Match Report
Limerick (6th, 36 pts) visited Galway United (8th, 26 pts) with 10 points between them. On the form table Galway United stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Galway United ran at 1.33 scored and 1.56 conceded, Limerick at 1.22 and 1.52.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Galway United have 2 wins to Limerick's 2, with 0 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 3-2.