Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on September 16th, 2024

A football match between Galway United and Shamrock Rovers of the Premier Division will take place in Republic of Ireland on Monday, September 16th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), check the Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers will occur

The game takes place in the small Eamonn Deacy Park stadium, in the city of Galway, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 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 2.29 goals per match played.

Galway United last match

Galway United comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Derry City, in a match valid for Premier Division, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 3.20, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Shamrock Rovers 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, Shamrock Rovers faced the Bohemians team, and the score ended with a 2-1 for their rivals.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.40, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers h2h

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago! The meeting was valid for the Premier Division 2024, on 25-08-2024. On that occasion, the clubs drew 1-1.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Galway United

Premier Division leaderboard now

Considering the home team Galway United, standing in 4th place with 42 points in the Premier Division competition in Republic of Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 11 wins, 8 losses and, 9 draws.

In the 19th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Sligo Rovers which is just above, in 3rd place.

Galway United analysis

Galway United after 18 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 24 goals and conceded only 20 to opponents.

Recent results have shown that Galway United is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

With an average ball possession of 38.54% per game in the current league, Galway United cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Shamrock Rovers they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 5 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 6 wins against 3 losses, and 5 draws.

Best goalscorer from Galway United

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Stephen Walsh. Galway United owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

Shamrock Rovers

Premier Division leaderboard now

Shamrock Rovers arrives in this game with 39 points, and in 6th place in the Premier Division, having won 10 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 9 draws.

Shamrock Rovers analysis

We have reached matchday 18 in Premier Division and at the moment Shamrock Rovers has made 36 goals and conceded 29.

As we approach the Regular Season, Shamrock Rovers is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.26 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Shamrock Rovers team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 63.04% to control the game.

Shamrock Rovers is a more offensive team than Galway United, having 2686 attacks vs. 2565 from Galway United, having scored 36 times, in comparison, Galway United converted into goal 24 times.

Best goalscorer from Shamrock Rovers

In this season, the individual highlight is Johnny Kenny that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Shamrock Rovers achieved in several matches.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Galway United is Stephen Walsh, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Shamrock Rovers is Johnny Kenny, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Shamrock Rovers scores an average of 1.07 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 1.53.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.64 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Shamrock Rovers is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.52 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Shamrock Rovers in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 7.06 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Galway United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Shamrock Rovers who only saw the red card twice. 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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