Galway United vs Waterford

Galway United

1 - 0

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Paul McLaughlin 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

Paul McLaughlin

9 matches · 4.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.78
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	78%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (18-10).
Galway United controlled possession (56%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (4-2 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

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 1.16 / 1.68

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

1.16

1.22

1.68

50%

O2.5

50%

67%

BTTS

56%

44%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Galway United rank8th

Waterford rank9th

Galway United points39

Waterford points39

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

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

0-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.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-7

Record0-2-3

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 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.556%

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

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.578%

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

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home78%

Galway United clean sheet at home17%

Waterford score away61%

Waterford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first44%

Galway United win after scoring first75%

Waterford score first44%

Waterford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Galway United 44% · Waterford 11%

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 32.8' · Waterford 23.3'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.28 vs 1.38

Galway United concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Waterford score away1.16 vs 1.05

Waterford concede away1.68 vs 1.38

Galway United score 7% below league average, while Waterford score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 16% above league average at home, and Waterford are 22% 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: 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

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

346

285

Passes Accurate

202

137

Passes %

58%

48%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

43'

43' D. McMenamy

46'

46' K. Brouder

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Walsh

1st substitution · For: D. Hurley

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Keohane

2nd substitution · For: V. Borden

77'

77' M. Pouwels

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Burns

3rd substitution · For: R. Donelon

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

V. Borden

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hurley

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Olayinka

1st substitution · For: S. Glenfield

86'

86' M. Dyer

86'

86' P. Hickey

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Dyer

4th substitution · For: Cillian Tollett

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

Galway United beat Waterford 1-0 on Friday, 14 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Paul McLaughlin. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. McMenamy received a yellow card for Waterford at 43'.

Second half: K. Brouder received a yellow card for Galway United at 46'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 59', with S. Walsh replacing D. Hurley. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. Keohane replacing V. Borden. M. Pouwels received a yellow card for Waterford at 77'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Burns replacing R. Donelon. Galway United took the lead at 80' when V. Borden scored, with the assist credited to D. Hurley, making the score 1-0. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 83', with J. Olayinka replacing S. Glenfield. M. Dyer received a yellow card for Galway United at 86'. P. Hickey received a yellow card for Galway United at 86'. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Dyer replacing Cillian Tollett.

Galway United used 4 substitutions while Waterford used 1 substitution. Galway United got 3 yellow cards, while Waterford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (18-10).
Galway United controlled possession (56%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (4-2 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