The Premier Division tie at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday sees home side Galway United ready themselves for the challenge from opponents Dundalk.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Galway United v Dundalk - plus the latest match odds.
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Galway United
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Galway United enter this match following a 1-1 Premier Division stalemate versus Shelbourne.
In that game, Galway United managed 36% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Galway United was Frantz Pierrot (65'). For their opponents, Shelbourne had 22 shots on goal with 6 on target. Harry Wood (57') scored for Shelbourne.
Fixtures with Galway United have often been lively affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 23 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of them being chalked up by Galway United. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, however.
Pre-game facts show that Galway United:
- have not won against Dundalk in their last 3 league games.
- haven’t won at home in the past 3 league games.
Dundalk
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Dundalk will go into the meeting following a 2-1 Premier Division win to beat Derry City in their previous game.
In that match, Dundalk managed 40% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Dundalk, the goalscorers were Daryl Horgan (20') and Gbemi Arubi (60'). Derry City got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Cameron Dummigan (59') was the scorer for Derry City.
Dundalk have regularly broken through opposing defences of late, scoring 9 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Ciarán Kilduff will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Dundalk have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings.
Analysis of their past results shows that Dundalk:
- have left without a victory over Galway United when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
- remain undefeated by Galway United when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
- have not won away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 23/02/2024 shows that Galway United have won 3 of these games and Dundalk 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
A combined total of 15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 from Tribesman and 5 being from The Lilywhites. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league match featuring the two was Premier Division match day 12 on 17/04/2026 when it ended Dundalk 2-1 Galway United.
That time, Dundalk had 61% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 13 of them on target. Their only player to score was Declan McDaid (81', 85').
On the other side, Galway United had 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. Stephen Walsh (90') was the scorer.
The referee was Daryl Carolan.
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Team News: Galway United
It looks as if Tribesman will possibly kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match, utilising Evan Watts, Matty Wolfe, Ed McCarthy, Killian Brouder, G. Facchineri, Jimmy Keohane, David Hurley, Aaron Bolger, Lee Devitt, Kris Twardek and Stephen Walsh.
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Team News: Dundalk
It’s our belief that The Lilywhites seem most likely to play in a 5-4-1 system with a starting lineup of Enda Minogue, Declan McDaid, Rob Cornwall, John Ross Wilson, Bobby Burns, Tyreke Wilson, Eoin Kenny, Aodh Dervin, Shane Tracey, Daryl Horgan and Gbemi Arubi.
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Prediction
We feel that Galway United will need to apply a lot of pressure to score against this Dundalk team who we think will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We’re therefore anticipating a 0-1 winning score for Dundalk when the full-time whistle blows.
We’ll see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Galway United is available for 2.8, going for a drawn result is 3.4 & putting your money on a win for Dundalk gets you 2.25. These are the best prices that can be secured at the moment.
Andre Moura,
00:01 08/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Galway United
Formed: 1937
Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park (5,000)
Captain: Jimmy Keohane
Chairman: Jonathan Corbett
Manager: John Caulfield
Competitions: Premier Division position 7
⭐ Star Man: Frantz Pierrot
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Frantz Pierrot was born in Melrose, USA. Having made a first senior appearance for Athlone in the 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 3 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 campaign to date in a total of 14 appearances.