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Galway United journey to Waterford Regional Sports Centre on Friday for the Premier Division clash with home side Waterford.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Waterford v Galway United (plus the best game odds).
📏 Form Guide
Waterford
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Waterford will be looking for another win after a 0-1 Premier Division triumph over Bohemian FC.
In that game, Waterford managed 39% possession and 6 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Waterford was Pádraig Amond (31'). On the other side, Bohemian FC got 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.
In their last six games, Keith Long's Waterford have celebrated scoring a total of 5 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 0.83.
Galway United
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Bohemian FC in Premier Division competition, Galway United and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
The attacking players from Galway United have failed to get amongst the goals over their last six encounters, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 3. In those matches, Tribesman have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 5.
↔️ Head to head
A glance at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 04/11/2022 tells us that Waterford have won 1 of these games and Galway United 4, with the tally of draws being 1.
A sum of 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 8 of them from The Blues and 10 for Tribesman. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
ℹ️ Team News: Waterford
The Waterford manager Keith Long will be thankful to have no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group available to select from.
In all likelihood, The Blues should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Sam Sargeant, Darragh Power, Grant Horton, Darragh Leahy, Ryan Burke, Rowan McDonald, Harvey Macadam, Maleace Asamoah, Ben McCormack, Connor Parsons and Padraig Amond.
📋 Team News: Galway United
Thanks to a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the Galway United manager John Caulfield has no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game.
It’s our belief that Tribesman might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Brendan Clarke, Jeannot Esua, Robert Slevin, Killian Brouder, Regan Donelon, V. Russell Borden, C. James McCormack, Stephen Walsh, Edward McCarthy, Karl O'Sullivan and David Hurley.
🧠 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Galway United and Waterford may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.
A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We’re therefore seeing a close game with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 18:26 12/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Waterford
Formed: 1930
Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre (5,160)
Captain: Barry Baggley
Chairman: Marc O’Donovan-Wyatt
Manager: Keith Long
Competitions: Premier Division position 6
🔑 Star Man: Pádraig Amond
Typically deployed in the Striker position, Pádraig Amond was born in Carlow, Rep. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for Shamrock Rovers in the 2008 season, the skilful Forward has managed 5 league goals in the Premier Division 2024 campaign so far from a total of 9 appearances.
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | WWWDD |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | WLLDW |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | WLDWW |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | WDWWL |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | DWWWL |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | LDLLW |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 | LDLWL |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 | LWLWL |
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 7 | DLDDD |
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8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 3 | LDLDL |
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Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.3 |
Time first goal scored | 25 |
Time first goal conceded | 55 |
Yellow cards | 2.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 0.3 |
Time first goal scored | 48 |
Time first goal conceded | 15 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Pádraig Amond | 5 |
Maleace Asamoah | 2 |
Darragh Leahy | 2 |
Robbie McCourt | 1 |
Niall O'Keeffe | 1 |
Vincent Borden | 1 |
Aodh Dervin | 1 |
David Hurley | 1 |
Ed McCarthy | 1 |
Stephen Walsh | 1 |
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