The Premier Division clash at Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday will see home team Galway United facing Waterford.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Galway United v Waterford can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Galway United
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Galway United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 4-0 FAI Cup success 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:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Waterford in their previous 3 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Waterford
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Waterford come into this encounter after a 2-1 FAI Cup win vs Cobh Ramblers in their most recent match.
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.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 14/03/2025, both clubs have shared the honours with Galway United winning 2 of those games, Waterford 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from Tribesman and 10 for The Blues. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The last league encounter between these clubs was Premier Division match day 13 on 24/04/2026 when it finished Waterford 1-1 Galway United.
That day, Waterford had 43% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Dean McMenamy (96').
Galway United got 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Killian Brouder (42') scored.
The referee was Paul Norton.
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Team News: Galway United
We are thinking that Tribesman look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this game featuring Evan Watts, Jimmy Keohane, Wasiri Williams, Killian Brouder, Connor Barratt, G. Facchineri, Frantz Pierrot, David Hurley, Aaron Bolger, Ed McCarthy and Stephen Walsh.
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Team News: Waterford
We’re of the thinking that The Blues might play in a 3-5-2 lineup, giving starts to Stephen McMullan, Hayden Cann, John Mahon, Kevin Long, Jordan Houston, Sam Glenfield, Will Johnson, Conan Noonan, Benny Couto, Padraig Amond and Tommy Lonergan.
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Prediction
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.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, the win for Galway United is best priced at 1.9, betting on a draw is 3.5 & selecting a victory for Waterford can be had at 3.6. They’re the top returns on offer as of now.
Renata Leite,
08:21 21/07/2026
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, 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.