Galway United vs St Patrick's — match summary
Republic of Ireland · Premier Division · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 01:45
Full time · score 0-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Galway United 43 · St Patrick's 41
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Galway United 31 · St Patrick's 33
Shots on target 2-1 · corners 1-1 · possession 36-64
NextGOAL tip: Galway United +1 · 2 stars
The last time they met was in Jul 26, when St Patrick's won comfortably 3-0, and before that in May 26 the two teams drew 2-2 at Galway. This time the context is different, because this is the opening round of the season and neither side has any league form to really look at. Galway United played their latest Premier Division match on 19 Oct, losing 3-2 to Waterford United. Their defending is still a concern, especially late in games, where they conceded as much as 40% of all the goals they have conceded in their last 30 matches. Meanwhile St Patrick's lost 1-0 to Derry City in the same competition on the same day. Their attack is not especially sharp, but overall they are still the team that finished 3rd at the end of last season with 59 points from 34 matches. This game is likely to play out with St Patrick's having more of the ball and pushing high up the pitch, while Galway United sit back and wait to counter. If Galway United score first, the game will open up and St Patrick's will have to push forward more, which is the situation the hosts are good at playing in with the spaces that appear.