Derry City vs Galway United

Derry City

1 - 1

Galway United

🕒 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Galway United 8

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Derry City outshot their opponent (24-6).
Derry City controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 17

Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.83

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

1.83

PPG

0.78

1.72

0.78

0.94

1.22

50%

O2.5

28%

61%

BTTS

50%

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Galway United rank8th

Derry City points63

Galway United points39

Derry City: #2 · 63 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

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

Derry City last 5 home

W W D D D

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-4

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

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

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Galway United score away56%

Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Galway United 27%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05

Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Derry City score 25% above league average, while Galway United score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Derry City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

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

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

456

288

Passes Accurate

344

167

Passes %

75%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' A. O'Reilly

27'

27' M. Dyer

33'

33' M. Connolly

43'

43' R. Slevin

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Dyer

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Hickey

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: J. Keohane

52'

52' P. Hickey

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Duffy

Penalty

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ G. Buckley

2nd substitution · For: R. Donelon

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ V. Borden

3rd substitution · For: D. Hurley

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Thomas

1st substitution · For: R. Benson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Dyer

4th substitution · For: S. Walsh

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Boyce

2nd substitution · For: P. Hoban

88'

88' K. Brouder

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ B. Burns

5th substitution · For: Sean Kerrigan

Derry City vs Galway United 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City drew 1-1 with Galway United on Friday, 07 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: A. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Derry City at 14'. M. Dyer received a yellow card for Galway United at 27'. M. Connolly received a yellow card for Derry City at 33'. R. Slevin received a yellow card for Galway United at 43'. Galway United took the lead at 44' when M. Dyer scored, with the assist credited to P. Hickey, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. McCarthy replacing J. Keohane. P. Hickey received a yellow card for Galway United at 52'. Derry City leveled the score at 53' when M. Duffy scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 60', with G. Buckley replacing R. Donelon. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 60', with V. Borden replacing D. Hurley. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 75', with D. Thomas replacing R. Benson. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 79', with M. Dyer replacing S. Walsh. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 81', with L. Boyce replacing P. Hoban. K. Brouder received a yellow card for Galway United at 88'. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 89', with B. Burns replacing Sean Kerrigan.

Derry City used 2 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Derry City got 2 yellow cards, while Galway United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Derry City outshot their opponent (24-6).
Derry City controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	4
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (30.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

19 Jun 2026 Galway United vs Derry City — - — 04 May 2026 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1 03 Apr 2026 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 1

2025-2026 Season

22 Aug 2025 Galway United vs Derry City 1 - 2 13 Jun 2025 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1 18 Apr 2025 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 3 07 Mar 2025 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

30 Aug 2024 Galway United vs Derry City 1 - 0 07 Jun 2024 Derry City vs Galway United 2 - 0 03 May 2024 Galway United vs Derry City 0 - 0 29 Mar 2024 Derry City vs Galway United 0 - 1