Cork City vs Galway United

Cork City

2 - 2

Galway United

🕒 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Cork City 10 · Galway United 8

Referee Stats

A. O'Dowd

7 matches · 6.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	86%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (14-14).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 22

Avg: 1.06 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 22

Avg: 0.78 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11

PPG

0.78

1.06

0.78

1.22

33%

O2.5

28%

67%

BTTS

50%

33%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Cork City rank10th

Galway United rank8th

Cork City points24

Galway United points39

Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28

39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts from safety.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cork City last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-4

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Galway United last 5 away

D L D L L

Points2/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-5

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.528%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home78%

Cork City clean sheet at home17%

Galway United score away56%

Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first33%

Cork City win after scoring first33%

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 55% · Galway United 27%

Avg first goal minute: Cork City 30.2' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Cork City concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05

Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Cork City score 23% below league average, while Galway United score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Cork City are 16% above league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Cork City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

287

267

Passes Accurate

173

170

Passes %

60%

64%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' R. Shipston

25'

25' D. Crowley

27'

27' P. Hickey

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Dijksteel

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Shipston

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

P. Hickey

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Esua

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

G. Bolger

Normal Goal

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Cathal O'Sullivan

1st substitution · For: A. Nolan

57'

57' R. Keating

59'

59' C. Lyons

62'

62' A. Nolan

62'

62' G. Cunningham

66'

66' B. Burns

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Shipston

2nd substitution · For: S. Murray

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Hurley

1st substitution · For: V. Borden

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Dijksteel

3rd substitution · For: K. Nelson

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

V. Borden

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Burns

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Burns

2nd substitution · For: R. Donelon

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Dyer

3rd substitution · For: M. Wilson

87'

87' M. Wilson

Cork City vs Galway United 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City drew 2-2 with Galway United on Friday, 14 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. O'Dowd.

First half: R. Shipston received a yellow card for Cork City at 21'. D. Crowley received a yellow card for Cork City at 25'. P. Hickey received a yellow card for Galway United at 27'. Cork City took the lead at 34' when M. Dijksteel scored, with the assist credited to R. Shipston, making the score 1-0. Galway United leveled the score at 45' when P. Hickey scored, with the assist credited to J. Esua, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Cork City took the lead at 51' when G. Bolger scored, making the score 2-1. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 55', with Cathal O'Sullivan replacing A. Nolan. R. Keating received a yellow card for Cork City at 57'. C. Lyons received a yellow card for Cork City at 59'. A. Nolan received a yellow card for Cork City at 62'. G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 62'. B. Burns received a yellow card for Galway United at 66'. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 69', with R. Shipston replacing S. Murray. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 70', with D. Hurley replacing V. Borden. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Dijksteel replacing K. Nelson. Galway United leveled the score at 81' when V. Borden scored, with the assist credited to B. Burns, making the score 2-2. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 83', with B. Burns replacing R. Donelon. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Dyer replacing M. Wilson. M. Wilson received a yellow card for Galway United at 87'.

Cork City used 3 substitutions while Galway United used 3 substitutions. Cork City got 5 yellow cards, while Galway United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (14-14).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Cork City vs Galway United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

26 Sep 2025 Galway United vs Cork City 2 - 1 01 Aug 2025 Cork City vs Galway United 1 - 0 23 May 2025 Galway United vs Cork City 2 - 1 14 Feb 2025 Cork City vs Galway United 2 - 2