Galway United vs Derry City

Galway United

2 - 1

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Derry City 6

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

8 matches · 2.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.63
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	13%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (18-12).
Derry City controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 16

Avg: 1.75 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-4

Goals For / Against

9 / 12

Avg: 0.90 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 0.80

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

1.38

PPG

0.80

1.75

0.90

2.00

1.20

75%

O2.5

50%

75%

BTTS

60%

38%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Derry City rank6th

Galway United points21

Derry City points22

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

Derry City: #6 · 22 pts · GD -1

12 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Galway United last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals11-13

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.

Derry City last 5 away

L D L D W

Points5/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 13%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Derry City score away60%

Derry City clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 40% · Derry City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Derry City score away0.90 vs 1.24

Derry City concede away1.20 vs 1.47

Galway United score 19% above league average, while Derry City score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Derry City are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Galway United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 1

46-60 1

Derry City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

231

412

Passes Accurate

107

297

Passes %

46%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Hurley

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Markey

1st substitution · For: C. Winchester

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Fleming

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Connor Barratt

1st substitution · For: M. Wolfe

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Keohane

2nd substitution · For: E. McCarthy

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Twardek

3rd substitution · For: F. Lomboto

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Walsh

4th substitution · For: F. Pierrot

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Pierrot

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Wolfe

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Akinyemi

2nd substitution · For: Joshua Thomas

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Cotter

3rd substitution · For: C. Barr

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Arthur Parker

5th substitution · For: O. Williams

90+5'

90+5' D. Hurley

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

Galway United beat Derry City 2-1 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United took the lead at 16' when D. Hurley scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Derry City made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Markey replacing C. Winchester. Derry City leveled the score at 63' when J. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to B. Fleming, making the score 1-1. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 65', with Connor Barratt replacing M. Wolfe. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Keohane replacing E. McCarthy. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 80', with K. Twardek replacing F. Lomboto. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 80', with S. Walsh replacing F. Pierrot. Galway United took the lead at 82' when F. Pierrot scored, with the assist credited to M. Wolfe, making the score 2-1. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 83', with D. Akinyemi replacing Joshua Thomas. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with B. Cotter replacing C. Barr. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 86', with Arthur Parker replacing O. Williams. D. Hurley received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+5'.

Galway United used 5 substitutions while Derry City used 3 substitutions. Galway United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (18-12).
Derry City controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	4
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (30.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

19 Jun 2026 Galway United vs Derry City — - — 04 May 2026 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1 03 Apr 2026 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 1

2025-2026 Season

22 Aug 2025 Galway United vs Derry City 1 - 2 13 Jun 2025 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1 18 Apr 2025 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 3 07 Mar 2025 Derry City vs Galway United 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

30 Aug 2024 Galway United vs Derry City 1 - 0 07 Jun 2024 Derry City vs Galway United 2 - 0 03 May 2024 Galway United vs Derry City 0 - 0 29 Mar 2024 Derry City vs Galway United 0 - 1