Armagh v Galway Prediction, Preview & Odds – All-Ireland Football Final

In this post, we bring you an Armagh v Galway prediction plus all the odds as we preview the 2024 All-Ireland Football Final.

This Sunday we have an All-Ireland final matchup that no one would have expected prior to the season. Armagh will take on Galway with both counties bidding to end a 20+ year wait for All-Ireland football glory.

This is a Galway team that is no stranger to this stage of the Championship having lost in the 2022 final to Kerry. Galwegians will be hoping that this experience stands to their players come Sunday afternoon.

Armagh, on the other hand, can not count on such experience as this team had been perennial underachievers in the Championship having bowed out in the previous two years at the quarter-final stage on penalties.

So who will walk up the steps of the Hogan Stand and hoist the Sam Maguire this Sunday? We take a look at all the matchups, odds, stats and everything else you need to know below.

How To Watch Armagh v Galway?

When is Armagh v Galway?

Armagh v Galway will throw in at 3.30 pm on Sunday, July 28th.

TV Channel

Armagh v Galway will be broadcast live on RTÉ2 & BBC Two NI.

Live Stream

In Ireland, you can stream Armagh v Galway on the RTÉ Player & BBC iPlayer.

Outside the island of Ireland, Armagh v Galway can be streamed on GAAGo with a subscription or by purchasing access to stream the game.

Where is Armagh v Galway Being Played?

The 2024 All-Ireland Football Final between Armagh and Galway will be played in Croke Park in Dublin as is tradition for All-Ireland Finals.

Armagh v Galway Odds

Galway are the favourites for the 2024 All-Ireland Football Final at 11/10 per the latest gaelic football odds at BoyleSports.

Armagh go into this year’s All-Ireland Final as underdogs at 11/8 in the betting.

The odds of a draw after 70 minutes in the All-Ireland Final have never been shorter at odds of 5/1 which suggests that it is a very realistic possibility.

To Win Sam Maguire Odds

Armagh: 11/10

Galway: 8/11

In the all-important ‘To Lift the Cup’ betting, Galway are 8/11 to lift the Sam Maguire after this fixture. That implies that the Tribesmen have a 57.9% chance of winning this year’s All-Ireland Football Championship.

Armagh are slight underdogs at 11/10 to lift the cup which suggests that they have a 47.6% chance of doing so.

Handicap Betting

Armagh: +1 @ 4/5

Galway: -1 @ 13/10

Handicap Draw: +1 @ 15/2

Armagh v Galway Preview

Team News

Armagh Team News

Galway Team News

Starting Team

1. Conor Gleeson

2. Johnny McGrath

3. Sean Fitzgerald

4. Jack Glynn

5. Dylan McHugh

6. Liam Silke

7. Seán Mulkerrin

8. Paul Conroy

9. Sean Kelly

10. Matthew Tierney

11. John Maher

12. Cillian McDaid

13. Rob Finnerty

14. Damien Comer

15. Shane Walsh

Subs: Conor Flaherty, John Daly, Eoghan Kelly, Daniel O'Flaherty, Kieran Molloy, Cathal Sweeney, Céin Darcy, Johnny Heaney, Liam Ó Conghaile, Tomo Culhane, Niall Daly.

Armagh’s Form

Armagh’s 2024 Results

Armagh 1-18 1-16 Kerry | All-Ireland Semi-Final | Croke Park, Co. Dublin

Armagh 2-12 0-12 Roscommon | All-Ireland Quarter-Final | Croke Park, Co. Dublin

Armagh 1-12 0-15 Galway | All-Ireland Groups Round 3 | Markievicz Park, Co. Sligo

Derry 0-15 3-17 Armagh | All-Ireland Groups Round 2 | Celtic Park, Co. Derry

Armagh 0-16 0-11 Westmeath | All-Ireland Groups Round 1 | Athletic Grounds, Co. Armagh

Armagh 0-20 0-20 Donegal (Donegal won 6-5 on penalties) | Ulster Final | Clones, Co. Monaghan

Armagh 0-13 2-06 Down | Ulster Semi-Final | Clones, Co. Monaghan

Fermanagh 0-09 3-11 Armagh | Ulster Quarter-Final | Brewster Park, Co. Fermanagh

Analysis

Armagh earned their spot in this year’s All-Ireland decider courtesy of a hard-fought extra-time victory over Kerry. The Kingdom went into that game heavily fancied to make it to a third consecutive All-Ireland Football Final. The Orchard County had other ideas however and the resilience they showed to pull the game out in extra time after so many heartbreaks from losses on penalties has to be admired.

Prior to that semi-final victory, many people would have questioned the bottle of Kieran McGeeney’s side given that they were unable to close out big games on a number of occasions. With that monkey off their back, you would have to imagine that there is a new sense of belief in the Armagh camp as to what this squad are capable of when the going gets tough.

