Premier Division · Full time ·Matchday 30

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

1 – 3 Full time

8′Cian Kavanagh
18′Jimmy Keohane
33′Carl McHugh
39′Stephen Walsh
50′Connor BarrattFrantz Pierrot
50′Stephen Walshfrancely lomboto
54′Ruben GillespieKaiyne Woolery
70′A. GabbidonLuke Pearce
76′Kristopher TwardekDylan Connolly
80′Luke Pearce
84′Jimmy Keohane
86′Jimmy Keohane
87′Gareth McElroy
90′David HurleyJunior Thiam

Showgrounds, Sligo

Sligo Rovers 29%
Draw 27%
Galway United 44%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

20 Shots 13
4 Shots on target 5
63 Possession % 37
8 Corners 4
14 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 1
1 Saves 3
336 Accurate passes 149

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySligo RoversDrawGalway United
Model24.1%27.3%48.6%
Market30.9%26.5%42.6%
Final29.2%26.7%44.1%
Edge-6.8%+0.8%+6.0%

Confidence: Low

Why Galway United

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.60 vs 1.06.
  • Better recent form: 1 wins in the last 6 vs 0 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Galway United below the model: +6.0 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Sligo Rovers ↓ / Galway United → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 10% 9% 1 13% 9% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 76%
3+ goals 50%
No goals 8%

Sligo Rovers and Galway United expected goals

Sligo Rovers 1.06
Galway United 1.60

Total expected goals: 2.66

Sligo Rovers and Galway United attack and defence ratings

Sligo Rovers

Attack 0.64 -36%
Defence 1.41 +41%

Galway United

Attack 0.99 -1%
Defence 1.15 +15%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United: result vs prediction

Sligo Rovers 1 – 3 Galway United

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

Other Matchday 30 fixtures

Premier Division

Before and after this match

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Galway United 44.1% 2.27 +6.0% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 50.3% 1.99 — —
Both teams to score Yes 53.4% 1.87 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 73.3% 1.36 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 51.4% 1.94 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Sligo Rovers29.2%
Draw26.7%
Galway United44.1%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.549.7%
Under 2.550.3%
Both teams to scoreYes53.4%
No46.6%
Double chance1X (home or draw)55.9%
12 (either side)73.3%
X2 (draw or away)70.8%
Handicap -1Galway United win26.0%
Push (exactly one goal)22.6%
Loss51.4%
Correct score (top 3)1-113.1%
0-110.0%
1-29.5%

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United stats

Sligo Rovers and Galway United recent form

newest first
Sligo Rovers LLDLDD
Galway United LDWDDD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Sligo Rovers and Galway United going into this match

league record before kick-off

Sligo Rovers record

  • They have won 5 of their 30 league games this season, scoring 0.8 goals per match.
  • They have kept 6 clean sheets in 30 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 15 of 30 matches.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 3 matches.

Galway United record

  • They have won 8 of their 29 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.
  • They have kept 3 clean sheets in 29 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 8 of 29 matches.
  • They have converted 1 of 3 penalties (33%).
  • 40% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

4Sligo Rovers wins 2Draws 4Galway United wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-07-11Galway UnitedSligo RoversPremier Division3-2
2026-05-16Sligo RoversGalway UnitedPremier Division1-4
2026-02-27Galway UnitedSligo RoversPremier Division1-0
2026-01-24Sligo RoversGalway UnitedFriendlies Clubs6-0
2025-09-22Galway UnitedSligo RoversPremier Division0-1
2025-06-23Sligo RoversGalway UnitedPremier Division2-1
2025-05-16Galway UnitedSligo RoversPremier Division0-1
2025-04-12Sligo RoversGalway UnitedPremier Division1-2
2025-01-25Sligo RoversGalway UnitedFriendlies Clubs2-2
2024-10-25Galway UnitedSligo RoversPremier Division2-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 31.0%, draw 26.6%, away 42.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 3.03 3.50 2.20
Bet365 2.90 3.50 2.15
BetVictor 2.90 3.50 2.15
Betano 2.95 3.45 2.20
Betfair 3.00 3.50 2.20
Dafabet 2.95 3.40 2.23
Marathonbet 3.02 3.50 2.18
Pinnacle 3.12 3.64 2.25
SBO 3.02 3.25 2.12
Unibet 2.95 3.40 2.28
William Hill 3.00 3.30 2.15

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 3.00 ▲ +0.05
X 3.50 ▲ +0.10
2 2.18 ▼ -0.07

14 snapshots recorded, from .