Galway United vs Drogheda United

Galway United

0 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ O. Moran 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Drogheda United 8

Referee Stats

O. Moran

6 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	17%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (16-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

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

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

13 / 20

Avg: 1.44 / 2.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

0.89

1.75

1.44

2.00

2.22

75%

O2.5

78%

75%

BTTS

89%

38%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Drogheda United rank8th

Galway United points21

Drogheda United points21

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7

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

0-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.

Drogheda United last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals9-13

Record1-1-3

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 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.588%

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

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Drogheda United score away100%

Drogheda United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Drogheda United score first22%

Drogheda United win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 40% · Drogheda United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Drogheda United 48.0'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Drogheda United score away1.44 vs 1.24

Drogheda United concede away2.22 vs 1.47

Galway United score 19% above league average, while Drogheda United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 51% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 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

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

267

Passes Accurate

154

123

Passes %

54%

46%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' C. Kane

19'

19' O. Williams

30'

30' S. Walsh

37'

37' E. Agbaje

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Farrell

1st substitution · For: J. Godden

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ B. Kavanagh

2nd substitution · For: R. Brennan

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Doyle

3rd substitution · For: W. Davis

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Keohane

1st substitution · For: M. Wolfe

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Walsh

2nd substitution · For: K. Twardek

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Bolger

3rd substitution · For: C. McCormack

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Godden

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Brennan

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

Drogheda United beat Galway United 1-0 on Friday, 06 February 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by O. Moran. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Kane received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 10'. O. Williams received a yellow card for Galway United at 19'. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 30'. E. Agbaje received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 37'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Farrell replacing J. Godden. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 67', with B. Kavanagh replacing R. Brennan. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Doyle replacing W. Davis. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Keohane replacing M. Wolfe. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 86', with S. Walsh replacing K. Twardek. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 90', with A. Bolger replacing C. McCormack. Drogheda United took the lead at 90' when J. Godden scored, with the assist credited to R. Brennan, making the score 0-1.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 3 substitutions. Galway United got 2 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (16-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Galway United vs Drogheda United Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

06 Apr 2026 Drogheda United vs Galway United 2 - 3 06 Feb 2026 Galway United vs Drogheda United 0 - 1

2025-2026 Season

24 Oct 2025 Galway United vs Drogheda United 1 - 1 04 Jul 2025 Drogheda United vs Galway United 1 - 0 25 Apr 2025 Galway United vs Drogheda United 2 - 1 28 Feb 2025 Drogheda United vs Galway United 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

23 Sep 2024 Drogheda United vs Galway United 0 - 0 13 Jun 2024 Galway United vs Drogheda United 3 - 0 17 May 2024 Drogheda United vs Galway United 2 - 3 08 Mar 2024 Galway United vs Drogheda United 0 - 0