Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United Predictions

• Shamrock are the league leaders with 35 points from 18 games.
• Rovers have six clean sheets in nine home league games.
• Galway have four defeats in their last five and have failed to score in three of those games.

Pacesetters Shamrock entertain Galway

Shamrock Rovers lead the way in Ireland’s Premier Division and they should be able to see off visitors Galway fairly comfortably on Friday.

Galway made a positive start to the season with just two defeats in their opening 12 games but they have hit a rough patch and have four losses in their last five.

Shamrock have the best home record in the league with six wins in their last nine games. Their defence has been key to their success as they have only conceded six goals in front of their own fans, with six clean sheets in those nine home games.

Rovers have won their last three home games without conceding, and backing the hosts to win to nil looks a strong play here.

Shamrock have scored at least twice in each of their last five games – all wins – and a 2-0 home win looks a reasonable correct score prediction.

Galway may be out of sorts, but they rarely concede heavily and they have only conceded more than twice in one of their 17 league games – and they haven’t lost by more than two goals all season.

Graham Burke is Shamrock’s leading scorer this season with six goals. The 31-year-old is in form with four goals and two assists in his last six games and he can add to his haul against Galway.