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Preview

  • 2026-08-28 at 19:45 GMT marks a key week 29 encounter between Galway United and Shelbourne in 2026's Premier Division.
  • With the data available to us, John Caulfield and Lorcan Fitzgerald have not met as managers before.
  • A view of the standings shows Galway United in 7th spot with 33 points and Shelbourne in 5th on 34 points.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Galway United or Shelbourne.
  • We expect Galway United to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-5-2, and Shelbourne are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw E. McCarthy lead Galway United with a 8.2 TheyScored rating, and S. Moore top-rating for Shelbourne at 7.9.
  • Galway United secured a win (2-1 vs Dundalk), while Shelbourne had to settle for a draw (2-2 vs Ajax).
  • Form edge goes to Galway United (1-4-0) against a faltering Shelbourne (0-1-4) from their past 5 matches.
  • Shelbourne lead this rivalry - 14 wins from 29 matches versus Galway United (who've won just 6 games), alongside 9 draws.
  • With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (5-4-4 vs 5-6-2) and scoring roughly 1.46-1.36 goals, a 0-0 draw seems on the cards.

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Galway is going head to head with Shelbourne on 28/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the Ireland Premier Division. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Galway v Shelbourne H2H statistics!