Galway United vs Derry City

Galway United

1 - 0

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ K. O'Sullivan 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Galway United 5 · Derry City 4

Referee Stats

K. O'Sullivan

14 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	79%
Home wins	43%
Draws	36%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (9-14).
Derry City controlled possession (65%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-4

Goals For / Against

17 / 12

Avg: 0.94 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 14

Avg: 0.83 / 0.78

Points

Avg: 1.22

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

1.56

PPG

1.22

0.94

0.83

0.67

0.78

22%

O2.5

33%

BTTS

33%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Galway United rank5th

Derry City rank4th

Galway United points52

Derry City points55

Galway United: #5 · 52 pts · GD +4

9 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Derry City: #4 · 55 pts · GD +17

6 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Galway United last 5 home

D D W L W

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

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 W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-4

Record2-0-3

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 2.522%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 6%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.539%

Also: Over 0.5 72% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home67%

Galway United clean sheet at home50%

Derry City score away56%

Derry City clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first83%

Derry City score first28%

Derry City win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 56% · Derry City 38%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 28.8' · Derry City 48.8'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home0.94 vs 1.27

Galway United concede at home0.67 vs 0.99

Derry City score away0.83 vs 0.99

Derry City concede away0.78 vs 1.27

Galway United score 26% below league average, while Derry City score 16% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 33% below league average at home, and Derry City are 39% 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: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

Derry City goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

253

463

Passes Accurate

168

376

Passes %

66%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' S. Walsh

43'

43' C. McCormack

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ K. Brouder

1st substitution · For: R. Slevin

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ V. Borden

2nd substitution · For: D. Hurley

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. McCormack

3rd substitution · For: M. Nugent

64'

64' M. Connolly

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Diallo

1st substitution · For: P. McEleney

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Hoban

2nd substitution · For: D. Mullen

76'

76' D. Mullen

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Hickey

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: C. Whelan

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Coll

4th substitution · For: B. Doherty

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Andre Wisdom

5th substitution · For: R. Boyce

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Esua

4th substitution · For: C. Horgan

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ E. McCarthy

5th substitution · For: B. Burns

90+1'

90+1' D. Hurley

90+4'

90+4' B. Maher

Galway United vs Derry City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Derry City 1-0 on Friday, 30 August 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by K. O'Sullivan. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 21'. C. McCormack received a yellow card for Galway United at 43'.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 52', with K. Brouder replacing R. Slevin. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with V. Borden replacing D. Hurley. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 63', with C. McCormack replacing M. Nugent. M. Connolly received a yellow card for Derry City at 64'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 74', with S. Diallo replacing P. McEleney. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with P. Hoban replacing D. Mullen. D. Mullen received a yellow card for Derry City at 76'. Galway United took the lead at 76' when P. Hickey scored, making the score 1-0. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. O'Reilly replacing C. Whelan. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Coll replacing B. Doherty. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 82', with Andre Wisdom replacing R. Boyce. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Esua replacing C. Horgan. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 89', with E. McCarthy replacing B. Burns. D. Hurley received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+1'. B. Maher received a yellow card for Derry City at 90+4'.

Galway United used 5 substitutions while Derry City used 5 substitutions. Galway United got 3 yellow cards, while Derry City got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (9-14).
Derry City controlled possession (65%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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