Galway United vs St Patricks Predictions

Galway United vs St Patricks predictions ahead of this clash in the Irish top flight on Friday. St Patrick’s Athletic host Galway United, aiming to return to winning ways in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Read on for our free betting tips and predictions.

League of Ireland Premier | June 20 2025 at 7:45 pm UK at Eamonn Deacy Park

Galway United vs St Patricks Predictions

Can Galway Turn the Tide or Will St Pat’s Get Back on Track?

• Clean Sheets Rare at Home for Galway
  • Just once in nine home games have Galway managed to keep their visitors off the scoresheet—a worrying trend that should continue here.
• BTTS Trend Alive and Well
  • Four of Galway’s last five league matches have seen both sides score, showing a consistent lack of defensive control in open play.
• St Pat’s Defensive Woes on the Road
  • The visitors have leaked an average of 1.3 goals per away game—certainly not the kind of stat that screams shutout potential.

Best Bet for Galway United vs St Patricks

On Friday evening, Eamonn Deacy Park plays host to a contest that might not light up the back pages but promises plenty of tension, urgency, and a fair bit of tactical grit. Galway United, sitting in the lower half of the League of Ireland Premier Division table, will welcome a St Patrick’s Athletic side that have been teetering between brilliance and bewilderment. Five points separate these two, and yet it feels like this is one of those matches where form might just fly out the window.

The Tribesmen, under John Caulfield, haven’t exactly been flying, but a three-match unbeaten run has added some stability to a previously rocky campaign. Their draw-heavy season has left them floating in seventh, neither in danger nor in contention—footballing purgatory, some might say. At home, they’ve been as unpredictable as a Galway weather forecast: four wins, four defeats, and just one draw. Meanwhile, St Pat’s arrive in fourth, licking their wounds after a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Shelbourne and looking to regain momentum in the race for Europe.

There’s history here too. Since 2016, Galway have only once toppled St Pat’s in the league, and their last meeting ended in a 2-0 win for the visitors. But as we know, past records count for little once the whistle goes and the boots start flying. Both teams are flawed, both have weapons, and both badly need a result. It’s set up rather nicely.

Best Bet for This Match: Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

Here at BettingTips4You.com, we pride ourselves on offering just one, clear, confident prediction per match. No menu of maybes—just the strongest selection based on our deep dive into the data. For this clash, we’re backing Both Teams to Score as our Best Bet.

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Now let’s talk logic. Galway have only managed one home clean sheet all season, which tells you a lot about their fragility at the back. They don’t exactly fold like paper, but there’s usually a crack somewhere, and St Pat’s have the forwards to exploit it. Aidan Keena, with his seven league goals, remains the main threat up front. Add Jake Mulraney’s movement—erratic, yes, but also dangerous—and you’ve got a side that’s more than capable of finding the net even if they don’t dominate games.

The problem for St Pat’s, though, is that their own defence is about as watertight as a leaky canoe. Conceding over a goal per game on the road is a worrying stat, and Galway, for all their blunt moments, usually get on the scoresheet at home. Moses Dyer has been their main man up top, bagging eight goals so far this term, and with Patrick Hickey offering support from midfield, they’re far from harmless.

Both teams have scored in four of Galway’s last five matches, and the pattern is hard to ignore. St Pat’s have also been on the receiving end of goals away from home, so the likelihood of both nets bulging here seems quite high.

“This isn’t a battle of clean sheets—it’s a battle of who can outscore the other in 90 chaotic minutes.”
– BettingTips4You.com expert Herrin Kendrick

It’s not going to be silky football. It might not even be pretty. But we’re expecting a scrap, and in scrappy games like this, mistakes happen. Goals follow. Both sides to score? Absolutely.

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Predicted Score: Galway United 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic

Expect a tight affair with chances at both ends. Galway will have their moments, but St Pat’s quality in the final third should see them sneak it late on.

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