Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

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Galway United

🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 9 · Galway United 7

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-14).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (67%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 16

Avg: 0.90 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-4

Goals For / Against

12 / 13

Avg: 1.20 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.10

PPG

1.00

0.90

1.20

1.60

1.30

40%

O2.5

30%

40%

BTTS

70%

30%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Galway United rank7th

Sligo Rovers points19

Galway United points21

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Galway United: #7 · 21 pts · GD -3

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

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals7-8

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.

Galway United last 5 away

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-6

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.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home60%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home30%

Galway United score away70%

Galway United clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first30%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first100%

Galway United score first20%

Galway United win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 20% · Galway United 33%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 25.0' · Galway United 33.5'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home0.90 vs 1.47

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.60 vs 1.24

Galway United score away1.20 vs 1.24

Galway United concede away1.30 vs 1.47

Sligo Rovers score 39% below league average, while Galway United score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 29% 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: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 0

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

496

237

Passes Accurate

395

151

Passes %

80%

64%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

O. Williams

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Keohane

13' ↑↓

↑↓

13' ⇄ A. Meekison

1st substitution · For: A. Nolan

16'

16' J. Keohane

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Nolan

Penalty

28'

28' J. McManus

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Keohane

Normal Goal

44'

44' Connor Barratt

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Connor Barratt

1st substitution · For: A. Piesold

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ F. Pierrot

2nd substitution · For: L. Devitt

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Walsh

3rd substitution · For: F. Lomboto

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Patton

2nd substitution · For: R. O'Kane

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. McCormack

4th substitution · For: K. Twardek

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. McHugh

3rd substitution · For: M. Traoré

72'

72' L. Devitt

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Twardek

Normal Goal

73'

73' K. Twardek

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

F. Lomboto

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Twardek

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. McManus

4th substitution · For: C. Harkin

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Esua

5th substitution · For: S. Blaney

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. Hurley

5th substitution · Substitution 5

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 4-1 on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in Premier Division.

First half: Galway United took an early lead at 5' when O. Williams scored, with the assist credited to J. Keohane, making the score 0-1. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 13', with A. Meekison replacing A. Nolan. J. Keohane received a yellow card for Galway United at 16'. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 17' when A. Nolan scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. J. McManus received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 28'. Galway United took the lead at 29' when J. Keohane scored, making the score 1-2. Connor Barratt received a yellow card for Galway United at 44'.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Connor Barratt replacing A. Piesold. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 56', with F. Pierrot replacing L. Devitt. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 63', with S. Walsh replacing F. Lomboto. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Patton replacing R. O'Kane. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 64', with C. McCormack replacing K. Twardek. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 65', with C. McHugh replacing M. Traoré. L. Devitt received a yellow card for Galway United at 72'. Galway United extended the lead at 73' when K. Twardek scored, making the score 1-3. K. Twardek received a yellow card for Galway United at 73'. Galway United extended the lead at 74' when F. Lomboto scored, with the assist credited to K. Twardek, making the score 1-4. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. McManus replacing C. Harkin. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Esua replacing S. Blaney. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 90', involving D. Hurley.

Sligo Rovers used 5 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Galway United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-14).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (67%).
Physical contest: 5 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