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

Sat 1st Nov, 16:30 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Galway United are on the road on Saturday afternoon, as manager John Caulfield takes his side to visit Waterford FC and John Coleman at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre in the Premier Division. For every Premier Division match, KickOff explores the statistics for multiple markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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Waterford
42%
--
Draw
28%
--
Galway
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Waterford 1-0
13%
--
Galway 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Waterford 2-1
8%
--
Waterford 2-0
8%
--
Galway 2-1
7%
--
Galway 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Waterford 3-1
4%
--
Waterford 3-0
3%
--
Galway 3-1
2%
--
Waterford 3-2
2%
--
Galway 3-0
2%
--
Galway 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Waterford win to nil
26%
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Galway win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 34 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 4 and won 9. Waterford have conceded 53 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 17 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 28 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 7th place on 37 points in the Premier Division league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Galway have played 16 away games, winning 2, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 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
Shamrock332463 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 29
2
Derry341157 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
7-2A
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
3
Shelbourne341055 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
4
Bohemians33750 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
5
Drogheda34350 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
l
 
1-0A
6
St Patrick's331049 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-2A
Oct 24
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
7
Galway33-637 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
w
 
2-4F
-
-
-
-
8
Sligo34-1337 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
Waterford34-1937 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-4A
Nov 1
10
Cork34-2723 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
AWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Galway
HWaterford2 - 0Cork
AWaterford2 - 7Derry
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford2 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 1Sligo
HWaterford2 - 2Drogheda
AWaterford2 - 2St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 3Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 0Galway
Galway 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Derry1 - 1Galway
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Cork2 - 2Galway
Bohemians1 - 1Galway
St Patrick's2 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Drogheda0 - 0Galway
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway1 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway0 - 1Shelbourne
HGalway1 - 2Derry
HGalway0 - 0Shamrock
AGalway0 - 1Cork
HGalway2 - 4Waterford
AGalway0 - 3Bohemians
AGalway0 - 1Drogheda
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway1 - 2Sligo
HGalway3 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway1 - 1Derry
AGalway0 - 0Shamrock
HGalway2 - 1Cork
HGalway0 - 1Sligo
AGalway0 - 1Waterford
HGalway1 - 2Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2024
Waterford
Galway
Goals: Scored
2
2
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
WAT
1
D
1
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Galway
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Waterford
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
WAT
1
GAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
2 - 4Waterford
Galway1 - 0
Galway1 - 0
Galway2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Galway United's defensive record is to be admired, J. Caulfield's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Premier Division matches. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Waterford FC makes sense in this context.

Waterford 9th Galway 7th
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1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Waterford have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-26
Galway have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.3
1
Attack rating
10%
better
WAT
GAL
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Games scored23
22
Failed to score11
11
Scored first17
13
Goals scored39
35
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
WAT
GAL
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
28
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first16
18
Goals conceded58
41
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3413510
P AmondP AmondC NoonanG Horton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Amond FWD34134
1
-
S McMullan GLK33
5
-
R Burke DEF312
5
1
T Lonergan FWD3192
3
-
G Horton DEF3011
10
-
C Noonan MID3065
3
-
S Glenfield MID2911
10
-
J Olayinka MID291
6
-
D Leahy DEF263
4
-
K White MID2621
5
1
D McMenamy MID261
8
-
K Radkowski DEF231
7
-
J Dempsey DEF1511
4
-
T Coyle FWD141
1
-
N Bakboord DEF11
1
-
J Rossiter MID8
3
-
R. Mansfield DEF5
1
-
J. Miles FWD5
3
-
F Armstrong DEF2
-
M Smith FWD2
-
B Wade GLK1
-
S. Keane DEF1
-
L. Roberts MID1
-
Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32579
R SlevinP. HickeyB BurnsG Cunningham
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Slevin DEF3312
7
-
S. Walsh FWD3332
5
-
K Brouder DEF311
4
-
J. Esua DEF313
1
-
D. Hurley MID3143
5
1
B Burns DEF3017
4
-
P. Hickey MID2952
7
-
V. Borden MID2531
5
-
G Cunningham DEF221
9
-
E. McCarthy MID221
4
-
G Buckley DEF21
5
-
J Keohane MID2011
2
-
B Clarke GLK17
1
-
E. Watts GLK162
1
-
R Donelon DEF12
1
-
A Bolger MID11
3
-
C Horgan DEF10
1
-
C McCormack MID101
2
-
C. Tollett FWD10
3
-
D. McGuinness FWD911
-
A Piesold MID7
-
M Shaw FWD7
2
-
J Sivi MID6
-
M. Wilson FWD1
1
-