Galway United vs Derry City

Galway United

1 - 2

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Derry City 2

Referee Stats

Robert Hennessy

18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.39
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (19-13).
Derry City controlled possession (64%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (4-6 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

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

264

494

Passes Accurate

163

383

Passes %

62%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Keohane

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Burns

30'

30' J. Stott

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Akinyemi

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Fleming

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Horgan

1st substitution · For: Dara McGuinness

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Bannon

1st substitution · For: H. Cann

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Connolly

2nd substitution · For: S. Todd

67'

67' J. Keohane

67'

67' C. Winchester

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. McCarthy

2nd substitution · For: A. Bolger

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Whyte

3rd substitution · For: S. Patton

78'

78' B. Burns

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Winchester

4th substitution · For: A. O'Reilly

86'

86' J. Stott

86'

86' J. Stott

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. O'Reilly

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Akinyemi

90+1'

90+1' S. Diallo

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ S. Walsh

3rd substitution · For: J. Sivi

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

Derry City beat Galway United 2-1 on Friday, 22 August 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United took the lead at 17' when J. Keohane scored, with the assist credited to B. Burns, making the score 1-0. J. Stott received a yellow card for Derry City at 30'. Derry City leveled the score at 44' when D. Akinyemi scored, with the assist credited to B. Fleming, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Horgan replacing Dara McGuinness. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Bannon replacing H. Cann. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with M. Connolly replacing S. Todd. J. Keohane received a yellow card for Galway United at 67'. C. Winchester received a yellow card for Derry City at 67'. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 71', with E. McCarthy replacing A. Bolger. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 72', with G. Whyte replacing S. Patton. B. Burns received a yellow card for Galway United at 78'. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Winchester replacing A. O'Reilly. J. Stott received a yellow card for Derry City at 86'. J. Stott received a red card for Derry City at 86'. Derry City took the lead at 90' when A. O'Reilly scored, with the assist credited to D. Akinyemi, making the score 1-2. S. Diallo received a yellow card for Derry City at 90+1'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with S. Walsh replacing J. Sivi.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Derry City used 4 substitutions. Galway United got 2 yellow cards, while Derry City got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (19-13).
Derry City controlled possession (64%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (4-6 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