Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on August 25th, 2024

A Premier Division match between Shamrock Rovers and Galway United will hold on August 25th, 2024, Sunday at 18:00h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United will occur

The game takes place in the small Tallaght Stadium stadium, in the city of Dublin, with a capacity for 5500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Shamrock Rovers 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 2.27 goals per match played.

Shamrock Rovers last match

Shamrock Rovers is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Celje in a match valid for Europa League, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by S. Bradley played in a 3-5-2 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.75.

Galway United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for FAI Cup, Galway United faced the Shelbourne team, and the score ended with a 1-1 draw.

The game had to be decided in penalty kicks, after a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes and another in overtime.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 2.90.

Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United h2h

The last time these teams met was in a Premier Division themed match that took place on the 26-04-2024 during the 2024 football season, it ended in a 1-1 draw, a competitive one it was.

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

Shamrock Rovers

Premier Division leaderboard now

Considering the home team Shamrock Rovers, standing in 5th place with 38 points in the Premier Division competition in Republic of Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 10 wins, 7 losses and, 8 draws.

Which means that in the 28th round, the team has no advantage, over Galway United team who is in the position 6.

Shamrock Rovers analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Shamrock Rovers is positive: after 27 rounds the team has scored 34 goals, conceding only 26.

The Shamrock Rovers team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 63.2%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Shamrock Rovers has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 34 times with 2520 attacks, while Galway United has only scored 22 times with 2412 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Shamrock Rovers

Johnny Kenny has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 10 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Shamrock Rovers to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Galway United

Premier Division leaderboard now

Galway United arrives in this game with 38 points, and in 6th place in the Premier Division, having won 10 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 8 draws.

The team has the same number of points that the Shamrock Rovers who holds the 5th place in the 28th round.

Galway United analysis

Galway United counted 22 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of Premier Division day number 27.

Recent games have demonstrated that Galway United is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.85 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Galway United

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Stephen Walsh. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Galway United to achieve victory in several disputes.

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 Shamrock Rovers is Johnny Kenny, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Galway United is Stephen Walsh, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

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

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Shamrock Rovers 1.67 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Galway United 0.85 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.74 corners per game.

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 6.56 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

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.3 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 Galway United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Shamrock Rovers who only saw the red card once. 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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