This Armagh team are not afraid to get bodies behind the ball in defence to frustrate opposition attacks. However, every team gets bodies behind the ball these days. What makes Armagh a good defensive outfit is that they concede very few goals with just 3 goals scored against them in this year’s Championship.

Where this team is really dangerous is on the counterattack. When they turn teams over they are arguably the best in the country at breaking at pace and converting those opportunities into scores.

Galway’s Form

Galway’s 2024 Championship Results

Donegal 0-15 1-14 Galway | All-Ireland Semi-Final | Croke Park, Co. Dublin

Dublin 0-16 0-17 Galway | All-Ireland Quarter-Final | Croke Park, Co. Dublin

Galway 0-14 0-11 Monaghan | All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Final | Pearse Stadium, Galway

Armagh 1-12 0-15 Galway | All-Ireland Groups Round 3 | Markievicz Park, Sligo

Westmeath 0-11 1-12 Galway | All-Ireland Groups Round 2 | Cusack Park, Westmeath

Galway 2-14 0-15 Derry | All-Ireland Groups Round 1 | Pearse Stadium, Galway

Galway 0-16 0-15 Mayo | Connacht Final | Pearse Stadium, Galway

Sligo 0-14 1-13 Galway | Connacht Semi-Final | Markievicz Park, Sligo

London 0-09 5-21 Galway | Connacht Quarter-Final | McGovern Park, London

Analysis

Galway have done it the hard way to get back to a second All-Ireland Final in 3 years. After coming 2nd to Sunday’s opponents Armagh in the All-Ireland group stage they had to go the preliminary quarter-final route. The Tribesmen rose to that challenge, taking care of Monaghan in the preliminary quarter-final and then upsetting the odds against both Dublin in the quarter-final and later Donegal in the semi-final.

The performances against Dublin and Donegal suggest that this is a team ready to claim the sport’s ultimate prize. From a Galway point of view, you would have to worry about this side’s record in deciders at Croke Park under Pádraic Joyce. That record is:

2021 Connacht Final loss to Mayo (yes it was played in Croke Park)

2022 Division 2 League Final loss to Roscommon

2022 All-Ireland Final loss to Kerry

2023 Division 1 League Final loss to Mayo

To give this Galway team credit, they have won plenty of big games in Croke Park such as All-Ireland semi-finals and quarter-finals. Still, their abysmal 0-4 record in deciders at headquarters under Joyce is worth noting.

What makes this current edition of the Galway footballers so good is that they defend incredibly well as a unit. All players are committed to the cause when they are out of possessions. Then when they have the ball they are able to count on top-class forwards such as Damien Comer, Shane Walsh, Matthew Tierney and Cillian McDaid (when he is deployed further up the pitch).

We have to mention Dylan McHugh too of course for the impact he has had from the half-back line for the Tribesmen which sees him in pole position to be crowned Footballer of the Year.

Armagh v Galway Head-To-Head

These two teams are very familiar with each other having faced off in each of the last 3 years.

Recent Meetings

Armagh 1-12 0-15 Galway | 2024 All-Ireland Groups Round 3 | Markievicz Park, Sligo

Galway 1-12 0-16 Armagh | 2023 All-Ireland Groups Round 3 | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Co. Leitrim

Galway 2-21 3-18 Armagh (Galway won 4-1 on penalties) | 2022 All-Ireland Quarter-Final | Croke Park, Co. Dublin

The recent meetings between these two counties suggest there is nothing between the two sides. Galway’s one win from those three fixtures came via penalties after an epic All-Ireland Quarter-Final in 2022.

Armagh were able to fashion a 1-point win last season which saw them top their All-Ireland series group while sending Galway the preliminary quarter-final route.

The most recent fixture between the sides was earlier this summer. That ended in a draw although Armagh would have been the happier with the result as it again ensured they topped the All-Ireland series group while once again consigning Galway to the tougher route.

Armagh v Galway Prediction

Prediction: Armagh 2-13 Galway 1-14

I’m predicting that Armagh will beat Galway by 2 points to win the 2024 All-Ireland Football Final.

As evidenced by recent previous meetings between the two counties, there is very little between these teams. That makes extra-time a very real possibility this Sunday at Croke Park.

Despite this, I think Armagh will do enough to win this game in 70 minutes which will see them crowned as All-Ireland Football Champions for the first time since 2002. When these sides met at HQ in 2022 it was the long ball that caused havoc for the Tribesmen and ultimately what led to Armagh pulling themselves out of a 6-point hole in injury time. In my eyes, defending the long ball is the fatal flaw of this Galway team and the one that will come back to haunt them here.

If we go player for player then Galway surely win the talent battle but Armagh are a side that play better than the sum of their parts. Their attacking moves in particular are an area that can see them overcome Galway in this All-Ireland Final.

Best Bet: Armagh Win & Over 32.5 Match Score

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