Skip to content

Drogheda United vs Galway United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

2
-FT
0
Oct 30, 2026
United Park (Drogheda)

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Galway United
73'Substitution
James Morahan
James Morahan· In
Galway United
73'Substitution
Conor Whittaker
Conor Whittaker· In
Galway United
Drogheda United
Galway United
Drogheda United
Goal!
2-0
Mark Doyle
Mark Doyle
53'·Drogheda United
⚽
46'Substitution
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin· In
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
46'Substitution
Junior Thiam
Junior Thiam· Out
Galway United
Goal!
1-0
Brandon Kavanagh
Brandon Kavanagh
32'·Drogheda United
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Galway United
Galway United
53%Ball Possession47%
16Shots Total10
4Shots On Target5
6Corners5
11Fouls7
2Offsides3
5Saves2
413Passes351
7Shots Off Target4
93Attacks91
49Dangerous Attacks55
8Shots Inside Box8
8Shots Outside Box2
2Goals0
7Free Kicks11
5Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
9Tackles16
2Assists0
314Accurate Passes237
15Total Crosses27
4Accurate Crosses9
8Interceptions15
37Duels Won52
0Big Chances Created1
0Big Chances Missed1

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

16
Hugo Cunha
Hugo Cunha
28
James Morahan
James Morahan
6.7
54
Conor Whittaker
Conor Whittaker
6.7

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'01-
32(56%)
-
-
90'111/1
25(68%)
1
5/19
60'101/3
27(63%)
-
2/4
90'00-
52(88%)
1
3/9
90'00-
43(86%)
2
2/6
45'00-
22(86%)
-
3/3
69'000/1
34(62%)
2
9/13
45'000/3
37(86%)
-
1/2
45'00-
14(79%)
-
1/1
90'00-
37(84%)
-
2/6
45'00-
18(67%)
1
2/3
30'002/2
10(70%)
-
0/1
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin
FW
45'000/2
7(86%)
1
3/8
21'000/2
6(83%)
-
1/3
90'00-
42(74%)
1
3/7
45'000/2
7(57%)
-
0/4

Drogheda United vs Galway United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Drogheda United15L101916/156-8
Galway United15D112005/155-6
Drogheda United — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 @ Bohemians2026-09-18
  2. W1-0 @ Trabzonspor2026-10-01
  3. L1-3 @ Shamrock Rovers2026-10-08
  4. W2-0 vs Derry City2026-10-16
  5. L1-3 @ Waterford United2026-10-23
Galway United — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 vs Shelbourne2026-09-25
  2. L0-2 vs Derry City2026-10-10
  3. W2-0 vs Shamrock Rovers2026-10-16
  4. L2-3 @ Waterford United2026-10-19
  5. D0-0 vs St Patrick's2026-10-23
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Drogheda United152.6780%60%33%47%47%20%
Galway United152.273%33%20%60%27%33%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Drogheda UnitedHome731311-71.4343%57%
Galway UnitedAway631210-81.6767%0%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Drogheda United1514-118-736%80%5-6-4
Galway United159-88-847%67%5-7-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
12
Period covered
2024-03-08 – 2026-09-04
Drogheda United wins
2
Draws
5
Galway United wins
5
Avg goals per meeting
2.08
Over 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams scored
50%
Home side won
25%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 2D 2L (Drogheda United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.2 vs 2.08
Most recent meetings (5 of 12)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-09-04Drogheda United1-2Galway United
2026-08-07Galway United0-0Drogheda United
2026-04-06Drogheda United2-3Galway United
2026-02-06Galway United0-1Drogheda United
2025-10-24Galway United1-1Drogheda United
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 174 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Drogheda United93537-15WLLWL7+2
Galway United73542-5LDWLD8-1
Table context
Points gap
5 ptsDrogheda United 37 · Galway United 42
Positions
#9 vs #7
Goals per game
1.2/1.63 vs 1.31/1.46scored/conceded per game · league average 1.39

How we calculate this

Premier Division Standings

Premier Division · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
136+2168
236+1965
336+2460
436+249
536+348
636-445
736-743
836-742
936-1340
1036-3825

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Premier Division
Drogheda United
36 matches
Galway United
36 matches
#9Position#8
40Points42
10Wins10
10Draws12
16Losses14
44Goals46
1.22Goals per game1.28
57Goals conceded53
1.58Goals per game conceded1.47

Drogheda United vs Galway United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (36 vs 36 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityDrogheda United 38% · X · Draw 26% · Galway United 36%
1 · Home Win
38%
X · Draw
26%
2 · Away Win
36%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.36 vs 1.31
Projected Total: 2.67
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
54%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
27% / 26%
Drogheda United / Galway United
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.4%)1 - 0(9.5%)0 - 1(9.1%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Drogheda United vs Galway United — Head to Head

Match summary

Drogheda United beat Galway United 2-0 in the Premier Division, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Drogheda United sat 9th on 37 points, while Galway United were 7th on 42 points. Across 12 previous meetings on record, Drogheda United won 2 and Galway United won 5, with 5 draws (2.08 goals per game).

Brandon Kavanagh (32') and Mark Doyle (53') scored the goals for Drogheda United.