10-310 
Oct 23
l
 
2-0A
-
May 29
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Aug 7
Oct 30
9
Sligo11-118 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Jul 10
Sep 5
10
Waterford10-134 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-3F
Apr 24
Jul 24
Oct 9
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 1Shamrock
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Sligo
Waterford1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford2 - 0Cork
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0Galway
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford2 - 4Derry
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
Galway 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Sligo1 - 2Galway
Bohemians0 - 2Galway
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AGalway0 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway1 - 2Derry
HGalway0 - 0Shamrock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2024
Waterford
Galway
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
WAT
1
D
2
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Galway
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Waterford
Goals: Scored
10
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
WAT
1
GAL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway4 - 3
2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 0
Galway1 - 0
Galway2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Waterford 10th Galway 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Galway scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Waterford have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
-32
Galway have scored 32% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1
1
Attack rating
WAT
GAL
23%
better
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Games scored5
6
Failed to score5
4
Scored first3
4
Goals scored8
13
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
WAT
GAL
7%
better
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Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded21
14
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded15
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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