Sligo Rovers vs Galway United Live Stream, Predictions (Jun 23)

📏 Form Guide

Sligo Rovers

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Sligo Rovers will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-0 Premier Division losing effort in their last game against Drogheda United.

In that game, Sligo Rovers managed 64% possession and 15 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. At the other end, Drogheda United had 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Douglas James-Taylor (3') scored for Drogheda United.

An interesting feature of more recent Sligo Rovers games is the number of nil scores.

From their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would've been a loser.

Galway United

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Galway United will go into the clash after a 3-1 Premier Division win vs St. Patrick's Athletic in their most recent outing.

In that match, Galway United had 34% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Galway United, the scorers were Ed McCarthy (2'), David Hurley (11') and Rob Slevin (35'). St. Patrick's Athletic got 22 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. Simon Power (33') was the scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic.

It has become apparent that Galway United have been starved of goals over their last 6 encounters, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, Tribesman have also seen the collective goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 6. Still, it remains to be seen if such a trend might persist in this match or not.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Galway United:

• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
• have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 22/04/2024 shows us that Sligo Rovers have won 2 of them & Galway United 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

A combined total of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 6 for The Bit o' Red and 4 being from Tribesman. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.67.

The last league match between these clubs was Premier Division match day 16 on 16/05/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Galway United 0-1 Sligo Rovers.

That time, Galway United had 48% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Sligo Rovers had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Reece Hutchinson (68') scored.

The match was refereed by Damien MacGraith.

📋 Team News: Sligo Rovers

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just one fitness concern for the Sligo Rovers boss John Russell to contend with due to a largely intact squad. Ollie Denham (unknown injury) will miss out.

It looks as if The Bit o' Red could use the 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Sam Sargeant, Conor Reynolds, Gareth McElroy, John Mahon, Reece Hutchinson, Jad Hakiki, Jake Doyle-Hayes, William Fitzgerald, Owen Elding, Stephen Mallon and Wilson Waweru.

📋 Team News: Galway United

We reckon that Tribesman will likely begin the game with a 3-5-2 lineup with a starting lineup of Evan Watts, Cian Byrne, Rob Slevin, Garry Buckley, Jeannot Esua, Ed McCarthy, David Hurley, Vincent Borden, Greg Cunningham, Patrick Hickey and Moses Dyer.

💡 Prediction

Our feeling is that Galway United and Sligo Rovers should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

It appears that a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore seeing a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the win-draw-win market, a victory for Sligo Rovers can be had for 2.75, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and taking a punt on a victory for Galway United gets 2.15. These are the most competitive market prices being offered at this very moment.

Peter Guest, 14:00 21/06/2025