Drogheda United vs Galway United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on September 23rd, 2024

Drogheda United will be playing against Galway United in a Premier Division football match scheduled to take place on Monday, September 23rd, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Drogheda United vs Galway United betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Drogheda United vs Galway United will occur

The game takes place in the United Park (Drogheda) stadium, in the city of Drogheda.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Drogheda United vs Galway United betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.32 goals per match played.

Drogheda United last match

In the last match they played, Drogheda United collected a win. The opposing team was Athlone Town, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-4 - was valid for FAI Cup.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.65.

Galway United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premier Division, Galway United faced the Shamrock Rovers team, and the score ended with a 1-2 for their rivals.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.40.

Drogheda United vs Galway United h2h

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 13-06-2024, in the 2024 season of the Premier Division, which ended with a 3-0 win for Galway United.

The Drogheda United team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Galway United has been more irregular.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Drogheda United thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Athlone Town, Galway United lost in a match against Shamrock Rovers. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Douglas James-Taylor, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

Drogheda United

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Drogheda United team with 25 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses.

Which means that the team is over Dundalk team who is in the position 10 in the 30th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Drogheda United has no high aspirations or relegation concerns, being positioned in the middle of the league table in the Republic of Ireland Premier Division. Still, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to ensure a win.

Drogheda United analysis

After 29 rounds, Drogheda United has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 54 goals so far and scored 37 times.

An average of 4.03 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Drogheda United, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

The average ball possession of Drogheda United in this league is 39.86%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Galway United they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Drogheda United

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Frantz Pierrot has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Drogheda United with 7 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Galway United

Premier Division leaderboard now

Galway United arrives in this game with 42 points, and in 6th place in the Premier Division, having won 11 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 9 draws.

In the 30th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Sligo Rovers which is just above, in the 5th place.

Galway United analysis

Currently, in the Premier Division, Galway United sums 25 goals for and a total of 22 goals against, after 29 rounds played.

Galway United is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 0.86 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Galway United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Stephen Walsh. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Galway United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Drogheda United is Frantz Pierrot, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Galway United is Stephen Walsh, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Galway United has conceded 13 away goals in 14 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Galway United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 3-0, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Galway United scores an average of 0.86 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.65.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.21 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Drogheda United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Galway United who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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