Galway United 2-1 Derry City — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Ireland - Premier League, 3 Apr 2026

📅03/04/2026 · 🕒22:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-1 2nd Score 0-0
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
31%
2.57
Draw
31%
2.94
Away
38%
2.62
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
55%
1.56
Over 2.5
45%
2.29
Both Teams to Score
Yes
49%
1.96
No
51%
1.75
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
33%
2.29
2-3 Goals
40%
1.71
4-5 Goals
20%
4.64
6+ Goals
7%
27.0
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
12%
4.12
1/2
6%
34.0
1/X
7%
13.45
X/1
11%
5.57
X/2
13%
5.45
X/X
18%
3.69
2/1
8%
34.0
2/2
19%
3.98
2/X
6%
13.4
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
31%
Home Win
35%
-4.3pp
31%
Draw
30%
+0.7pp
38%
Away Win
34%
+3.6pp
55%
Under 2.5
60%
-5.6pp
45%
Over 2.5
40%
+5.6pp
49%
BTTS Yes
47%
+2.3pp
51%
BTTS No
53%
-2.3pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Galway United EU Bookmakers 39%
Head to Head
AWAY Derry City EU Bookmakers 38%
-10% / -10% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +5% / +0%
1.49/1.18 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.18/1.09
-1% / -13% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) +14% / +2%
50% Ball Possession 50%
10 Total Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 4
308 · 75% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 321 · 75%
24.6 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 17.1
20.9 Crosses 17.0
2.9 Yellow Cards 2.6
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Galway United
1W-2D-3L
AWAY Derry City
1.00 Avg Goals (FT) 1.50
1.08 xG 1.94
37% Ball Possession 63%
10 Total Shots 17
2 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 5
163 Passes 358
60% Pass Accuracy 77%
18 Box Touches 23
12 Crosses 20
4 Yellow Cards 3
22.08.2025 Galway United Galway United 1-2 HT 1-1 Derry City Derry City İRL
13.06.2025 Derry City Derry City 1-1 HT 1-1 Galway United Galway United İRL
18.04.2025 Galway United Galway United 2-3 HT 1-1 Derry City Derry City İRL
07.03.2025 Derry City Derry City 1-1 HT 0-1 Galway United Galway United İRL
30.08.2024 Galway United Galway United 1-0 HT 0-0 Derry City Derry City İRL
07.06.2024 Derry City Derry City 2-0 HT 0-0 Galway United Galway United İRL
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Galway United
2-1
AWAY Derry City
1.23 xG 1.29
36% Ball Possession 64%
18 Total Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 6
107 Passes 298
46% Pass Accuracy 72%
20 Box Touches 35
18 Crosses 20
1 Yellow Cards 0
POST-MATCH Galway United vs Derry City
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Galway United squeezed past Derry City 2-1. Half-time: 1-0.

Our pre-match split (31% / 31% / 38%) promised a tight game; Galway United found the edge the numbers couldn't. The goals read — under 2.5 goals (55%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, Galway United had 36% of the ball to Derry City's 64%, shots finished 18-12, expected goals 1.23 to 1.29.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Derry City led the recent series with 3 wins, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 1.00 goals for Galway United and 1.50 for Derry City.

What was the final score of Galway United vs Derry City?

Galway United 2-1 Derry City in the Ireland - Premier League on 03/04/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Galway United vs Derry City?

Before kick-off our model rated an Derry City win the most likely single outcome at about 38%, with the full match-result split Galway United 31%, draw 31%, Derry City 38%. The final score 2-1 went against our main leads this time — single matches are noisy by nature; our accuracy is measured across thousands of predictions, not one result.

✗ Match Result (Derry City) ✗ Under 2.5 ✗ BTTS No
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