📊 Form Guide

Galway United

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Galway United will play in this match following on from a 1-1 Premier Division drawn result versus Shamrock Rovers.

In that match, Galway United managed 24% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Galway United was Stephen Walsh (55'). Shamrock Rovers got 23 shots at goal with 3 on target. Johnny Kenny (84') scored for Shamrock Rovers.

Games featuring Galway United have been pretty dull ones of late with defensive steel becoming routine. Over their past half dozen clashes, the tiddly aggregate goal total of 6 has been recorded between both them and their opponents at an average of 1 goal per game. Let’s see if that trend will be continued on here.

Looking at their past form shows that Galway United:

• haven't been beaten by Derry City in games played at home for the previous 3 league matches.
• haven't been beaten in the league by Derry City in their previous 2 games.

Derry City

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Derry City will come into the clash following a 0-2 Premier Division win as they beat Waterford in their previous match.

In that match, Derry City had 55% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Derry City, the goals were scored by Will Patching (38') and Patrick Hoban (74'). Waterford got 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Ruaidhrí Higgins's Derry City have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 12 times - earning them the goals scored per game average of 2.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 03/06/2016 shows that Galway United have won 2 of these games and Derry City 1, with the tally of draws standing at 3.

An aggregate of 7 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 4 of them from Tribesman and 3 coming from The Candystripes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.17.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 7 on 29/03/2024 and the score finished Derry City 0-1 Galway United.

In that game, Derry City managed 67% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

Galway United had 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Stephen Walsh (85') scored.

The referee was Declan Toland.

📋 Team News: Galway United

The Galway United boss John Caulfield will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match owing to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from.

📋 Team News: Derry City

Derry City manager Ruaidhrí Higgins has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Sadou Diallo (Knee injury) and Colm Whelan (Cruciate ligament injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that Galway United may well find it hard to see themselves scoring against this Derry City lineup who we think might win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

Therefore, we predict a very even match with a 0-1 advantage for Derry City at the end of the 90.

Should be a close one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:11 03/05/2024