Galway United vs Drogheda United

Galway United

1 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Drogheda United 6

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Galway United outshot their opponent (14-6).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

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

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

1.28

0.89

1.22

1.17

50%

O2.5

39%

67%

BTTS

50%

44%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Drogheda United rank6th

Galway United points39

Drogheda United points51

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0

12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-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.

Drogheda United last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-6

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 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Drogheda United score away67%

Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Drogheda United score first39%

Drogheda United win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Drogheda United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05

Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below 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: 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

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

276

299

Passes Accurate

163

193

Passes %

59%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' J. Keohane

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ Dara McGuinness

1st substitution · For: E. McCarthy

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Heeney

Normal Goal

51'

51' A. Bolger

56'

56' C. Keeley

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Walsh

Normal Goal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Kareem

1st substitution · For: W. Davis

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Farrell

2nd substitution · For: J. Stretton

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Kane

3rd substitution · For: K. Cruise

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Joshua Thomas

4th substitution · For: T. Oluwa

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Bolger

2nd substitution · For: A. Piesold

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Keohane

3rd substitution · For: J. Sivi

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

Galway United drew 1-1 with Drogheda United on Friday, 24 October 2025 in Premier Division. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Keohane received a yellow card for Galway United at 12'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 38', with Dara McGuinness replacing E. McCarthy.

Second half: Drogheda United took the lead at 49' when L. Heeney scored, making the score 0-1. A. Bolger received a yellow card for Galway United at 51'. C. Keeley received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 56'. Galway United leveled the score at 56' when S. Walsh scored, making the score 1-1. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Kareem replacing W. Davis. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Farrell replacing J. Stretton. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 79', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 79', with Joshua Thomas replacing T. Oluwa. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Bolger replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with J. Keohane replacing J. Sivi.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 4 substitutions. Galway United got 2 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Galway United outshot their opponent (14-6).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

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