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Waterford vs Galway United

Waterford
1 - 0
Galway United
🕒 Fri, 09 May 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ P. Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Waterford 9 · Galway United 8
Referee Stats
P. Norton
9 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.33
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Waterford controlled possession (58%).
  • Waterford had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 29
Avg: 1.17 / 1.61

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Galway United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.78 / 1.22

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

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
1.17
GF
0.78
1.61
GA
1.22
67%
O2.5
28%
61%
BTTS
50%
56%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th
Galway United rank8th
Waterford points39
Galway United points39
Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19
24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 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.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Waterford last 5 home

D L W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals6-7
Record1-1-3
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.

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.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.556%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 28%

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

Waterford score at home78%
Waterford clean sheet at home17%
Galway United score away56%
Galway United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%
Waterford win after scoring first50%
Galway United score first33%
Galway United win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Galway United 27%
Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Galway United 28.5'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38
Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05
Galway United score away0.78 vs 1.05
Galway United concede away1.22 vs 1.38
Waterford score 15% below league average, while Galway United score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Galway United are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Waterford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 4
46-60 1

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
5
3
Total Shots
15
11
Shots off Goal
7
7
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
6
7
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
429
312
Passes Accurate
329
212
Passes %
77%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
0
Away
4
27' ⚽
⚽
27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Leahy
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Noonan
36'
36' S. Glenfield
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Cillian Tollett
1st substitution · For: E. McCarthy
56'
56' C. McCormack
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ C. McCormack
2nd substitution · For: Sean Kerrigan
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ R. Donelon
3rd substitution · For: C. Horgan
65'
65' R. Slevin
67'
67' D. Leahy
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ M. Dyer
4th substitution · For: S. Walsh
85'
85' K. Radkowski
86'
86' E. McCarthy

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

Waterford beat Galway United 1-0 on Friday, 09 May 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by P. Norton.

First half: Waterford took the lead at 27' when D. Leahy scored, with the assist credited to C. Noonan, making the score 1-0. S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 36'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Galway United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Cillian Tollett replacing E. McCarthy. C. McCormack received a yellow card for Galway United at 56'. Galway United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with C. McCormack replacing Sean Kerrigan. Galway United made their 3rd substitution at 63', with R. Donelon replacing C. Horgan. R. Slevin received a yellow card for Galway United at 65'. D. Leahy received a yellow card for Waterford at 67'. Galway United made their 4th substitution at 76', with M. Dyer replacing S. Walsh. K. Radkowski received a yellow card for Waterford at 85'. E. McCarthy received a yellow card for Galway United at 86'.

Waterford used 0 substitutions while Galway United used 4 substitutions. Waterford got 3 yellow cards, while Galway United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Waterford controlled possession (58%).
  • Waterford had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season
24 Jul 2026 Galway United vs Waterford — - — 24 Apr 2026 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 1 16 Mar 2026 Galway United vs Waterford 4 - 3
2025-2026 Season
01 Nov 2025 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 1 25 Jul 2025 Galway United vs Waterford 2 - 4 09 May 2025 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 0 14 Mar 2025 Galway United vs Waterford 1 - 0
2024-2025 Season
27 Sep 2024 Waterford vs Galway United 1 - 2 12 Jul 2024 Galway United vs Waterford 1 - 0 12 Apr 2024 Waterford vs Galway United 0 - 0 01 Mar 2024 Galway United vs Waterford 2 - 1