Galway United vs Cork City

Galway United

2 - 1

Cork City

🕒 Fri, 23 May 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ M. Houlihan 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Cork City 10

Referee Stats

M. Houlihan

4 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	25%
Draws	25%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (14-9).
Cork City controlled possession (55%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 22

Avg: 1.28 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cork City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-4-14

Goals For / Against

14 / 39

Avg: 0.78 / 2.17

Points

Avg: 0.22

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

1.39

PPG

0.22

1.28

0.78

1.22

2.17

50%

O2.5

61%

67%

BTTS

67%

44%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Cork City rank10th

Galway United points39

Cork City points24

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28

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

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

Galway United last 5 home

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-5

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.

Cork City last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-11

Record0-1-4

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.

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Cork City score away67%

Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Cork City score first33%

Cork City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Cork City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Cork City 35.5'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Cork City score away0.78 vs 1.05

Cork City concede away2.17 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while Cork City score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Cork City are 57% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Galway United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

Cork City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

291

365

Passes Accurate

168

255

Passes %

58%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' Cathal O'Sullivan

40'

40' M. Mbeng

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Shipston

1st substitution · For: S. Maguire

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Dyer

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Cunningham

52'

52' C. Byrne

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Daniels

Penalty

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ E. McLaughlin

2nd substitution · For: G. Bolger

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ F. Anderson

3rd substitution · For: M. Kiernan

65'

65' D. Daniels

66'

66' V. Borden

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ V. Borden

1st substitution · For: C. McCormack

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Hurley

2nd substitution · For: S. Walsh

84'

84' S. Maguire

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. McCormack

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Walsh

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Dyer

3rd substitution · For: C. Horgan

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ J. Fitzpatrick

4th substitution · For: M. Murray

Galway United vs Cork City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Cork City 2-1 on Friday, 23 May 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by M. Houlihan. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Cathal O'Sullivan received a yellow card for Cork City at 19'. M. Mbeng received a yellow card for Cork City at 40'.

Second half: Cork City made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Shipston replacing S. Maguire. Galway United took the lead at 48' when M. Dyer scored, with the assist credited to G. Cunningham, making the score 1-0. C. Byrne received a yellow card for Galway United at 52'. Cork City leveled the score at 52' when D. Daniels scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 54', with E. McLaughlin replacing G. Bolger. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with F. Anderson replacing M. Kiernan. D. Daniels received a yellow card for Cork City at 65'. V. Borden received a yellow card for Galway United at 66'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 69', with V. Borden replacing C. McCormack. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 83', with D. Hurley replacing S. Walsh. S. Maguire received a yellow card for Cork City at 84'. Galway United took the lead at 84' when C. McCormack scored, with the assist credited to S. Walsh, making the score 2-1. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Dyer replacing C. Horgan. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with J. Fitzpatrick replacing M. Murray.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Cork City used 4 substitutions. Galway United got 2 yellow cards, while Cork City got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (14-9).
Cork City controlled possession (55%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

26 Sep 2025 Galway United vs Cork City 2 - 1 01 Aug 2025 Cork City vs Galway United 1 - 0 23 May 2025 Galway United vs Cork City 2 - 1 14 Feb 2025 Cork City vs Galway United 2 - 2