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Friday, 30/10/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Drogheda United – Galway United

Drogheda United 9th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 1.61 projected goals by the model
Galway United 7th in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 1.41 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.61 1.41
Drogheda United Galway United
Drogheda United
41%
Draw
28%
Galway United
31%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Drogheda United Draw Galway United
Fair odds 2.47 3.54 3.21
Total goals
3.02
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Drogheda United

41% Drogheda United to win

Attack
9th vs 9th
Drogheda United attack v Galway United defence
Defence
7th vs 7th
Drogheda United defence v Galway United attack
Recent xG form
-0.85 vs -0.30
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.61 – 1.41
Drogheda United v Galway United
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Drogheda United and Galway United compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Drogheda United Galway United
xG / match 1.16 · 9th (better) 1.35 · 7th
xGA / match 1.60 · 8th (better) 1.51 · 6th
xGD / match -0.44 · 9th (better) -0.16 · 7th
xPts / match 1.10 · 9th (better) 1.28 · 7th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.85 (better) -0.30

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Drogheda United clean sheet
22%
Drogheda United 2+ goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.5%
2:1
10.2%
1:2
8.9%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Drogheda United sample
20 matches
Galway United sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Drogheda United
16 matches
Away xG sample · Galway United
16 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.