Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers

Galway United

1 - 3

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Shamrock Rovers 1

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (68%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

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

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-3

Goals For / Against

13 / 10

Avg: 1.30 / 1.00

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

1.38

PPG

1.50

1.75

1.30

2.00

1.00

75%

O2.5

40%

75%

BTTS

50%

38%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Galway United points21

Shamrock Rovers points40

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-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.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-4

Record3-0-2

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

Strong wins profile across the latest 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%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Shamrock Rovers score away70%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Shamrock Rovers score first20%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 40% · Shamrock Rovers 67%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Shamrock Rovers 21.0'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Shamrock Rovers score away1.30 vs 1.24

Shamrock Rovers concede away1.00 vs 1.47

Galway United score 19% above league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 32% 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: 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

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

278

626

Passes Accurate

185

535

Passes %

67%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Noonan

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGovern

16'

16' Connor Barratt

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Brennan

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Twardek

1st substitution · For: F. Pierrot

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Kazeem

2nd substitution · For: M. Wolfe

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Wolfe

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hurley

56'

56' T. Sobowale

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Walsh

3rd substitution · For: A. Piesold

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. Sobowale

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Ozhianvuna

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Byrne

1st substitution · For: D. Watts

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Noonan

2nd substitution · For: G. Burke

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Noonan

3rd substitution · For: G. Burke

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. McGovern

4th substitution · For: A. Greene

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Byrne

5th substitution · For: D. Watts

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Connor Barratt

4th substitution · For: L. Devitt

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Hurley

5th substitution · For: N. Fleuriau Chateau

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Brennan

6th substitution · For: M. Asamoah

81'

81' E. Stevens

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ V. Ozhianvuna

7th substitution · For: C. Malley

87'

87' J. Keohane

Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Galway United 3-1 on Friday, 08 May 2026 in Premier Division. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Shamrock Rovers took an early lead at 2' when M. Noonan scored, with the assist credited to J. McGovern, making the score 0-1. Connor Barratt received a yellow card for Galway United at 16'. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 26' when A. Brennan scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Twardek replacing F. Pierrot. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Kazeem replacing M. Wolfe. Galway United reduced the deficit at 48' when M. Wolfe scored, with the assist credited to D. Hurley, making the score 1-2. T. Sobowale received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 56'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Walsh replacing A. Piesold. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 73' when T. Sobowale scored, with the assist credited to V. Ozhianvuna, making the score 1-3. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 76', with J. Byrne replacing D. Watts. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 76', with M. Noonan replacing G. Burke. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Noonan replacing G. Burke. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. McGovern replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 76', with J. Byrne replacing D. Watts. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 79', with Connor Barratt replacing L. Devitt. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 79', with D. Hurley replacing N. Fleuriau Chateau. Shamrock Rovers made their 6th substitution at 79', with A. Brennan replacing M. Asamoah. E. Stevens received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 81'. Shamrock Rovers made their 7th substitution at 82', with V. Ozhianvuna replacing C. Malley. J. Keohane received a yellow card for Galway United at 87'.

Galway United used 5 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 7 substitutions. Galway United got 2 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (68%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

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