Bray Wanderers will aim to utilise their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The home team are currently 14 points behind Galway United.
- Bray Wanderers have the most clean sheets (7) at home in First Division
- Galway United is in the best form (4-1-1)
Bray Wanderers and Galway United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
When playing at home in the First Division, Bray Wanderers have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Wanderers to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager G. Cronin led his Bray Wanderers to a defeat in the First Division match away at Wexford Youths. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Carlisle Grounds. A goal frenzy last time out for Wanderers, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Wexford Youths. Fun stuff to watch!
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Galway United.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Galway United in the First Division. That match is four days after this one.
The Bray Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bray Wanderers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Carlisle Grounds in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
Galway United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (12) in First Division, on their First Division travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Galway United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Cork City.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Bray Wanderers.A new game in only four days for Galway, the First Division home match versus Bray Wanderers. Busy days.
The visiting Galway have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Galway have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Galway United - Wanderers 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wanderers three wins, four draws and Galway United three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Keating 9 goals | W. Waweru 8 goals |  J. Doyle 7 goals |
Bray Wanderers missing players
Galway United missing players
| Bray Wanderers | Galway United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 39 |
| 31 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 78% | 69% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 63% | 54% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 63% |
| 52% | 54% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| 26% | 23% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 30% |
| 15% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 48% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 23% | 41% |
| 41% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 54% | 48% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 22% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 38% | 38% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 28% |
- Bray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bray Wanderers have the most clean sheets (7) at home in First Division
- Galway United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division
- Galway United have the most clean sheets (12) in First Division
- Galway United is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | Galway United | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | UCD | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Treaty United | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Cork City | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -11 | 33 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -21 | 28 |
| 9 | Cabinteely | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -21 | 25 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -26 | 21 |