Drogheda United vs Galway United

2 - 3
🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ O. Moran 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 8 · Galway United 7
Referee Stats
6 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 17%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (16-11).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (58%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

12 / 12
Avg: 1.20 / 1.20

Points

13
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 2-4-4

Goals For / Against

12 / 13
Avg: 1.20 / 1.30

Points

10
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.00
1.20
GF
1.20
1.20
GA
1.30
40%
O2.5
30%
50%
BTTS
70%
50%
Score 1st
20%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank8th
Galway United rank7th
Drogheda United points21
Galway United points21
Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.
Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

D D W W L
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-7
Record2-2-1
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 W D D L
Points6/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-6
Record1-3-1
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.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home80%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home50%
Galway United score away70%
Galway United clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first50%
Drogheda United win after scoring first60%
Galway United score first20%
Galway United win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Galway United 33%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 16.0' · Galway United 33.5'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.20 vs 1.47
Drogheda United concede at home1.20 vs 1.24
Galway United score away1.20 vs 1.24
Galway United concede away1.30 vs 1.47
Drogheda United score 18% below league average, while Galway United score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 3% 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: 70% 2H scored: 30% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
6
Total Shots
16
11
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
5
16
Offsides
3
5
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
412
293
Passes Accurate
269
181
Passes %
65%
62%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
3'
3' Goal · 1-0
M. Doyle
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kavanagh
16'
16' A. Kazeem
18'
18' Goal · 2-0
J. Godden
Normal Goal
20'
20' Goal · 2-1
F. Lomboto
Normal Goal
26'
26' Ethan O'Brien
1st substitution · For: R. Brennan
46'
46' F. Pierrot
1st substitution · For: S. Walsh
46'
46' A. Kazeem
2nd substitution · For: L. Devitt
57'
57' E. Agbaje
2nd substitution · For: J. Bucknor
60'
60' F. Lomboto
3rd substitution · For: A. Piesold
61'
61' E. McCarthy
4th substitution · For: K. Twardek
61'
61' Goal · 2-2
K. Twardek
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Walsh
68'
68' Goal · 2-3
A. Piesold
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Twardek
73'
73' M. Wolfe
74'
74' A. Quinn
3rd substitution · For: K. Cruise
75'
75' M. Doyle
4th substitution · For: T. Oluwa
79'
79' Connor Barratt
83'
83' Connor Barratt
5th substitution · For: C. McCormack
84'
84' S. Walsh
90'
90' Evan Watts

Drogheda United vs Galway United 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Drogheda United 3-2 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by O. Moran.

First half: Drogheda United took an early lead at 3' when M. Doyle scored, with the assist credited to B. Kavanagh, making the score 1-0. A. Kazeem received a yellow card for Galway United at 16'. Drogheda United extended the lead at 18' when J. Godden scored, making the score 2-0. Galway United reduced the deficit at 20' when F. Lomboto scored, making the score 2-1. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 26', with Ethan O'Brien replacing R. Brennan.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Pierrot replacing S. Walsh. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Kazeem replacing L. Devitt. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 57', with E. Agbaje replacing J. Bucknor. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 60', with F. Lomboto replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 61', with E. McCarthy replacing K. Twardek. Galway United leveled the score at 61' when K. Twardek scored, with the assist credited to S. Walsh, making the score 2-2. Galway United took the lead at 68' when A. Piesold scored, with the assist credited to K. Twardek, making the score 2-3. M. Wolfe received a yellow card for Galway United at 73'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Quinn replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Doyle replacing T. Oluwa. Connor Barratt received a yellow card for Galway United at 79'. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 83', with Connor Barratt replacing C. McCormack. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 84'. Evan Watts received a yellow card for Galway United at 90'.

Drogheda United used 4 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Galway United got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (16-11).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (58%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

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