Waterford United vs Galway United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on September 27th, 2024

Waterford United and Galway United will play on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in a Premier Division game to be held in Republic of Ireland, check the Waterford United vs Galway United betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Waterford United vs Galway United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Waterford Regional Sports Centre stadium, in the city of Waterford, with a capacity for 5500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Waterford 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 2.28 goals per match played.

Waterford United last match

In the last match they played, Waterford United collected a defeat. The opposing team was St Patrick's, and the match - which ended with the result of 3-0 - was valid for Premier Division.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 were a sign of it.

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 Premier Division, Galway United faced the Drogheda United team, and the score ended with a 0-0 draw.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.50.

Waterford United vs Galway United h2h

The last time these two teams clashed was on 12-07-2024, in a match of the 2024 season of the Premier Division, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Galway United.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The performance of the Galway United team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Waterford United team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Waterford United

Premier Division leaderboard now

Waterford United enters into this match occupying 6th place in the Premier Division with a negative balance. The team has scored 43 points, winning only 13 games, losing 14, and scoring 4 draws.

This means that, in the 32nd round, the team has an advantage of 2 points, and the St Patrick's team is just behind in 7th place.

Waterford United analysis

At the end of round 31 in Premier Division, Waterford United scored 39 goals and conceded 39 goals.

The Waterford United team comes from a defeat in the Premier Division, and its coach Keith Long wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Waterford United seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

An average of 3.71 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Waterford 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.

Waterford United has a ball possession average of 48.94% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Waterford United vs Galway United 2024 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Having won 6 games away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 7 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

In comparison to Galway United 2816 attacks and 26 goals, Waterford United has had 3012 attacks and 39 goals.

Best goalscorer from Waterford United

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Padraig Amond. The Attacker scored 12 goals in the current season, helping Waterford United to achieve victory in several disputes.

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 46 points, and in 4th place in the Premier Division, having won 12 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 10 draws.

Which means that, with no advantage related to points, the team is ahead the Sligo Rovers team closing in at the 5th place in the 32nd round.

Galway United analysis

Galway United counted 26 goals scored and 22 conceded at the end of Premier Division day number 31.

Recent performances have shown that Galway United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

This is a top 5 team in the Premier Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.84 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.

Galway United may struggle to maintain their level of play when facing a grueling schedule featuring multiple games in quick succession. Despite both teams having odds of over 2 to win, Galway United busy schedule could play a significant role in the final outcome against Waterford United.

Best goalscorer from Galway United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Stephen Walsh. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Galway United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Galway United, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Waterford United that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.8.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Waterford United is Padraig Amond, who has already scored 12 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 15 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 1-0, something to take into consideration.

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 Waterford United 1.53 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Galway United 0.8 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.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.66 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.42 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 Waterford United who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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