Football preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Galway United take on Bray Wanderers

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 14.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Eamonn Deacy Park (5000 seats)

Galway United and Bray Wanderers are both high-flying in the First Division with their 1st and 2nd places respectively. Let's hope for a great game!

Insights:
  • Galway United have the most scored goals (23) in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have the most points from losing position (5) in First Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Galway United form and stats

As mentioned below, Galway United are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 First Division games. Galway has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Eamonn Deacy Park. We remember; it was Treaty United.

Galway United's last game was hosting Bray Wanderers (placed 2nd) and winning 1-0.

In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Wexford Youths.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Galway United home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.

It's goals goals goals for Galway who have scored 11 goals from 3 league home games. As for guarding their own goal, Galway United have only let in {1 goals} at home.

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Bray Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bray Wanderers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Two away games in a row for Bray Wanderers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Galway United.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Athlone Town.

Wanderers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Bray Wanderers have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Galway won five, Bray Wanderers triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Galway UnitedV. Borden
V. Borden
5 goals
Bray WanderersB. Feeney
B. Feeney
4 goals

Galway United missing players

Bray Wanderers missing players

Galway United Bray Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 5 9
9 4 0 Won W 0 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
24 12 0 Scored S 2 5 12
3 1 0 Conceded C 2 6 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
56% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 56%
44% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 44%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 33%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
33% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 56%
67% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
6.2 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 10 4.4 5.6
2.9 1.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 2.8 2.1
2.1 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.1 10.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.6 9.2
6.6 6.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.6 3.8
41% 48% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 35%
 
4.2 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.4 5.8
1.8 1.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 2.3
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Bray Wanderers have the most points from losing position (5) in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Bray Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Galway United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Galway United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bray Wanderers have scored away.
  • Galway United have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Galway United have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in First Division
  • Galway United have the fewest conceded goals (3) in First Division
  • Galway United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division
  • Galway United have the most clean sheets (5) in First Division
  • Galway United have the most scored goals (11) at home in First Division
  • Galway United have the most scored goals (23) in First Division
  • Galway United have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in First Division
  • Galway United have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in First Division
  • Galway United have the the best goal difference (+20) in First Division
  • Galway United have won all their games so far.
  • Galway United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Galway United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Galway United is in the best form (6-0-0) in First Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galway United 8 8 0 0 23 3 3 3 0 0 11 1 5 5 0 0 12 2 20 24
2 Bray Wanderers 8 4 3 1 12 8 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 15
3 Waterford United 7 4 2 1 17 6 4 1 2 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 7 1 11 14
4 Cobh Ramblers 8 4 2 2 12 9 4 2 0 2 5 7 4 2 2 0 7 2 3 14
5 Athlone Town 8 3 1 4 10 12 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 2 0 2 4 5 -2 10
6 Wexford Youths 8 2 2 4 9 14 5 2 1 2 6 9 3 0 1 2 3 5 -5 8
7 Finn Harps 8 1 4 3 8 16 4 0 3 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 4 11 -8 7
8 Longford Town 8 1 3 4 6 9 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 2 2 3 5 -3 6
9 Treaty United 7 1 3 3 7 11 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 0 3 1 4 5 -4 6
10 Kerry 8 0 2 6 5 21 4 0 2 2 2 5 4 0 0 4 3 16 -16 2

Read more about First Division

The League of Ireland First Divsion, also known as the SSE Aitricity League First Division, is the second level division of football in the Republic of Ireland. It runs a summer league from February to October with ten teams. Each plays each other three times for a total of 27 fixtures to set the final league table.