The league table in First Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Bray Wanderers leading Galway United by 12 points. Match preview to follow:
Galway United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a First Division game only four sleeps ago.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
Bray Wanderers, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in First Division, have performed here at Carlisle Grounds this season with 6 wins from 8 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
It's back home for Wanderers, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Shamrock Rovers II away with the result 2-0. D. Lynch and D. Daly found the net in that victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting UCD and winning 3-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Wanderers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Bray Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Athlone Town for a First Division game in only three days.
The Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Wanderers have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Galway United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Galway United has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Drogheda United.
Galway United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Drogheda United proved too strong as Galway United slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Eamonn Deacy Park. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Longford Town at their stadium, the result 6-2.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Galway playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
A new game in only three days for Galway, the First Division home match versus UCD. Busy days.
Galway have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Galway United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Galway United - Wanderers 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bray Wanderers victories, three draws and two Galway United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Shaw 8 goals |  D. Lynch 6 goals | S. McEvoy 5 goals |
Bray Wanderers missing players
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| Bray Wanderers | Galway United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 75% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 50% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 31% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 12% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | 40 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 67% | 64% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 92% |
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals (12) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the most clean sheets (6) at home in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the most clean sheets (9) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the most points (19) at home in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the the best goal difference (+12) at home in First Division
- Bray Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bray Wanderers is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Galway United has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in First Division
- Galway United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Galway United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bray Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 3 | UCD | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Cobh Ramblers | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Cabinteely | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 7 | Galway United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers II | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -21 | 12 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -25 | 9 |