Galway United vs Sligo Rovers

Final score: Galway United 3-2 Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division, July 11, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Galway United, 3 draws, 4 wins for Sligo Rovers.

Overview

Football: Premier Division · Round 24
Venue: Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
Form: WDWLW Galway United
: DLLLL Sligo Rovers

28' Seb Quirk
34' F. Pierrot · J. Keohane 1-0
HT1-0
46' ▲ J. McGonigle ▼ A. Meekison
46' ▲ C. Kavanagh ▼ L. Pearce
50' Edward McCarthy
53' Seb Quirk
53' Seb Quirk
61' ▲ C. Harkin ▼ R. O'Kane
61' ▲ O. Denham ▼ S. Stewart
67' Carl McHugh
67' ▲ L. Kavanagh ▼ G. Facchineri
68' ▲ L. Devitt ▼ E. McCarthy
68' ▲ M. Wolfe ▼ F. Pierrot
72' M. Wolfe · A. Bolger 2-0
77' ▲ A. Piesold ▼ A. Bolger
78' ▲ C. McCormack ▼ C. Barratt
81' 2-1 C. Kavanagh · J. McGonigle
86' 2-2 C. Kavanagh · J. McGonigle
90' Ciaron Harkin
90' M. Wolfe · D. Hurley 3-2
FT3-2

Line-ups

Galway United Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: John Caulfield

16H. Cunha 6.9
3C. Barratt ▼ 78' 7.2
15W. Williams 6.3
5K. Brouder 6.7
12G. Facchineri ▼ 67' 7.3
4J. Keohane ⇢ 8.2
10D. Hurley ⇢ 7.9
8A. Bolger ⇢ ▼ 77' 7.2
24E. McCarthy ▼ 68' 6.5
7S. Walsh 5.3
23F. Pierrot ⚽ ▼ 68' 8.3

Substitutes 9

32C. Gleeson
22C. McCormack ▲ 78' 6.3
19L. Kavanagh ▲ 67' 6.5
9F. Lomboto
20L. Devitt ▲ 68' 6.5
21D. Connolly
14M. Wolfe ⚽2 ▲ 68' 8.7
30A. Kazeem
6A. Piesold ▲ 77' 6.5

Sligo Rovers Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: John Russell

29S. Sargeant 7.7
33J. Esua 7.2
52G. McElroy 6.0
17S. McHale 6.7
3S. Stewart ▼ 61' 6.7
16C. McHugh 6.7
4S. Quirk 5.6
28R. O'Kane ▼ 61' 6.5
10A. Meekison ▼ 46' 6.5
7W. Fitzgerald 6.9
9L. Pearce ▼ 46' 6.2

Substitutes 9

1L. Hughes
18J. McGonigle ▲ 46' 6.6
6C. Harkin ▲ 61' 6.5
11C. Kavanagh ⚽2 ▲ 46' 9.2
15O. Denham ▲ 61' 6.3
19A. Nolan
14J. McManus
23K. McDonagh
24J. O'Donnell

Statistics

01⚑6

⚑041

47%Possession53%

21Shots11

9Shots on target5

5Shots off target2

16Shots inside box8

5Shots outside box3

7Blocked shots4

6Corners0

1Offsides5

11Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

3Saves6

-0.42Goals prevented-0.42

346Passes413

252Accurate passes297

73%Pass accuracy72%

2.28Expected goals (xG)1.67

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	St Patrick's Athl.	31	51 - 25	+26	56
2	Shamrock Rovers	30	46 - 29	+17	56
3	Bohemians	30	53 - 36	+17	53
4	Dundalk	31	47 - 50	-3	41
5	Derry City	31	44 - 42	+2	38
6	Galway United	30	41 - 46	-5	37
7	Shelbourne	30	38 - 42	-4	36
8	Waterford	31	42 - 51	-9	34
9	Drogheda United	31	37 - 49	-12	34
10	Sligo Rovers	31	24 - 53	-29	23