Sligo Rovers vs Galway United

Sligo Rovers

2 - 0

Galway United

🕒 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Showgrounds 🧑‍⚖️ G. Colfer 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 6 · Galway United 5

Referee Stats

G. Colfer

14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	29%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (9-16).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 15

Avg: 1.06 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.72

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-6

Goals For / Against

16 / 17

Avg: 0.89 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.72

PPG

1.33

1.06

0.89

0.83

0.94

33%

O2.5

22%

33%

BTTS

39%

44%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank6th

Galway United rank5th

Sligo Rovers points49

Galway United points52

Sligo Rovers: #6 · 49 pts · GD -11

12 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Galway United: #5 · 52 pts · GD +4

9 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

L L W W W

Points9/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

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 W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-5

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 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 0%

Galway United trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home56%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home39%

Galway United score away61%

Galway United clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first88%

Galway United score first39%

Galway United win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 29% · Galway United 25%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 28.3' · Galway United 42.7'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.27

Sligo Rovers concede at home0.83 vs 0.99

Galway United score away0.89 vs 0.99

Galway United concede away0.94 vs 1.27

Sligo Rovers score 17% below league average, while Galway United score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 16% below league average at home, and Galway United are 26% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Galway United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

355

319

Passes Accurate

233

198

Passes %

66%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' B. Burns

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

W. Waweru

Normal Goal

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ K. O’Sullivan

1st substitution · For: V. Borden

57'

57' N. Morahan

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Charlie John Wiggett

1st substitution · For: Jack Henry-Francis

69'

69' J. Esua

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Power

2nd substitution · For: O. Elding

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. McCarthy

2nd substitution · For: F. Lomboto

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Burns

3rd substitution · For: G. Cunningham

72'

72' O. Denham

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ W. Waweru

3rd substitution · For: L. Pearce

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Esua

4th substitution · For: J. Ogedi-Uzokwe

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. McCormack

5th substitution · For: D. Hurley

86'

86' G. Cunningham

90+2'

90+2' L. Pearce

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Pearce

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Chapman

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Galway United 2-0 on Saturday, 27 July 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by G. Colfer. It was played at The Showgrounds.

First half: B. Burns received a yellow card for Galway United at 13'. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 33' when W. Waweru scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Galway United made their 1st substitution at 54', with K. O’Sullivan replacing V. Borden. N. Morahan received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 57'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 65', with Charlie John Wiggett replacing Jack Henry-Francis. J. Esua received a yellow card for Galway United at 69'. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. Power replacing O. Elding. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 71', with E. McCarthy replacing F. Lomboto. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Burns replacing G. Cunningham. O. Denham received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 72'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 79', with W. Waweru replacing L. Pearce. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Esua replacing J. Ogedi-Uzokwe. Galway United made their 5th substitution at 82', with C. McCormack replacing D. Hurley. G. Cunningham received a yellow card for Galway United at 86'. L. Pearce received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90+2'. Sligo Rovers added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when L. Pearce scored, with the assist credited to E. Chapman, making the score 2-0.

Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions while Galway United used 5 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 3 yellow cards, while Galway United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Galway United outshot their opponent (9-16).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 6 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