📏 Form Guide

Galway United

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Galway United will be looking for an improved result here following a 1-0 Premier Division defeat last time out to Bohemian FC.

In that game, Galway United managed 30% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. Bohemian FC had 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Patrick Hickey (87') was the scorer for Bohemian FC.

It has been all too rare in recent times where Galway United have shown defensive steel. In fact, Galway United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals along the way.

Pre-game facts show that Galway United:

• are winless against Waterford in their last 3 league matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Waterford

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Since a loss in their previous game against Dundalk in Premier Division competition, Waterford and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Waterford managed 47% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Dundalk got 25 shots at goal with 12 of them on target. Ronan Teahan (30'), Declan McDaid (42'), Daryl Horgan (86') and Eoin Kenny (90', 90') scored for Dundalk.

Looking at their form, and Waterford have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 10 goals overall. Defensively, Waterford just haven’t been too solid at all. However, it remains to be seen if that trend shall be replicated in this upcoming match.

Coming into this contest, Waterford have not won away from home in their last 8 league matches. It's not a good run at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 12/07/2024 shows that Galway United have won 3 of them and Waterford 2, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for Tribesman and 7 for The Blues. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league game between these sides was Premier Division match day 36 on 01/11/2025 when it finished Waterford 1-1 Galway United.

On that occasion, Waterford had 63% possession and 17 shots on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Pádraig Amond (37').

At the other end, Galway United got 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Stephen Walsh (16') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Paul McLaughlin.

🧠 Prediction

In our view, Waterford will have to play well to score goals against this Galway United team who should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

That’s why our selection here is for a 1-0 winning margin for Galway United when the referee blows for full-time.

We’ll see what happens.

Lucas Pereira, 19:04 16/03/2026