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The Premier Division game at Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday will see home team Galway United go into battle with Waterford.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Galway United v Waterford including the latest game odds.
Galway United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 4-0 FAI Cup victory against Crumlin United.
It has not been often in recent games that Galway United have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Galway United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 10 goals along the way.
Looking at their past form shows that Galway United:
Waterford come into this match following on from a 2-1 FAI Cup win with the downing of Cobh Ramblers in their previous outing.
The stats tell the story, and Waterford have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. In defence, Waterford could really do with shoring things up. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Going into this contest, Waterford are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
If we look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 14/03/2025, there has been little between the sides with Galway United winning 2 of those games, Waterford 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
An aggregate of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from Tribesman and 10 being from The Blues. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 13 on 24/04/2026 which ended up with the score at Waterford 1-1 Galway United.
On that day, Waterford managed 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Dean McMenamy (96').
For their opponents, Galway United had 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Killian Brouder (42') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Paul Norton.
We are thinking that Tribesman will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, beginning the first half with Evan Watts, Jimmy Keohane, Wasiri Williams, Killian Brouder, Connor Barratt, G. Facchineri, Frantz Pierrot, David Hurley, Aaron Bolger, Ed McCarthy and Stephen Walsh.
We reckon that The Blues seem likely to utilise a 3-5-2 formation using Stephen McMullan, Hayden Cann, John Mahon, Kevin Long, Jordan Houston, Sam Glenfield, Will Johnson, Conan Noonan, Benny Couto, Padraig Amond and Tommy Lonergan.
Our feeling is that Galway United have it within them to be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
At the other end, Waterford might well find it a difficult task getting goals although we do reckon that they could well end up scoring.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a fairly comfortable 3-1 winning score for Galway United at the end of this one.
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, the win for Galway United is best priced at 1.85, betting on a draw is 3.5 & selecting a victory for Waterford can be had at 3.75. They’re the top returns on offer as of now.
Renata Leite, 13:04 21/07/2026
🏟️ 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, FAI Cup (Third Round)
🔑 Key Player: Frantz Pierrot
Regularly deployed in the Striker position, Frantz Pierrot was born in Melrose, USA. After making a first senior appearance for Athlone in the 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 5 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 season so far from a total of 18 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 50 | LWDWW |
| 2 |
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25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 | LLWWW |
| 3 |
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24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 42 | WWLWD |
| 4 |
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24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 35 | WWLLL |
| 5 |
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24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 34 | WDLDW |
| 6 |
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25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 29 | WLDWL |
| 7 |
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23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 27 | LWLLW |
| 8 |
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24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 25 | LDLLW |
| 9 |
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24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 21 | WLWWD |
| 10 |
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24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -20 | 20 | LLDLL |
| Galway United |
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Crumlin United |
| Galway United |
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Sligo Rovers |
| St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Galway United |
| Shamrock Rovers |
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Galway United |
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Derry City |
| Galway United |
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Dundalk |
| Waterford |
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Cobh Ramblers |
| Waterford |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
| Derry City |
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Waterford |
| Dundalk |
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Waterford |
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Shamrock Rovers |
| Waterford |
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Sligo Rovers |
| Galway United |
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Sligo Rovers |
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Derry City |
| Galway United |
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Dundalk |
| Galway United |
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Bohemian FC |
| Galway United |
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Shamrock Rovers |
| Galway United |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
| Derry City |
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Waterford |
| Dundalk |
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Waterford |
| Drogheda United |
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Waterford |
| Shelbourne |
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Waterford |
| St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Waterford |
| Shamrock Rovers |
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Waterford |
| Goals scored | 1.7 |
| Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 36 |
| Time first goal conceded | 50 |
| Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 4-3 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
| Goals scored | 1.5 |
| Goals conceded | 2.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 24 |
| Time first goal conceded | 35 |
| Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 3.8 |
| Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
| Kris Twardek | 6 |
| Frantz Pierrot | 5 |
| Stephen Walsh | 5 |
| Matty Wolfe | 5 |
| Francely Lomboto | 3 |
| Tom Lonergan | 12 |
| Pádraig Amond | 8 |
| John Mahon | 4 |
| Jørgen Voilås | 3 |
| Kevin Long | 2 |
| Galway United |
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Waterford |
| Bohemian FC |
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Galway United |
| Galway United |
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Drogheda United |
| Dundalk |
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Galway United |
| Galway United |
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Shelbourne |
| Sligo Rovers |
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Galway United |
| Galway United |
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Bohemian FC |
| Derry City |
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Galway United |
| Galway United |
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Shelbourne |
| Waterford |
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Galway United |
| Galway United |
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Waterford |
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Shelbourne |
| Waterford |
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Bohemian FC |
| Sligo Rovers |
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Waterford |
| St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Waterford |
| Waterford |
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Derry City |
| Waterford |
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Dundalk |
| Shamrock Rovers |
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Waterford |
| Waterford |
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Galway United |
| Bohemian FC |
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Waterford |
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