Galway United vs Cork City

Galway United

2 - 1

Cork City

🕒 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Cork City 10

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (17-11).
Cork City controlled possession (59%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (5-2 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

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

242

360

Passes Accurate

126

245

Passes %

52%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Walsh

Normal Goal

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Nolan

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Brann

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Walsh

Normal Goal · Assist: Dara McGuinness

46'

46' B. Burns

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ K. Kamara

1st substitution · For: K. Nelson

59'

59' A. Bolger

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ F. Kelleher

2nd substitution · For: Benny Couto

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Bolger

1st substitution · For: E. McCarthy

74'

74' S. Maguire

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Fitzpatrick

3rd substitution · For: B. Lee

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Kiernan

4th substitution · For: C. Lyons

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Dara McGuinness

2nd substitution · For: J. Sivi

90+2'

90+2' R. Feely

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. Walsh

3rd substitution · For: C. Horgan

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

Galway United beat Cork City 2-1 on Friday, 26 September 2025 in Premier Division. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United took the lead at 18' when S. Walsh scored, making the score 1-0. Cork City leveled the score at 42' when A. Nolan scored, with the assist credited to C. Brann, making the score 1-1. Galway United took the lead at 45' when S. Walsh scored, with the assist credited to Dara McGuinness, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. B. Burns received a yellow card for Galway United at 46'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 55', with K. Kamara replacing K. Nelson. A. Bolger received a yellow card for Galway United at 59'. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with F. Kelleher replacing Benny Couto. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Bolger replacing E. McCarthy. S. Maguire received a yellow card for Cork City at 74'. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with J. Fitzpatrick replacing B. Lee. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Kiernan replacing C. Lyons. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 88', with Dara McGuinness replacing J. Sivi. R. Feely received a yellow card for Cork City at 90+2'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with S. Walsh replacing C. Horgan.

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

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (17-11).
Cork City controlled possession (59%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (5-2 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