Galway United vs Waterford

Galway United

2 - 4

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Eamonn Deacy Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Galway United 8 · Waterford 9

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (21-11).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

298

359

Passes Accurate

180

228

Passes %

60%

64%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15'

15' J. Rossiter

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Noonan

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Amond

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Borden

1st substitution · For: D. Hurley

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Shaw

2nd substitution · For: Dara McGuinness

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

P. Amond

Normal Goal · Assist: Rowan McDonald

58'

58' G. Horton

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. Walsh

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hurley

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. McCarthy

3rd substitution · For: J. Keohane

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Brouder

4th substitution · For: G. Buckley

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Leahy

Normal Goal

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Dara McGuinness

Normal Goal

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

P. Amond

Penalty

78'

78' J. Esua

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ F. Armstrong

1st substitution · For: J. Dempsey

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Rossiter

2nd substitution · For: D. McMenamy

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Bolger

5th substitution · For: A. Piesold

90+5'

90+5' D. Hurley

90+10'

90+10' G. Cunningham

90+11'

90+11' J. Dempsey

Galway United vs Waterford 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Galway United 4-2 on Friday, 25 July 2025 in Premier Division. It was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.

First half: J. Rossiter received a yellow card for Waterford at 15'. Waterford took the lead at 31' when C. Noonan scored, with the assist credited to P. Amond, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Borden replacing D. Hurley. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Shaw replacing Dara McGuinness. Waterford extended the lead at 47' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to Rowan McDonald, making the score 0-2. G. Horton received a yellow card for Waterford at 58'. Galway United reduced the deficit at 59' when S. Walsh scored, with the assist credited to D. Hurley, making the score 1-2. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 61', with E. McCarthy replacing J. Keohane. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 69', with K. Brouder replacing G. Buckley. Waterford extended the lead at 72' when D. Leahy scored, making the score 1-3. Galway United reduced the deficit at 74' when Dara McGuinness scored, making the score 2-3. Waterford extended the lead at 77' when P. Amond scored (Penalty), making the score 2-4. J. Esua received a yellow card for Galway United at 78'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 80', with F. Armstrong replacing J. Dempsey. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Rossiter replacing D. McMenamy. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Bolger replacing A. Piesold. D. Hurley received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+5'. G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+10'. J. Dempsey received a yellow card for Waterford at 90+11'.

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

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (21-11).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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