Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

Sligo Rovers

1 - 2

Galway United

🕒 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Paul McLaughlin 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · Galway United 8

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

Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 21

Avg: 1.06 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

PPG

0.78

1.06

0.78

1.17

1.22

39%

O2.5

28%

56%

BTTS

50%

39%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Galway United rank8th

Sligo Rovers points41

Galway United points39

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

Galway United: #8 · 39 pts · GD -7

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

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals3-4

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Sligo Rovers score at home72%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home22%

Galway United score away56%

Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%

Galway United score first33%

Galway United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Galway United 27%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05

Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05

Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Galway United score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 11% above league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sligo Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Byrne

Normal Goal

35'

35' C. Malley

42'

42' C. Reynolds

43'

43' K. Brouder

48'

48' M. Wolfe

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Byrne

Normal Goal

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Wolfe

1st substitution · For: S. Mallon

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ C. Reynolds

2nd substitution · For: O. van Hattum

65'

65' O. Elding

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Burns

1st substitution · For: S. Walsh

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Elding

Penalty

73'

73' R. Manning

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Hurley

2nd substitution · For: Sean Kerrigan

83'

83' J. Mahon

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ C. Malley

3rd substitution · For: F. Lomboto

90+4'

90+4' V. Borden

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

Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 2-1 on Saturday, 12 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Paul McLaughlin.

First half: Galway United took the lead at 21' when C. Byrne scored, making the score 0-1. C. Malley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 35'. C. Reynolds received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 42'. K. Brouder received a yellow card for Galway United at 43'.

Second half: M. Wolfe received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 48'. Galway United extended the lead at 49' when C. Byrne scored, making the score 0-2. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 55', with M. Wolfe replacing S. Mallon. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 55', with C. Reynolds replacing O. van Hattum. O. Elding received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 65'. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 72', with B. Burns replacing S. Walsh. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 72' when O. Elding scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. R. Manning received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 73'. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 80', with D. Hurley replacing Sean Kerrigan. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 83'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 86', with C. Malley replacing F. Lomboto. V. Borden received a yellow card for Galway United at 90+4'.

Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions while Galway United used 2 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 6 yellow cards, while Galway United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

10 Jul 2026 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers — - — 16 May 2026 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 4 27 Feb 2026 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 1 - 0

2025-2026 Season

22 Sep 2025 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1 23 Jun 2025 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 2 - 1 16 May 2025 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1 12 Apr 2025 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

25 Oct 2024 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 2 - 2 27 Jul 2024 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 2 - 0 10 May 2024 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 0 22 Apr 2024 Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 0 - 0