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Drogheda United vs Galway United

Drogheda United
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Galway United
🕒 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Damien McGraith 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 6 · Galway United 8
Referee Stats
Damien McGraith
3 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.33
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Galway United outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 17
Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

30
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.78 / 1.22

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.67
PPG
0.78
1.22
GF
0.78
0.94
GA
1.22
39%
O2.5
28%
50%
BTTS
50%
72%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank6th
Galway United rank8th
Drogheda United points51
Galway United points39
Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0
12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 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.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

L W D W L
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-7
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.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

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

Drogheda United score at home83%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home44%
Galway United score away56%
Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first72%
Drogheda United win after scoring first54%
Galway United score first33%
Galway United win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 33% · Galway United 27%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 34.5' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.22 vs 1.38
Drogheda United concede at home0.94 vs 1.05
Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05
Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38
Drogheda United score 11% below league average, while Galway United score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 10% below league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
46-60 1

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
1
1
Total Shots
8
13
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
1
7
Fouls
14
15
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
0
Total Passes
310
304
Passes Accurate
196
202
Passes %
63%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
6'
6' G. Buckley
31'
31' A. Quinn
44'
44' C. Keeley
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Kareem
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Keeley
52'
52' M. Shaw
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ G. Buckley
1st substitution · For: K. Brouder
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ D. Hurley
2nd substitution · For: A. Piesold
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ M. Shaw
3rd substitution · For: Cillian Tollett
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ A. Quinn
1st substitution · For: J. Bolger
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ R. Brennan
2nd substitution · For: S. Farrell
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ V. Borden
4th substitution · For: A. Bolger
77'
77' L. Heeney
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ G. Cunningham
5th substitution · For: C. Horgan

Drogheda United vs Galway United 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Drogheda United beat Galway United 1-0 on Friday, 04 July 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Damien McGraith.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Buckley received a yellow card for Galway United at 6'. A. Quinn received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 31'. C. Keeley received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 44'.

Second half: Drogheda United took the lead at 50' when D. Kareem scored, with the assist credited to C. Keeley, making the score 1-0. M. Shaw received a yellow card for Galway United at 52'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 57', with G. Buckley replacing K. Brouder. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 58', with D. Hurley replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 58', with M. Shaw replacing Cillian Tollett. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 71', with A. Quinn replacing J. Bolger. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 75', with R. Brennan replacing S. Farrell. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 76', with V. Borden replacing A. Bolger. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 77'. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with G. Cunningham replacing C. Horgan.

Drogheda United used 2 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 3 yellow cards, while Galway United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Galway United outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Drogheda United vs Galway United Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season
06 Apr 2026 Drogheda United vs Galway United 2 - 3 06 Feb 2026 Galway United vs Drogheda United 0 - 1
2025-2026 Season
24 Oct 2025 Galway United vs Drogheda United 1 - 1 04 Jul 2025 Drogheda United vs Galway United 1 - 0 25 Apr 2025 Galway United vs Drogheda United 2 - 1 28 Feb 2025 Drogheda United vs Galway United 1 - 1
2024-2025 Season
23 Sep 2024 Drogheda United vs Galway United 0 - 0 13 Jun 2024 Galway United vs Drogheda United 3 - 0 17 May 2024 Drogheda United vs Galway United 2 - 3 08 Mar 2024 Galway United vs Drogheda United 0 - 0