Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers

Galway United

0 - 1

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ K. O'Sullivan 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Shamrock Rovers 1

Referee Stats

K. O'Sullivan

8 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.25
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	25%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-9).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (57%).

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

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21

Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.50

1.28

1.22

1.17

50%

O2.5

56%

67%

BTTS

72%

44%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Galway United points39

Shamrock Rovers points66

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-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.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-5

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%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Shamrock Rovers score away78%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Shamrock Rovers score first28%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Shamrock Rovers 58%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Shamrock Rovers 34.8'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

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

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

46-60 0

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

358

486

Passes Accurate

212

347

Passes %

59%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

42'

42' D. Grant

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. O'Sullivan

1st substitution · For: L. Grace

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Gaffney

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Walsh

1st substitution · For: J. Keohane

64'

64' M. Dyer

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Burke

2nd substitution · For: A. Greene

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Gaffney

3rd substitution · For: M. Noonan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. McEneff

4th substitution · For: G. O'Neill

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Burns

2nd substitution · For: R. Donelon

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Watts

5th substitution · For: J. Byrne

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Esua

3rd substitution · For: D. Hurley

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

Shamrock Rovers beat Galway United 1-0 on Friday, 04 April 2025 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. D. Grant received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 42'.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. O'Sullivan replacing L. Grace. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 48' when R. Gaffney scored, making the score 0-1. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 59', with S. Walsh replacing J. Keohane. M. Dyer received a yellow card for Galway United at 64'. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Burke replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 69', with R. Gaffney replacing M. Noonan. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 79', with A. McEneff replacing G. O'Neill. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Burns replacing R. Donelon. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Watts replacing J. Byrne. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. Esua replacing D. Hurley.

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

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-9).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (20.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

26 Jun 2026 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United — - — 08 May 2026 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 20 Mar 2026 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 2 - 0

2025-2026 Season

29 Oct 2025 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 0 10 Aug 2025 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 30 May 2025 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 0 - 0 04 Apr 2025 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1

2024-2025 Season

16 Sep 2024 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 2 25 Aug 2024 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 1 26 Apr 2024 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 1 15 Mar 2024 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1