Galway United vs Sligo Rovers Live Stream, Predictions (May 16)

📏 Form Guide

Galway United

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Galway United will be hoping for a better result after the 1-0 Premier Division loss in their previous game against Waterford.

In that game, Galway United had 42% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Waterford got 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Darragh Leahy (27') was the scorer for Waterford.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Galway United have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Galway United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 11 goals during that time.

Pre-game facts show that Galway United:

• have not beaten Sligo Rovers in home games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• haven't been beaten by Sligo Rovers in games played at home for the previous 4 league games.
• are unbeaten in the league by Sligo Rovers in their previous 2 games.

Sligo Rovers

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Bohemian FC in Premier Division action, Sligo Rovers will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Sligo Rovers managed 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Bohemian FC got 20 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Lys Mousset (88') scored for Bohemian FC.

The stats don’t lie, and Sligo Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Sligo Rovers can certainly do much better. Putting that to one side, it remains to be seen whether the trend will be maintained in this next match.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 02/04/2018 tells us that Galway United have won 1 of them & Sligo Rovers 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.

An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 of them from Tribesman and 6 netted by The Bit o' Red. That is an average goals per game value of 1.67.

The previous league fixture featuring the two was Premier Division match day 9 on 12/04/2025 when the final score was Sligo Rovers 1-2 Galway United.

The referee was Paul McLaughlin.

ℹ️ Team News: Galway United

In our view, Tribesman may well employ a 4-3-1-2 system for this game and select Brendan Clarke, Jeannot Esua, Rob Slevin, Killian Brouder, Regan Donelon, Cian Byrne, David Hurley, Patrick Hickey, Conor McCormack, Cillian Tollett and Moses Dyer.

🗞️ Team News: Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers boss John Russell has to currently contend with reduced team options. Oskar van Hattum (unknown injury) and Ollie Denham (unknown injury) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that The Bit o' Red appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to Sam Sargeant, Conor Reynolds, John Mahon, Gareth McElroy, Reece Hutchinson, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Cian Kavanagh, Ronan Manning, Francely Lomboto, William Fitzgerald and Owen Elding.

✨ Prediction

In this game, Galway United are likely to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

In contrast, Sligo Rovers will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet - but, we do see them being dangerous at times, too.

We’re predicting a 3-1 victory for Galway United at the conclusion of the game.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Regarding the current betting odds on the 90 min. result market, a victory for Galway United is available for 1.65, a wager on the draw is 3.75 & taking a punt on the winning team to be Sligo Rovers gets you 4.33. They are the most competitive market prices being offered at present.

Lucas Pereira, 14:08 12/05/2025