Drogheda United vs Galway United

Drogheda United

1 - 1

Galway United

🕒 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ E. O'Shea 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 6 · Galway United 8

Referee Stats

E. O'Shea

2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	0%
Draws	100%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

PPG

0.78

1.22

0.78

0.94

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

333

Passes Accurate

139

197

Passes %

49%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Brennan

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kane

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Keohane

1st substitution · For: C. Byrne

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Hurley

2nd substitution · For: V. Borden

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Dyer

3rd substitution · For: Cillian Tollett

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Walsh

4th substitution · For: E. McCarthy

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Brouder

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Burns

79'

79' S. Farrell

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Z. Bawa

1st substitution · For: T. Oluwa

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Burns

5th substitution · For: R. Donelon

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ R. Brennan

2nd substitution · For: L. Heeney

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ O. Lambe

3rd substitution · For: G. Cooper

90+4'

90+4' G. Cunningham

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

Drogheda United drew 1-1 with Galway United on Friday, 28 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by E. O'Shea.

First half: Drogheda United took the lead at 40' when R. Brennan scored, with the assist credited to C. Kane, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Keohane replacing C. Byrne. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Hurley replacing V. Borden. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 58', with M. Dyer replacing Cillian Tollett. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Walsh replacing E. McCarthy. Galway United leveled the score at 76' when K. Brouder scored, with the assist credited to B. Burns, making the score 1-1. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 79'. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 81', with Z. Bawa replacing T. Oluwa. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 81', with B. Burns replacing R. Donelon. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 87', with R. Brennan replacing L. Heeney. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 88', with O. Lambe replacing G. Cooper. G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+4'.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 1 yellow card, while Galway United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

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