Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Galway United 7 · Shamrock Rovers 1

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 16
Avg: 1.75 / 2.00

Points

11
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1
Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 4-3-3

Goals For / Against

13 / 10
Avg: 1.30 / 1.00

Points

15
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.38
PPG
1.50
1.75
GF
1.30
2.00
GA
1.00
75%
O2.5
40%
75%
BTTS
50%
38%
Score 1st
20%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th
Shamrock Rovers rank1st
Galway United points21
Shamrock Rovers points40
Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.
Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Galway United last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals11-13
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals6-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 13%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%
Galway United clean sheet at home13%
Shamrock Rovers score away70%
Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%
Galway United win after scoring first100%
Shamrock Rovers score first20%
Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 40% · Shamrock Rovers 67%
Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Shamrock Rovers 21.0'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.46
Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.23
Shamrock Rovers score away1.30 vs 1.23
Shamrock Rovers concede away1.00 vs 1.46
Galway United score 20% above league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: Galway United are 63% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Galway United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 1
46-60 1

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins0
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals2 (20.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season