Galway United vs Waterford United Predictions

• Galway are on a four-game unbeaten run at home (W3, D1).
• Waterford have seven defeats in their last 10 away games.
• Galway have conceded in their last eight home league games.

Galway can edge out Waterford

Galway host Waterford on Friday in a key fixture in the battle against the drop in Ireland’s Premier Division.

Galway are six points clear of danger and Waterford are one place and one point better off.

Waterford are the team in the better form as they have picked up back-to-back wins, but both of those successes have come at home and their road form has been less impressive. The Blues have seven defeats in their last 10 away games, including their last three, and that suggests home advantage could be key here.

Galway are on a four-game unbeaten run at home, winning three of those games, and they have a strong record against the visitors with three wins in the last four meetings.

A home win looks a strong play here and it could be worth taking the additional risk of backing Galway to take the points and concede. The Tribesmen have gone eight games without a clean sheet at Eamonn Deacy Park in the league and Waterford have only failed to score in two of their last 15 games across all competitions, so goals at both ends looks likely.

There isn’t a great deal to separate these teams and that is reflected in a 2-1 win for Galway as the correct score prediction. Waterford lost 7-2 at Derry in their last road game but that is the only away game this season in which they have shipped more than two goals, while Galway have scored at least two goals in each of their last four home wins and exactly two in three of those.