2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Prediction for Limerick v Galway (Semi-Final)

We have reached the business end of this years All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, and the second Semi-Final of this prestigious tournament will see Limerick take on Galway for the right to play against either Clare or Kilkenny in the final. Just like the first Semi-Final, we believe that this is going to be a cracking game to watch, even if you do not support one of these sides, and below we have given you our prediction as to who we think will win this match and book themselves a Final spot.

📆 Limerick v Galway Match Information

Below we are going to give you some quick and useful information regard this Semi-Final match between Limerick and Galway. We are obviously not obliging you, but we do suggest that you take a note of the following information and set yourself a reminded on your mobile so that you do not end up missing any of the play.

Venue: Croke Park

Date: 3rd July

Time: 15:30

N.B. If you are a big fan of hurling and are going to be in or close to Dublin on this weekend, then we really do suggest that you try and get a ticket for this game - even though they do sell out pretty quickly. If you do not manage to land yourself a ticket, you should still head to Croke Part to soak in the great atmosphere and watch the match at a nearby pub.

🏐 Limerick and Galway Recent Performances

Whenever you are thinking about betting on a team to win a particular game, whatever your chosen sport is, it is always a good move to take a look at how both the teams have been playing recently. Why is it that we say this? Well, if a team has been considerably out of form and are going to be playing a team that are playing some of the best hurling if their lives, then it should be clear, even to novice gamblers, that you should not put your money on the team that is out of form.

Yes, of course, there is absolutely no guarantee that the out of form team will not pull a rabbit out of the hat and go on to win the match, but form is always something that needs to be considered when betting on sporting events in sports such as hurling. Thus, with this firmly in our mind, we shall now look at how it is that Limerick and Clare made it to the Semi-Final stage of the All-Ireland SHC.

Limerick play in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, and they finished second in Group Stage of the 2022 edition due to the fact that Clare had a +1 better points difference overall. The fact that they finished second meant that they qualified for the 2022 Munster Final, where they went on to beat Clare in a dramatic penalty shootout. This means that Limerick have now won the Munster SHC for the last four years in a row, and have 23 titles to their name overall.

Their first game of the 2022 edition saw them take on Cork, and they went on to win the match by 11 points. After this, they played against Waterford, and won the match by three points, before they beat Tipperary in the Third Round by a solitary point. Their final match of the Group Stage was against Clare, and this finished as a draw since both teams managed to score 24 points each.

Since they won the Munster SHC, they got the advantage of getting a bye into the Semi-Finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, while the runners-up, Clare, had to settle for a bye into the Quarter-Finals of the same competition.

So, as can be seen from above, Limerick went unbeaten in this year's Munster Senior Hurling Championship, although they did have a couple of close encounters with Clare. When it comes to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Limerick are the defending champions as they won this title in 2021 - they also won it in 2018 and 2020, so they have been pretty dominant in recent years. Overall, they have won this title on 10 occasions.

Galway compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, and they finished as runners-up in this year's edition, losing to Kilkenny in the final. When it comes to the Leinster SHC, they have won the title just three times, but the last time they won it was just four years ago in 2018.

Galway finished at the top of the group in the 2022 edition of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, with four wins and a draw from the five matches that they played. Their first match was against Wexford, which ended in a draw, while they beat Westmeath by a stunning 25 points in their second match. In round three, they took on Kilkenny, the dominant force in recent years, and won by a single point, while Round Four saw them beat Laois by 22 points. Their final match of the Group Stage was against Dublin, and they won by six points.

As runners-up of the Leinster SHC, they got a bye into the Quarter-Finals of the All-Ireland SHC, while the winners, Kilkenny, were given a bye into the Semi-Final stage. In the Quarter-Final stage of the All-Ireland SHC, Galway took on Cork and won the match by a solitary point to book themselves a spot in the Semi-Final against Limerick.

So, as you can see from the above, Galway have been in some pretty decent form as of late since they did not lose a match in the 2022 Munster SHC or the All-Ireland SHC. When it comes to successes in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, they have won the title on five occasions, with their last win coming back in 2017.

How have the recent games between Limerick and Galway played out? Well, this happens to be a pretty irregular fixture because both of these teams play in opposite provinces, but when they do clash, it is usually an entertaining fixture to say the least. They have played against each other 12 times, with Limerick winning seven, Galway winning four, and one match being drawn. The last time that they played was in the Semi-Final of the 2022 All-Ireland SHC, and Limerick came out on top in a match where 51 points were scored. You should keep such stats in your mind when you are considering placing a bet on your winner for this game.

💯 Limerick vs Galway Odds

Sometimes it is not that easy to find competitive odds for particular hurling matches since many top bookies only have outright markets since this is not that big a sport outside of Ireland. However, we do not like letting down any of our readers, which is why we put a lot of effort into finding some quality bookies that you can count on when it comes to providing match odds for hurling. In the table below, you can see the various odds that the top bookies have on offer at the moment for this match between Limerick and Galway.

Team
Limerick	1.30	1.25	1.25	1.33	1.30	1.25
Galway	4.00	4.50	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.50

So, as you can see from the table above, all of the best bookmakers for hurling betting have Limerick as the overwhelming favourites to win this match and book themselves a spot in the Final. This is not that surprising at all to be honest, since they have been one of the dominant teams in recent years.

📊 Odds of Limerick and Galway Winning the Title

Above we provided you with odds that the best sportsbooks are offering for Limerick and Clare to win this Semi-Final, but you might also want to place an outright wager too. If you happen to be new to betting on sports, then you might not know what an outside bet is - it is a bet where you bet on the team that you think will win the title.

In the table below, you can see the odds that the top bookies are offering for Limerick and Galway to go on and lift the All-Ireland SHC trophy.

Team
Limerick	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Galway	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.00	7.00	7.50

So, as you can see in this table, the sportsbooks have Limerick as having a much better chance of going on to win the title than Galway. In fact, they actually have Limerick as overwhelming favourites over the remaining three teams. In fact, with the odds that they are offering, it is basically like they are saying that we should just go ahead and give them the title now.

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🏆 Our Limerick v Galway Match Prediction

So, who do we think will go on and win this second Semi-Final and book themselves a spot in the final against either Clare or Kilkenny? Well, both sides will fancy their chances of winning this game, but we have got to go with the sports betting sites here because we think that Limerick have a better team than Galway. If Limerick perform to the best of their ability, then they will go on to win this match.