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St Patrick's Athletic 2 - Galway United
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St Patrick's Athletic
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Galway United
Following St Patrick’s 3-1 against Galway five days ago in the FAI Cup, the two sides meet again, this time in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Key Betting Tip: St Patrick's Athletic to win @1.70 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.
St Patrick’s Predicted XI: Anang, Redmond, McLaughlin, Turner, Kazeem, Lennon, Leavy, Forrester, Mulraney, Kavanagh, Melia
Galway Predicted XI: Clarke, Brouder, Buckley, Hickey, Blogger, Burns, Hurley, Keohane, McGuinness, McCarthy
With just two months remaining of the season, Galway are sitting in a precarious position, whilst St Patrick’s look comfortable. Galway are 9th, level on points with Sligo Rovers, who sit in the relegation play-off zone. St Patrick’s are in 5th, five points off qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round.
The two Irish sides have faced off against each other 47 times in their history. St Patrick’s have won 27, Galway have won 13, and they have drawn nine.
Recent Head-to-Head Results:
Sep 2025 – St Patrick’s Athletic 3–1 Galway United (FAI Cup) Jun 2025 – Galway United 3–1 St Patrick’s Athletic (Premier Division) May 2025 – St Patrick’s Athletic 2–0 Galway United (Premier Division) Feb 2025 – Galway United 2–1 St Patrick’s Athletic (Premier Division) Oct 2024 – St Patrick’s Athletic 2–1 Galway United (Premier Division)
As we can see from the last five fixtures, the results between these two sides are very equal. St Patrick’s have won thrice and Galway have won twice.
St Patrick’s Last 5 Matches:
St Patrick’s Athletic 3–1 Galway United (FAI Cup) St Patrick’s Athletic 2–0 Drogheda United (Leinster Senior Cup) Derry City 2–2 St Patrick’s Athletic (Premier Division) Drogheda United 0–1 St Patrick’s Athletic (Premier Division) St Patrick’s Athletic 2–0 Shelbourne (FAI Cup)
St Patrick’s last five has shown them performing extremely well. Four wins and one draw is a great return from five matches.
Galway Last 5 Matches:
St Patrick’s Athletic 3–1 Galway United (FAI Cup) Shelbourne 1–0 Galway United (Premier Division) Galway United 1–2 Derry City (Premier Division) Salthill 0–4 Galway United (FAI Cup) Galway United 0–0 Shamrock Rovers (Premier Division)
Galway’s performance has definitely been worse. They have managed just one win, and they have also suffered three defeats and a draw.
Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.
Football Park’s best tip: St Patrick's Athletic to win @1.70 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.
Jake Mulraney (St Patrick's) – Born in Dublin, Jake Mulraney has had a career that has taken him over the globe. He has played for the likes of QPR, Atlanta and Herts during his career.
Brendan Clarke (Galway) – He may be 40 years old, but Brendan Clarke brings an extraordinary amount of experience to this Galway side, who will need him to perform if they hope to stay in the top division of Ireland.
Referee: Information not available
Stadium: Built 100 years ago in 1925 Richmond Stadium blends history with class. The capacity of the stadium is just 2800 when everyone is seated, but it the roars in the stadium feel like 10 times that amount.
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