Drogheda United vs Galway United

Drogheda United

2 - 3

Galway United

🕒 Fri, 17 May 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 19514 🧑‍⚖️ D. Toland 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 9 · Galway United 5

Referee Stats

D. Toland

5 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	20%
Draws	20%
Away wins	60%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 21

Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-6

Goals For / Against

16 / 17

Avg: 0.89 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.44

PPG

1.33

1.56

0.89

1.17

0.94

56%

O2.5

22%

56%

BTTS

39%

44%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank9th

Galway United rank5th

Drogheda United points34

Galway United points52

Drogheda United: #9 · 34 pts · GD -17

27 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.

Galway United: #5 · 52 pts · GD +4

9 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Drogheda United last 5 home

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals9-2

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 L W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-5

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 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 33%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home67%

Drogheda United clean sheet at home33%

Galway United score away61%

Galway United clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first44%

Drogheda United win after scoring first50%

Galway United score first39%

Galway United win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Galway United 25%

Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 22.8' · Galway United 42.7'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.56 vs 1.27

Drogheda United concede at home1.17 vs 0.99

Galway United score away0.89 vs 0.99

Galway United concede away0.94 vs 1.27

Drogheda United score 22% above league average, while Galway United score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Drogheda United are 17% above league average at home, and Galway United are 26% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 6

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 1

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

332

280

Passes Accurate

217

147

Passes %

65%

53%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Slevin

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McCormack

23'

23' C. McCormack

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Weir

Normal Goal

45+6' ↑↓

↑↓

45+6' ⇄ W. Davis

1st substitution · For: Z. Bawa

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. McCormack

1st substitution · For: G. Buckley

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Hickey

2nd substitution · For: M. Nugent

49'

49' G. Buckley

55'

55' S. Walsh

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. O’Sullivan

3rd substitution · For: A. Dervin

66'

66' M. Nugent

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Z. Bawa

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Markey

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. McCarthy

4th substitution · For: W. Aouachria

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Hurley

5th substitution · For: F. Lomboto

82'

82' A. Foley

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Foley

2nd substitution · For: J. Keaney

86'

86' F. Pierrot

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Markey

3rd substitution · For: O. Gallagher

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Kazeem

6th substitution · For: Leonardo Gaxha

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Nugent

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Walsh

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

S. Walsh

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Nugent

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

Galway United beat Drogheda United 3-2 on Friday, 17 May 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. Toland. It was played at Unknown Venue 19514.

First half: Galway United took an early lead at 4' when R. Slevin scored, with the assist credited to C. McCormack, making the score 0-1. C. McCormack received a yellow card for Galway United at 23'. Drogheda United leveled the score at 24' when E. Weir scored, making the score 1-1. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 45+6', with W. Davis replacing Z. Bawa.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. McCormack replacing G. Buckley. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Hickey replacing M. Nugent. G. Buckley received a yellow card for Galway United at 49'. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 55'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 62', with K. O’Sullivan replacing A. Dervin. M. Nugent received a yellow card for Galway United at 66'. Drogheda United took the lead at 73' when Z. Bawa scored, with the assist credited to D. Markey, making the score 2-1. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 78', with E. McCarthy replacing W. Aouachria. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 78', with D. Hurley replacing F. Lomboto. A. Foley received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 82'. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Foley replacing J. Keaney. F. Pierrot received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 86'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 87', with D. Markey replacing O. Gallagher. Galway United made their 6th substitution at 89', with A. Kazeem replacing Leonardo Gaxha. Galway United found a late equaliser at 90+1' when M. Nugent scored, with the assist credited to S. Walsh, making the score 2-2. Galway United took the lead at 90+4' when S. Walsh scored, with the assist credited to M. Nugent, making the score 2-3.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Galway United used 6 substitutions. Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards, while Galway United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	2
Draws	4
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	3 (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