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Friday, 16/10/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Galway United – Shamrock Rovers

Galway United 7th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 1.37 projected goals by the model
Shamrock Rovers 2nd in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 1.67 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.37 1.67
Galway United Shamrock Rovers
Galway United
29%
Draw
28%
Shamrock Rovers
43%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Galway United Draw Shamrock Rovers
Fair odds 3.44 3.58 2.33
Total goals
3.04
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 Shamrock Rovers

43% Shamrock Rovers to win

Attack
5th vs 9th
Shamrock Rovers attack v Galway United defence
Defence
3rd vs 7th
Shamrock Rovers defence v Galway United attack
Recent xG form
+0.36 vs -0.30
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.37 – 1.67
Galway United v Shamrock Rovers
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: Galway United and Shamrock Rovers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Galway United Shamrock Rovers
xG / match 1.35 · 7th (better) 1.41 · 4th
xGA / match 1.51 · 6th (better) 1.14 · 3rd
xGD / match -0.16 · 7th (better) +0.27 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.28 · 7th (better) 1.58 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.30 (better) +0.36

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet
23%
Shamrock Rovers 2+ goals
51%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.3%
1:2
10.5%
2:1
8.5%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Galway United sample
20 matches
Shamrock Rovers sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Galway United
16 matches
Away xG sample · Shamrock Rovers
16 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

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.