Galway United vs Sligo Rovers

Galway United

1 - 0

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ R. Hennessey 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Sligo Rovers 9

Referee Stats

R. Hennessey

11 matches · 3.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.27
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	55%
Away wins	9%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (16-8).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (59%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (6-3 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

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11

Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

0.89

1.75

0.67

2.00

1.22

75%

O2.5

44%

75%

BTTS

44%

38%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Galway United points21

Sligo Rovers points19

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

2-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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-7

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.

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%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Sligo Rovers score away44%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Sligo Rovers score first22%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 40% · Sligo Rovers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.47

Galway United score 19% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 17% below 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: 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

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

259

393

Passes Accurate

131

260

Passes %

51%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Keohane

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Walsh

28'

28' A. Bolger

28'

28' S. Quirk

43'

43' J. Esua

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Meekison

1st substitution · For: J. Hakiki

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Sean Stewart

2nd substitution · For: A. Nolan

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: K. Twardek

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Bolger

2nd substitution · For: M. Wolfe

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. McManus

3rd substitution · For: C. Kavanagh

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. Hurley

3rd substitution · For: A. Piesold

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Arthur Parker

4th substitution · For: O. Williams

90+6'

90+6' C. McHugh

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

Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by R. Hennessey. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United took the lead at 19' when J. Keohane scored, with the assist credited to S. Walsh, making the score 1-0. A. Bolger received a yellow card for Galway United at 28'. S. Quirk received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 28'. J. Esua received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 43'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Meekison replacing J. Hakiki. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Sean Stewart replacing A. Nolan. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 61', with E. McCarthy replacing K. Twardek. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Bolger replacing M. Wolfe. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. McManus replacing C. Kavanagh. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 90', with D. Hurley replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Arthur Parker replacing O. Williams. C. McHugh received a red card for Sligo Rovers at 90+6'.

Galway United used 4 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions. Galway United got 1 yellow card, while Sligo Rovers got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (16-8).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (59%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

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