The visiting Bray Wanderers side should be favourites in this visit to Galway United, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
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.
Galway United form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Galway United have to build on here at Eamonn Deacy Park in the First Division. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Galway to get some points in this home game. Galway are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Eamonn Deacy Park, having lost their two previous games here.
Galway are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 275 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by V. Faherty).
Galway United lost their last game at Drogheda United (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Galway United lost 0-1 at home to Longford Town.
Galway has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Galway defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
Things could have gone better for Bray Wanderers in their First Division away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
The Wanderers goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 273 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Wanderers go into this game after a win, the home game against Shamrock Rovers II that ended 1-0. Before that, Bray Wanderers secured a home win against UCD with the score 2-0.
Bray Wanderers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. The Bray Wanderers manager G. Cronin has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Galway, three draws and five wins for Bray Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Lynch 4 goals |  G. Shaw 3 goals |  F. Lomboto 2 goals |
Galway United missing players
Bray Wanderers missing players
| Galway United | Bray Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 71% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 150% | 86% |
- All of Bray Wanderers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bray Wanderers have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Bray Wanderers have scored more than double the goals of Galway United.
- Bray Wanderers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Galway United has the fewest points (1) at home
- Galway United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Galway United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Galway United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Galway United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Galway United have yet to win a game.
- Galway United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Galway United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cabinteely | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Bray Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | UCD | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Wexford Youths | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Galway United | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 3 |