Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

Sligo Rovers

2 - 1

Galway United

🕒 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · 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

Galway United outshot their opponent (14-20).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Physical contest: 4 yellows, 2 reds.

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

440

341

Passes Accurate

358

251

Passes %

81%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35'

35' G. Cunningham

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Hakiki

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Elding

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Cunningham

1st substitution · For: B. Burns

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Borden

2nd substitution · For: C. McCormack

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Dyer

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Byrne

53'

53' J. Doyle-Hayes

53'

53' J. Mahon

53'

53' C. Byrne

53'

53' M. Dyer

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Wolfe

1st substitution · For: O. Denham

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. McDonagh

2nd substitution · For: O. van Hattum

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ W. Waweru

3rd substitution · For: F. Lomboto

65'

65' O. Elding

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Lomboto

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Hurley

3rd substitution · For: K. Brouder

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. McCarthy

4th substitution · For: M. Shaw

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Byrne

5th substitution · For: S. Walsh

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Hakiki

4th substitution · For: D. Patton

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Reynolds

5th substitution · For: S. Mallon

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

Sligo Rovers beat Galway United 2-1 on Monday, 23 June 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 35'. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 45' when J. Hakiki scored, with the assist credited to O. Elding, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Cunningham replacing B. Burns. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with V. Borden replacing C. McCormack. Galway United leveled the score at 47' when M. Dyer scored, with the assist credited to C. Byrne, making the score 1-1. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 53'. J. Mahon received a red card for Sligo Rovers at 53'. C. Byrne received a yellow card for Galway United at 53'. M. Dyer received a red card for Galway United at 53'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Wolfe replacing O. Denham. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. McDonagh replacing O. van Hattum. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 64', with W. Waweru replacing F. Lomboto. O. Elding received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 65'. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 73' when F. Lomboto scored, making the score 2-1. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 74', with D. Hurley replacing K. Brouder. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 74', with E. McCarthy replacing M. Shaw. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 83', with C. Byrne replacing S. Walsh. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Hakiki replacing D. Patton. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 85', with C. Reynolds replacing S. Mallon.

Sligo Rovers used 5 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Galway United got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (14-20).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Physical contest: 4 yellows, 2 reds.

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