Galway United vs Waterford

Galway United

4 - 3

Waterford

🕒 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Galway United 7 · Waterford 10

How the match was won

Shots were tight (20-18).
Waterford controlled possession (57%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (9-3 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

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-2-8

Goals For / Against

11 / 28

Avg: 1.10 / 2.80

Points

Avg: 0.20

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

0.20

1.75

1.10

2.00

2.80

75%

O2.5

60%

75%

BTTS

60%

38%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Galway United rank7th

Waterford rank10th

Galway United points21

Waterford points11

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

Waterford: #10 · 11 pts · GD -19

23 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

10-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.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-1-4

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 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 13%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Galway United score at home88%

Galway United clean sheet at home13%

Waterford score away60%

Waterford clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Galway United score first38%

Galway United win after scoring first100%

Waterford score first30%

Waterford win after scoring first0%

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

Avg first goal minute: Galway United 15.0' · Waterford 19.7'

Vs league average

Galway United score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Galway United concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

Waterford score away1.10 vs 1.24

Waterford concede away2.80 vs 1.47

Galway United score 19% above league average, while Waterford score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Galway United are 61% above league average at home, and Waterford are 91% 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: 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

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

250

325

Passes Accurate

164

191

Passes %

66%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Twardek

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Bolger

30'

30' H. Cann

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Gianfranco Facchineri

Own Goal

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Amond

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Voilås

44'

44' L. Heeney

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

D. Hurley

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Keohane

1st substitution · For: E. McCarthy

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ S. Walsh

2nd substitution · For: F. Pierrot

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

K. Twardek

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hurley

63'

63' F. Pierrot

64'

64' E. McCarthy

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Wolfe

3rd substitution · For: Connor Barratt

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Voilås

1st substitution · For: C. Carty

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ T. Coyle

2nd substitution · For: T. Lonergan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Heeney

3rd substitution · For: D. McMenamy

80'

80' D. Hurley

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Arthur Parker

4th substitution · For: O. Williams

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Bolger

5th substitution · For: F. Lomboto

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

F. Pierrot

Normal Goal

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

T. Lonergan

Penalty

Galway United vs Waterford 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Waterford 4-3 on Monday, 16 March 2026 in Premier Division. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: Galway United took an early lead at 10' when K. Twardek scored, with the assist credited to A. Bolger, making the score 1-0. H. Cann received a yellow card for Waterford at 30'. Waterford leveled the score at 35' when Gianfranco Facchineri scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. Waterford took the lead at 38' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to J. Voilås, making the score 1-2. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Waterford at 44'. Galway United leveled the score at 45+3' when D. Hurley scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Keohane replacing E. McCarthy. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 54', with S. Walsh replacing F. Pierrot. Galway United took the lead at 61' when K. Twardek scored, with the assist credited to D. Hurley, making the score 3-2. F. Pierrot received a yellow card for Galway United at 63'. E. McCarthy received a yellow card for Galway United at 64'. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 69', with M. Wolfe replacing Connor Barratt. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 69', with J. Voilås replacing C. Carty. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 69', with T. Coyle replacing T. Lonergan. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 77', with L. Heeney replacing D. McMenamy. D. Hurley received a yellow card for Galway United at 80'. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 80', with Arthur Parker replacing O. Williams. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Bolger replacing F. Lomboto. Galway United extended the lead at 89' when F. Pierrot scored, making the score 4-2. Waterford scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when T. Lonergan scored (Penalty), making the score 4-3.

Galway United used 5 substitutions while Waterford used 3 substitutions. Galway United got 3 yellow cards, while Waterford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (20-18).
Waterford controlled possession (57%).
Galway United had the sharper finishing (9-3 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