Galway United vs Sligo Rovers

Galway United

0 - 1

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Sligo Rovers 7

Referee Stats

Paul Norton

7 matches · 5.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.43
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	71%
Home wins	29%
Draws	14%
Away wins	57%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (23-14).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

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

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.11

1.28

1.22

1.83

50%

O2.5

61%

67%

BTTS

50%

44%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Galway United points39

Sligo Rovers points41

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

2-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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W L L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals6-6

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 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

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

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Sligo Rovers score away67%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Sligo Rovers 20%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38

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

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.40 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

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

328

449

Passes Accurate

224

350

Passes %

68%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' G. McElroy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Quirk

1st substitution · For: C. Kavanagh

50'

50' P. Hickey

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Kavanagh

Normal Goal · Assist: G. McElroy

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. McManus

2nd substitution · For: M. Wolfe

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: S. Walsh

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Bolger

2nd substitution · For: J. Sivi

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Sean Stewart

3rd substitution · For: C. Harkin

72'

72' C. Harkin

78'

78' G. Buckley

78'

78' C. Kavanagh

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. O'Kane

4th substitution · For: K. McDonagh

86'

86' S. Sargeant

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Brouder

3rd substitution · For: V. Borden

90+5'

90+5' V. Borden

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

Sligo Rovers beat Galway United 1-0 on Monday, 22 September 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Paul Norton. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. McElroy received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 20'.

Second half: Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Quirk replacing C. Kavanagh. P. Hickey received a yellow card for Galway United at 50'. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 54' when C. Kavanagh scored, with the assist credited to G. McElroy, making the score 0-1. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. McManus replacing M. Wolfe. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 64', with E. McCarthy replacing S. Walsh. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Bolger replacing J. Sivi. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Sean Stewart replacing C. Harkin. C. Harkin received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 72'. G. Buckley received a yellow card for Galway United at 78'. C. Kavanagh received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 78'. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 83', with R. O'Kane replacing K. McDonagh. S. Sargeant received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 86'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 86', with K. Brouder replacing V. Borden. V. Borden received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+5'.

Galway United used 3 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions. Galway United got 3 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (23-14).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (20.0%)
BTTS	1 (20.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

10 Jul 2026 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers — - — 16 May 2026 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 4 27 Feb 2026 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 1 - 0

2025-2026 Season

22 Sep 2025 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1 23 Jun 2025 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 2 - 1 16 May 2025 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1 12 Apr 2025 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

25 Oct 2024 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 2 - 2 27 Jul 2024 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 2 - 0 10 May 2024 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 0 22 Apr 2024 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 0 - 0