Galway United vs Derry City

Galway United

2 - 3

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ D. Toland 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Derry City 2

Referee Stats

D. Toland

4 matches · 7.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	7.25
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-15).
Derry City controlled possession (57%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (5-7 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

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

1.28

1.17

1.22

50%

O2.5

39%

67%

BTTS

50%

44%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Derry City rank2nd

Galway United points39

Derry City points63

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Derry City: #2 · 63 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-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.

Derry City last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Derry City score away72%

Derry City clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Derry City score first33%

Derry City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Derry City 45%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Derry City score away1.17 vs 1.05

Derry City concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while Derry City score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Derry City are 11% 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: 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

Derry City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

288

395

Passes Accurate

156

267

Passes %

54%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Mullen

Normal Goal

20'

20' C. Byrne

37'

37' M. Duffy

38'

38' M. Dyer

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

P. Hickey

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Slevin

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Benson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Thomas

49'

49' C. Byrne

49'

49' C. Byrne

51'

51' V. Borden

57'

57' D. Mullen

58'

58' B. Maher

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. Mullen

1st substitution · For: S. Patton

73'

73' G. Cunningham

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Dyer

1st substitution · For: S. Walsh

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ B. Burns

2nd substitution · For: D. Hurley

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Boyce

2nd substitution · For: H. Cann

79'

79' S. Walsh

81'

81' S. Patton

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Slevin

3rd substitution · For: Sean Kerrigan

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Keohane

4th substitution · For: Cillian Tollett

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Thomas

3rd substitution · For: P. McMullan

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

G. Whyte

Normal Goal · Assist: P. McMullan

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

V. Borden

Normal Goal

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

Derry City beat Galway United 3-2 on Friday, 18 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. Toland. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 16' when D. Mullen scored, making the score 0-1. C. Byrne received a yellow card for Galway United at 20'. M. Duffy received a yellow card for Derry City at 37'. M. Dyer received a yellow card for Galway United at 38'. Galway United leveled the score at 43' when P. Hickey scored, with the assist credited to R. Slevin, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Derry City took the lead at 47' when R. Benson scored, with the assist credited to D. Thomas, making the score 1-2. C. Byrne received a yellow card for Galway United at 49'. C. Byrne received a red card for Galway United at 49'. V. Borden received a yellow card for Galway United at 51'. D. Mullen received a yellow card for Derry City at 57'. B. Maher received a yellow card for Derry City at 58'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 68', with D. Mullen replacing S. Patton. G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 73'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 75', with M. Dyer replacing S. Walsh. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 75', with B. Burns replacing D. Hurley. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 76', with R. Boyce replacing H. Cann. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 79'. S. Patton received a yellow card for Derry City at 81'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 85', with R. Slevin replacing Sean Kerrigan. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Keohane replacing Cillian Tollett. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 85', with D. Thomas replacing P. McMullan. Derry City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when G. Whyte scored, with the assist credited to P. McMullan, making the score 1-3. Galway United scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when V. Borden scored, making the score 2-3.

Galway United used 4 substitutions while Derry City used 3 substitutions. Galway United got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Derry City got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-15).
Derry City controlled possession (57%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

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