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Galway United vs Drogheda United

Galway United
2 - 1
Drogheda United
🕒 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Galway United 8 · Drogheda United 6
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
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (13-19).
  • Galway United controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 22
Avg: 1.28 / 1.22

Points

25
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

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
GF
0.89
1.22
GA
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
4
5
Total Shots
13
19
Shots off Goal
8
9
Blocked Shots
1
5
Shots Inside Box
10
11
Shots Outside Box
3
8
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
346
255
Passes Accurate
203
121
Passes %
59%
47%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
37' ↑↓
↑↓
37' ⇄ G. Cunningham
1st substitution · For: G. Buckley
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
D. Markey
Normal Goal
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ V. Borden
2nd substitution · For: S. Walsh
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ T. Oluwa
1st substitution · For: D. James-Taylor
63'
63' S. Walsh
64'
64' D. James-Taylor
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
M. Dyer
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Esua
70' ⚽
⚽
70' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
M. Dyer
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Walsh
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ C. Kane
2nd substitution · For: K. Cruise
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ R. Brennan
3rd substitution · For: P. Doyle
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ D. Markey
4th substitution · For: L. Heeney
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ A. Quinn
5th substitution · For: B. Bosakani
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ B. Burns
3rd substitution · For: Sean Kerrigan

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

Galway United beat Drogheda United 2-1 on Friday, 25 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 37', with G. Cunningham replacing G. Buckley. Drogheda United took the lead at 45' when D. Markey scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 61', with V. Borden replacing S. Walsh. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 62', with T. Oluwa replacing D. James-Taylor. S. Walsh received a yellow card for Galway United at 63'. D. James-Taylor received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 64'. Galway United leveled the score at 68' when M. Dyer scored, with the assist credited to J. Esua, making the score 1-1. Galway United took the lead at 70' when M. Dyer scored, with the assist credited to S. Walsh, making the score 2-1. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 73', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Brennan replacing P. Doyle. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Markey replacing L. Heeney. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 79', with A. Quinn replacing B. Bosakani. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 82', with B. Burns replacing Sean Kerrigan.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 5 substitutions. Galway United got 1 yellow card, while Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (13-19).
  • Galway United controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (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