Shelbourne vs Galway United

Shelbourne

1 - 0

Galway United

🕒 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Tolka Park 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Shelbourne 3 · Galway United 8

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Shelbourne controlled possession (70%).
Shelbourne had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shelbourne (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 18

Avg: 1.39 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 22

Avg: 0.78 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

1.67

PPG

0.78

1.39

0.78

1.00

1.22

50%

O2.5

28%

61%

BTTS

50%

44%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Shelbourne rank3rd

Galway United rank8th

Shelbourne points59

Galway United points39

Shelbourne: #3 · 59 pts · GD +11

4 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

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

Shelbourne last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-4

Record3-2-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Galway United last 5 away

D L D L L

Points2/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-5

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.

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 50%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.528%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Shelbourne score at home72%

Shelbourne clean sheet at home22%

Galway United score away56%

Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Shelbourne score first44%

Shelbourne win after scoring first63%

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shelbourne 50% · Galway United 27%

Avg first goal minute: Shelbourne 23.0' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Shelbourne score at home1.39 vs 1.38

Shelbourne concede at home1.00 vs 1.05

Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05

Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38

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

Defensive side: Shelbourne are 5% below league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Shelbourne goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 0

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

625

262

Passes Accurate

545

183

Passes %

87%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' E. Caffrey

23'

23' R. Slevin

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ James Barry Norris

1st substitution · For: K. Ledwidge

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ K. McInroy

2nd substitution · For: A. Coote

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: A. Bolger

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Martin

3rd substitution · For: S. Boyd

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Odubeko

4th substitution · For: D. Kelly

74'

74' K. Ledwidge

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Dara McGuinness

2nd substitution · For: S. Walsh

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Wood

Penalty

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Keohane

3rd substitution · For: A. Piesold

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Hurley

4th substitution · For: J. Sivi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Slevin

5th substitution · For: V. Borden

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Mbeng

5th substitution · For: S. Gannon

90+6'

90+6' H. Wood

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

Shelbourne beat Galway United 1-0 on Sunday, 07 September 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle. It was played at Tolka Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Caffrey received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 22'. R. Slevin received a yellow card for Galway United at 23'.

Second half: Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 58', with James Barry Norris replacing K. Ledwidge. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 58', with K. McInroy replacing A. Coote. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 64', with E. McCarthy replacing A. Bolger. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Martin replacing S. Boyd. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 70', with M. Odubeko replacing D. Kelly. K. Ledwidge received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 74'. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Dara McGuinness replacing S. Walsh. Shelbourne took the lead at 78' when H. Wood scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 83', with J. Keohane replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Hurley replacing J. Sivi. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 83', with R. Slevin replacing V. Borden. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Mbeng replacing S. Gannon. H. Wood received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 90+6'.

Shelbourne used 5 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Shelbourne got 3 yellow cards, while Galway United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Shelbourne controlled possession (70%).
Shelbourne had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (10.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

29 May 2026 Shelbourne vs Galway United 1 - 1 20 Feb 2026 Shelbourne vs Galway United 1 - 1

2025-2026 Season

07 Sep 2025 Shelbourne vs Galway United 1 - 0 27 Jun 2025 Galway United vs Shelbourne 1 - 1 21 Apr 2025 Shelbourne vs Galway United 2 - 2 03 Mar 2025 Galway United vs Shelbourne 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

20 Sep 2024 Galway United vs Shelbourne 1 - 0 28 Jun 2024 Shelbourne vs Galway United 2 - 0 19 Apr 2024 Galway United vs Shelbourne 1 - 0 04 Mar 2024 Shelbourne vs Galway United 1 - 0