Sligo Rovers vs Galway United Result, Lineups &amp; H2H

Goals

8.3

90'+2Substitution

Junior Thiam· In

David Hurley· Out

Galway United

87'Yellow Card

Gareth McElroy

Sligo Rovers

Goal!

1-3

86'·Galway United

⚽

84'Yellow Card

Galway United

80'Yellow Card

Luke Pearce

Sligo Rovers

76'Substitution

Dylan Connolly· In

Kris Twardek· Out

Galway United

70'Substitution

Luke Pearce· In

Aidan Gabbidon· Out

Sligo Rovers

50'Substitution

Francely Lomboto· In

Stephen Walsh· Out

Galway United

50'Substitution

Frantz Pierrot· In

Connor Barratt· Out

Galway United

Goal!

1-2

Stephen Walsh

39'·Galway United

⚽

33'Yellow Card

Carl McHugh

Sligo Rovers

Goal!

1-1

18'·Galway United

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Cian Kavanagh

8'·Sligo Rovers

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Sligo Rovers

Galway United

63%Ball Possession37%

20Shots Total13

4Shots On Target5

8Corners4

14Fouls14

3Yellow Cards1

1Offsides1

1Saves3

420Passes259

8Shots Off Target4

115Attacks73

65Dangerous Attacks39

13Shots Inside Box7

7Shots Outside Box6

1Goals3

14Free Kicks12

8Shots Blocked4

2Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork0

12Tackles14

1Assists1

336Accurate Passes149

36Total Crosses14

9Accurate Crosses4

8Interceptions9

44Duels Won44

0Big Chances Created3

Manager: Darren Purse

Starting XI

Liam Hughes

6.1

Aidan Gabbidon

7.2

6.6

7.4

6.8

7.1

Ruben Gillespie

Archie Meekison

6.9

James McManus

6.8

Jack Shorrock

7.0

Cian Kavanagh

7.5

Substitutes

6.6

Jamie O’Donnell

6.6

Jamie O'Malley

Conor Cannon

Kevin Zefi

Premier Division•Jul 11, 2026

Manager: John Caulfield

Starting XI

Hugo Cunha

6.9

Wasiri Williams

7.1

Anthony O'Connor

7.3

Gianfranco Facchineri

6.4

6.6

6.4

7.0

6.5

8.3

7.7

7.1

Substitutes

Francely Lomboto

6.6

Junior Thiam

6.9

6.8

James Morahan

Vincent Angelini

Conor Whittaker

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Cian Kavanagh FW	7.5	90'	1	0	2/5	30(63%)	-	6/13
Carl McHugh DF	7.4	90'	0	0	-	36(83%)	2	4/5
Aidan Gabbidon DF	7.2	70'	0	0	1/1	22(82%)	2	5/5
L. Young MF	7.1	90'	0	0	0/3	53(87%)	2	5/7
Jack Shorrock MF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/3	28(82%)	1	5/9
Archie Meekison MF	6.9	90'	0	0	0/1	40(83%)	1	4/12
Sean Stewart DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	56(82%)	1	2/7
James McManus MF	6.8	90'	0	1	1/2	40(75%)	3	4/8
Kaiyne Woolery FW	6.6	36'	0	0	-	9(89%)	-	0/2
Gareth McElroy DF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	48(90%)	-	4/6
Luke Pearce FW	6.6	20'	0	0	0/2	8(75%)	-	3/5
Liam Hughes GK	6.1	90'	0	0	-	31(68%)	-	0/1
Ruben Gillespie MF	-	54'	0	0	0/2	19(68%)	-	2/8
Shots Total2 On Target0 Off Target1 Blocked1 Passes Total19 Accurate13 Accuracy68% Key Passes0 Long Balls2 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances1 Ball Recovery2 Duels Total8 Won2 Lost6 Won %25% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches30 Dribbles0/1 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn2 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United — computed insights

Galway United won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 8' 1-0, 18' 1-1, 39' 1-2, 86' 1-3.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Sligo Rovers	15	L3	0	4	0	3	4/15	4-8
Galway United	15	L1	0	1	5	5	8/15	8-7

Sligo Rovers — last 5 games

W4-0 vs Kerry2026-08-15
D0-0 vs Waterford United2026-08-21
L0-3 @ Bohemians2026-08-28
L0-3 @ Waterford United2026-09-04
L0-2 @ Drogheda United2026-09-11

Galway United — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Bray Wanderers2026-08-14
W2-1 @ Dundalk2026-08-21
D1-1 vs Shelbourne2026-08-28
W2-1 @ Drogheda United2026-09-04
L2-3 vs Bohemians2026-09-11

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Period covered: 2005-04-04 – 2026-07-11
Sligo Rovers wins: 8
Draws: 4
Galway United wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2.69
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 44%
Home side won: 44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Sligo Rovers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.6 vs 2.69

Most recent meetings (5 of 16)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-07-11	Galway United	3-2	Sligo Rovers
2026-05-16	Sligo Rovers	1-4	Galway United
2026-02-27	Galway United	1-0	Sligo Rovers
2026-01-24	Sligo Rovers	6-0	Galway United
2025-09-22	Galway United	0-1	Sligo Rovers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 148 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Sligo Rovers	10	29	20	-29	DLDLL	9	+1
Galway United	7	29	34	-7	DDWDL	5	+2

Table context

Points gap: 14 ptsSligo Rovers 20 · Galway United 34
Positions: #10 vs #7
Goals per game: 0.72/1.72 vs 1.31/1.55scored/conceded per game · league average 1.37

How we calculate this

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 16 matches

Won 50%

(8/16)

Draw 25%

(4/16)

Won 25%

(4/16)

Goals

27-16

Total matches

Recent matches (5/16)

3-2

Premier Division•May 16, 2026

1-4

Premier Division•Feb 27, 2026

1-0

Club Friendlies 3•Jan 24, 2026

6-0

Premier Division•Sep 22, 2025

0-1

Jul 11, 2026 • Premier Division

Head to Head

Last 16 matches

Sligo Rovers wins

Draws

Galway United wins

Goals Scored

27 - 16

3-2

May 16, 2026 • Premier Division

1-4

Feb 27, 2026 • Premier Division

1-0