Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl.

Galway United

2 - 1

St Patrick's Athl.

🕒 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ D. McGraith 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · St Patrick's Athl. 5

Referee Stats

D. McGraith

11 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	73%
Home wins	55%
Draws	9%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
St Patrick's Athl. controlled possession (66%).
St Patrick's Athl. had the sharper finishing (5-8 shots on target).

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

St Patrick's Athl. (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 19

Avg: 0.78 / 1.06

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

0.78

1.22

1.06

50%

O2.5

39%

67%

BTTS

33%

44%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

St Patrick's Athl. rank5th

Galway United points39

St Patrick's Athl. points52

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

St Patrick's Athl.: #5 · 52 pts · GD +10

11 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-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.

St Patrick's Athl. last 5 away

D D L D W

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals3-3

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 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

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

St Patrick's Athl. trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

St Patrick's Athl. score away56%

St Patrick's Athl. clean sheet away44%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

St Patrick's Athl. score first39%

St Patrick's Athl. win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · St Patrick's Athl. 14%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · St Patrick's Athl. 36.1'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

St Patrick's Athl. score away0.78 vs 1.05

St Patrick's Athl. concede away1.06 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while St Patrick's Athl. score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and St Patrick's Athl. are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 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

St Patrick's Athl. goal timing (away)

1H scored: 69% 2H scored: 31% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

34%

66%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

220

436

Passes Accurate

135

336

Passes %

61%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' M. Wilson

0' Cillian Tollett

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Hickey

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Keohane

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Hickey

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Esua

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Keena

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Mulraney

45'

45' Ryan McLaughlin

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: M. Melia

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Dyer

1st substitution · For: C. Byrne

70'

70' M. Dyer

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Burns

2nd substitution · For: R. Donelon

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Z. Elbouzedi

2nd substitution · For: S. Power

75'

75' R. Slevin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Hurley

3rd substitution · For: V. Borden

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Breslin

3rd substitution · For: A. Kazeem

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Palmer

4th substitution · For: C. Forrester

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Keena

5th substitution · For: C. Carty

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ S. Walsh

4th substitution · For: M. Wilson

Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat St Patrick's Athl. 2-1 on Friday, 21 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. McGraith. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: M. Wilson received a yellow card for Galway United during the match. Cillian Tollett received a yellow card for Galway United during the match. Galway United took the lead at 18' when P. Hickey scored, with the assist credited to J. Keohane, making the score 1-0. Galway United extended the lead at 25' when P. Hickey scored, with the assist credited to J. Esua, making the score 2-0. St Patrick's Athl. reduced the deficit at 30' when A. Keena scored, with the assist credited to J. Mulraney, making the score 2-1. Ryan McLaughlin received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. St Patrick's Athl. made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Kavanagh replacing M. Melia. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 70', with M. Dyer replacing C. Byrne. M. Dyer received a yellow card for Galway United at 70'. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 71', with B. Burns replacing R. Donelon. St Patrick's Athl. made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Z. Elbouzedi replacing S. Power. R. Slevin received a yellow card for Galway United at 75'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 81', with D. Hurley replacing V. Borden. St Patrick's Athl. made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Breslin replacing A. Kazeem. St Patrick's Athl. made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Palmer replacing C. Forrester. St Patrick's Athl. made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Keena replacing C. Carty. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with S. Walsh replacing M. Wilson.

Galway United used 4 substitutions while St Patrick's Athl. used 5 substitutions. Galway United got 4 yellow cards, while St Patrick's Athl. got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
St Patrick's Athl. controlled possession (66%).
St Patrick's Athl. had the sharper finishing (5-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

03 Jul 2026 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United — - — 01 May 2026 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 2 - 2 02 Mar 2026 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 1 - 0

2025-2026 Season

19 Sep 2025 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 1 - 1 20 Jun 2025 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 3 - 1 02 May 2025 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 2 - 0 21 Feb 2025 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

18 Oct 2024 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 2 - 1 11 Aug 2024 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 1 - 1 31 May 2024 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 2 - 1 16 Feb 2024 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 0 - 1