Galway United – Waterford

Galway United and Waterford have met 4 times down the years, and the overall balance favours Galway United, who have won 1 of those games to 1, with 2 finishing level. On paper it is a fixture with a clear favourite, yet many of the meetings have been decided by the finest of margins. Goals have rarely been in short supply. These games produce 3.5 on average, with 50% of the meetings bringing three or more, and both teams have found the net in 75% of them, which points to an open contest more often than a cagey one. Where the game is played has mattered. Galway United hold 1-1-0 as hosts in this fixture, and Waterford show 1-1-0 at home, underlining how much home comfort can tilt an otherwise close rivalry one way or the other. Current form reads clearly enough: Galway United have 1 wins in their last 5, scoring 1 each time out, and Waterford have 2 from 5, netting 2.2 on average. Momentum like that can quickly override what the historical numbers suggest. Broken down, that leaves Galway United winning around 25% of the time, 50% ending level and Waterford on about 25%. The balance gives one side the edge, but enough draws and surprises to keep it interesting. The last time these teams met, on 19.10.2026, the game ended Waterford 3–2 Galway United, and that scoreline still shapes how the fixture is viewed. A new date is yet to be confirmed, leaving that result as the freshest reference point.