Galway United vs Waterford

Galway United

2 - 1

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ A. Patchell 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Galway United 5 · Waterford 7

Referee Stats

A. Patchell

4 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	75%
Draws	0%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Galway United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-4

Goals For / Against

17 / 12

Avg: 0.94 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 27

Avg: 1.00 / 1.50

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

1.56

PPG

1.11

0.94

1.00

0.67

1.50

22%

O2.5

50%

33%

BTTS

39%

33%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Galway United rank5th

Waterford rank7th

Galway United points52

Waterford points45

Galway United: #5 · 52 pts · GD +4

9 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Waterford: #7 · 45 pts · GD -4

16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts from safety.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Galway United last 5 home

D D W L W

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Waterford last 5 away

L L L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals5-12

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 6%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home67%

Galway United clean sheet at home50%

Waterford score away56%

Waterford clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first83%

Waterford score first33%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 56% · Waterford 27%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 28.8' · Waterford 27.3'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home0.94 vs 1.27

Galway United concede at home0.67 vs 0.99

Waterford score away1.00 vs 0.99

Waterford concede away1.50 vs 1.27

Galway United score 26% below league average, while Waterford score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 33% below league average at home, and Waterford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Galway United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

341

Passes Accurate

229

224

Passes %

69%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Amond

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Parsons

24'

24' C. Parsons

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

V. Borden

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dervin

51'

51' C. McCormack

55'

55' H. Macadam

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ N. O'Keeffe

1st substitution · For: Rowan McDonald

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. McCourt

2nd substitution · For: R. Burke

67'

67' C. Horgan

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Macadam

3rd substitution · For: R. Akachukwu

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Donelon

1st substitution · For: A. Kazeem

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Dervin

2nd substitution · For: J. Esua

74'

74' D. Leahy

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Hurley

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McCormack

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Leahy

4th substitution · For: M. Asamoah

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ V. Borden

3rd substitution · For: P. Hickey

85'

85' K. O’Sullivan

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ E. McCarthy

4th substitution · For: M. Nugent

Galway United vs Waterford 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Waterford 2-1 on Friday, 01 March 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. Patchell. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Waterford took the lead at 18' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to C. Parsons, making the score 0-1. C. Parsons received a yellow card for Waterford at 24'.

Second half: Galway United leveled the score at 48' when V. Borden scored, with the assist credited to A. Dervin, making the score 1-1. C. McCormack received a yellow card for Galway United at 51'. H. Macadam received a yellow card for Waterford at 55'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 62', with N. O'Keeffe replacing Rowan McDonald. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. McCourt replacing R. Burke. C. Horgan received a yellow card for Galway United at 67'. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 68', with H. Macadam replacing R. Akachukwu. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 71', with R. Donelon replacing A. Kazeem. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Dervin replacing J. Esua. D. Leahy received a yellow card for Waterford at 74'. Galway United took the lead at 79' when D. Hurley scored, with the assist credited to C. McCormack, making the score 2-1. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Leahy replacing M. Asamoah. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 84', with V. Borden replacing P. Hickey. K. O’Sullivan received a yellow card for Galway United at 85'. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with E. McCarthy replacing M. Nugent.

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

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	5
Draws	3
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Galway United vs Waterford Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

24 Jul 2026 Galway United vs Waterford — - — 24 Apr 2026 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 1 16 Mar 2026 Galway United vs Waterford 4 - 3

2025-2026 Season

01 Nov 2025 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 1 25 Jul 2025 Galway United vs Waterford 2 - 4 09 May 2025 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 0 14 Mar 2025 Galway United vs Waterford 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

27 Sep 2024 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 2 12 Jul 2024 Galway United vs Waterford 1 - 0 12 Apr 2024 Waterford vs Galway United 0 - 0 01 Mar 2024 Galway United vs Waterford 2 - 1