Galway United have mixed results in recent league play, with two wins, one draw and three defeats from their last six, but their home numbers are steadier. They have taken seven points from four at home, scoring seven and conceding six, which matters here because the BTTS-No angle leans on one side failing to land a breakthrough rather than on a one-sided home win.
Derry City’s away record is even more important to that case: they have picked up only one point from two league trips, and their away return is just one goal scored and one conceded. That profile points to a cautious enough game in Galway, especially with Derry coming in without a win in four and having drawn their last two after the defeat to Shelbourne.
Recent results also lean against both teams scoring. Galway have kept only one clean sheet in their last six, but Derry have been shut out in their two away matches and have failed to score in four of their last six overall. The head-to-head also offers a useful clue, with four of the last five meetings seeing one of the two teams fail to score.
The xG figures leave a small note of caution, as Galway are projected at 1.4 and Derry at 1.0, which is not a dominant shutout profile. Even so, Derry’s poor away output and their recent run without a win suggest the more likely route is one side blanking, rather than a free-scoring contest.
My prediction is BTTS - No at 91/100. Derry’s away record shows just one goal scored in two league trips, Galway have kept Derry out in three of the last five meetings, and Derry have failed to score in four of their last six overall. Galway’s home form is decent, but their own clean-sheet record is patchy enough that a narrow home edge without both teams scoring is the cleaner angle.
