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

Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Friday evening sees Keith Long’s Waterford FC and John Caulfield’s Galway United go head to head in a Premier Division battle at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Waterford FC's next match is v Shamrock at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
Galway United's next match is v Sligo at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Waterford and Galway was on Friday 9th May 2025
Irish Premier Division
May 9th 2025
Waterford 1
0 Galway
 
D. Leahy 27'
 
WAT
GAL
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
7
7
Corners
6
7
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
12
10
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/0
 
WaterfordGalway
 
S. McMullan
K. Radkowski
D. Leahyfootball icon
R. Burke
G. Horton
J. Olayinka
K. White
P. Amond
T. Lonergan
S. Glenfield
C. Noonan
B. Clarke
J. Esua
R. Slevin
K. Brouder
(C. Horgan 63') R. Donelon
D. Hurley
C. Byrne
(Sean Kerrigan 63') C. McCormack
P. Hickey
(S. Walsh 76') M. Dyer
(E. McCarthy 46') C. Tollett

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Waterford and Galway will score at least two between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookmakers have it at 1.25.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Galway coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Waterford
26%
23/10
3%
-
Draw
25%
21/10
3%
-
Galway
49%
6/5
2%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Galway 1-0
11%
7/1
6%
-
Galway 2-1
10%
8/1-
Galway 2-0
9%
10/1-
Waterford 1-0
7%
9/1
9%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
10%
-
Waterford 2-1
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
Galway 3-1
5%
18/1
12%
-
Galway 3-0
5%
20/1-
Waterford 2-0
4%
16/1-
Galway 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
-
Waterford 3-1
2%
25/1-
Galway 4-1
2%
40/1-
Waterford 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
1/1
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
4/5
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
43%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
53%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
8/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/4
3%
-
BTTS - No
46%
1/1
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
7/2
4%
-
Home/draw
51%
4/6-
Away/draw
74%
1/3
2%
-
Home/away
75%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
3/10
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
12/5
9%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
12/5
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
3/10
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6/1
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/10
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1-
Home DNB
43%
5/4
5%
-
Away DNB
67%
4/7
3%
-
Waterford win to nil
13%
5/1-
Galway win to nil
27%
11/4-
Waterford / Waterford
15%
9/2-
Waterford / Galway
3%
25/1
13%
-
Waterford / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Waterford
12%
6/1
7%
-
Draw / Galway
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
-
Galway / Waterford
3%
28/1-
Galway / Galway
23%
13/5
3%
-
Galway / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

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 zero and won 4. Waterford have conceded 14 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Galway lay in 6th place on 20 points in the Premier Division league table having played 14 matches. Galway are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 6 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Galway have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.4 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
Shamrock151026 
May 16
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
2
Derry15326 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
3
Drogheda15524 
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
4
Bohemians15124 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
Jun 20
Sep 19
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
5
St Patrick's15622 
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jun 20
Sep 19
6
Shelbourne15222 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Jun 23
Sep 26
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jun 27
Aug 29
7
Waterford H15-821 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Nov 1
8
Galway A15020 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
-
-
-
-
9
Cork15-812 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Jul 11
Aug 29
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
10
Sligo15-119 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
Win / draw / win form
3
Waterford have won 3 consecutive league games
Waterford 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Waterford2 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford4 - 1Sligo
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Waterford4 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Waterford0 - 0Galway
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford1 - 0Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Derry
AWaterford1 - 2Cork
HWaterford0 - 4Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford0 - 1Galway
HWaterford0 - 3Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Cork
AWaterford2 - 1Derry
HWaterford0 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford3 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford1 - 3Shelbourne
HWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2Galway
AWaterford0 - 3St Patrick's
Galway 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Dundalk0 - 2Galway
Sligo2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Derry2 - 0Galway
St Patrick's2 - 1Galway
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Bohemians0 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGalway1 - 2Bohemians
AGalway0 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway2 - 1Drogheda
AGalway2 - 2Shelbourne
HGalway2 - 3Derry
AGalway2 - 1Sligo
HGalway0 - 1Shamrock
AGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway1 - 0Waterford
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway2 - 2Cork
AGalway1 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Sligo
AGalway1 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway1 - 1Dundalk
AGalway2 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 0Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Galway have beaten Waterford in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Galway have not lost to Waterford in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Waterford since 2024
Waterford
Galway
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
D
1
GAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
1 - 2Galway
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Waterford
Goals: Scored
4
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
GAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Galway1 - 0
Galway1 - 0
Galway2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Waterford 7th Galway 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Galway will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Galway’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
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better
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
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Defence rating
%
better
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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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
15445
S McMullanP AmondC NoonanK White
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK15
3
-
G Horton DEF11
3
-
K Radkowski DEF151
4
-
D Leahy DEF152
2
-
R Burke DEF121
2
1
S Glenfield MID13
3
-
J Olayinka MID111
2
-
K White MID112
4
1
C Noonan MID1414
2
-
T Lonergan FWD1332
-
P Amond FWD1541
-
Subs
B Wade GLK
-
N Bakboord DEF10
1
-
J Dempsey DEF1
-
R. McDonald MID812
2
-
B Mccormack MID7
-
D McMenamy MID13
5
-
S. Keane MID
-
M Pouwels FWD11
3
-
Z. O'Sullivan FWD
-
Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15857
K BrouderM. DyerB BurnsM. Dyer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Clarke GLK9
-
R Donelon DEF11
1
-
K Brouder DEF151
4
-
R Slevin DEF152
4
-
J. Esua MID143
-
C McCormack MID4
1
-
P. Hickey MID1541
4
-
D. Hurley MID151
2
-
C Byrne MID112
4
1
C. Tollett FWD7
3
-
M. Dyer FWD148
7
-
Subs
E. Watts GLK61
-
B Burns DEF145
1
-
C Horgan DEF2
-
S Kerrigan MID7
2
-
M. Wilson MID1
1
-
E. McCarthy MID4
1
-
S. Walsh FWD151
2
-
B. Cunningham FWD
-