Galway United vs Dundalk

Galway United

2 - 2

Dundalk

🕒 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ A. Patchell 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Dundalk 4

Referee Stats

A. Patchell

6 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	0%
Draws	67%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Dundalk outshot their opponent (8-16).
Dundalk controlled possession (57%).

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

Dundalk (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-6-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 18

Avg: 1.44 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.75

1.44

2.00

75%

O2.5

56%

75%

BTTS

78%

38%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Dundalk rank4th

Galway United points21

Dundalk points29

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

Dundalk: #4 · 29 pts · GD +3

5 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-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.

Dundalk last 5 away

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals8-9

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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%

Dundalk trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Dundalk score away78%

Dundalk clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Dundalk score first56%

Dundalk win after scoring first20%

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

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Dundalk 15.2'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Dundalk score away1.44 vs 1.24

Dundalk concede away2.00 vs 1.47

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

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Dundalk are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Dundalk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

279

381

Passes Accurate

140

217

Passes %

50%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

G. Arubi

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Horgan

17'

17' C. O'Keeffe

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ Connor Barratt

1st substitution · For: K. Twardek

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Walsh

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Twardek

54'

54' L. Devitt

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Twardek

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Keohane

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ K. Buckley

1st substitution · For: T. Wilson

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Kenny

2nd substitution · For: D. Mullen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Arubi

3rd substitution · For: H. Groome

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Dervin

4th substitution · For: D. McDaid

80'

80' K. Twardek

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

B. Burns

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. McCarthy

2nd substitution · For: C. McCormack

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Hurley

3rd substitution · For: M. Wolfe

87'

87' M. Wolfe

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Walsh

4th substitution · For: F. Pierrot

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Keohane

5th substitution · For: A. Piesold

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

Galway United drew 2-2 with Dundalk on Friday, 06 March 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. Patchell. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Dundalk took the lead at 12' when G. Arubi scored, with the assist credited to D. Horgan, making the score 0-1. C. O'Keeffe received a yellow card for Dundalk at 17'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 41', with Connor Barratt replacing K. Twardek.

Second half: Galway United leveled the score at 51' when S. Walsh scored, with the assist credited to K. Twardek, making the score 1-1. L. Devitt received a yellow card for Galway United at 54'. Galway United took the lead at 61' when K. Twardek scored, with the assist credited to J. Keohane, making the score 2-1. Dundalk made their 1st substitution at 68', with K. Buckley replacing T. Wilson. Dundalk made their 2nd substitution at 69', with E. Kenny replacing D. Mullen. Dundalk made their 3rd substitution at 69', with G. Arubi replacing H. Groome. Dundalk made their 4th substitution at 69', with A. Dervin replacing D. McDaid. K. Twardek received a yellow card for Galway United at 80'. Dundalk leveled the score at 81' when B. Burns scored, making the score 2-2. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with E. McCarthy replacing C. McCormack. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 82', with D. Hurley replacing M. Wolfe. M. Wolfe received a yellow card for Galway United at 87'. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Walsh replacing F. Pierrot. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 90', with J. Keohane replacing A. Piesold.

Galway United used 5 substitutions while Dundalk used 4 substitutions. Galway United got 3 yellow cards, while Dundalk got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Dundalk outshot their opponent (8-16).
Dundalk controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

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

2026-2027 Season

12 Jun 2026 Galway United vs Dundalk — - — 17 Apr 2026 Dundalk vs Galway United 2 - 1 06 Mar 2026 Galway United vs Dundalk 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

04 Oct 2024 Galway United vs Dundalk 1 - 1 02 Aug 2024 Dundalk vs Galway United 0 - 2 24 May 2024 Galway United vs Dundalk 2 - 0 23 Feb 2024 Dundalk vs Galway United 0 - 2