Galway United FC 0 - 1 Drogheda United FC: match stats and result

Republic of Ireland - Premier Division · Matchweek 1

Friday, 6 February 2026

Referee: Oliver Moran

Galway United FC

#7 · 9W 11D 12L

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0 - 1

Full time · HT 0 - 0

Drogheda United FC

#9 · 8W 10D 14L

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Overview

What the numbers say about this match.

Galway United FC 0 - 1 Drogheda United FC in Premier Division on 6 February 2026.

  • Galway United FC averages 1.31 points per game at home, Drogheda United FC 1 away.
  • Galway United FC scores 15% more goals per match than Drogheda United FC in these venues.
  • Galway United FC concedes 17% fewer goals per match than Drogheda United FC in these venues.
  • Over 2.5 goals is expected in 0% of similar matches and both teams scoring in 0%.

Data from FootyStats. Updated

Referee

Who is in charge of this match.

Oliver Moran

5

Matches refereed

3.80

Cards / match

2.00

Goals / match

0.00

Penalties / match

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Match stats

How the match went.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Possession
52% 48%
Shots
16 7
Shots on target
3 3
Corners
4 7
Yellow cards
2 2
Expected goals (xG)
1.65 0.96

Recent form

Last five completed matches before this one.

Galway United FC

No completed matches yet.

Drogheda United FC

No completed matches yet.

Team comparison

How both teams have performed this season.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Points per game
1.31 1
Win %
31% 25%
Goals scored / match
1.44 1.25
Goals conceded / match
1.56 1.88
Total goals / match
3 3.13
Both teams scored (BTTS) %
69% 75%

Goals and BTTS

How often matches of each team finish above a number of goals.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Over 0.5 goals
88% 94%
Over 1.5 goals
69% 88%
Over 2.5 goals
56% 69%
Over 3.5 goals
44% 31%
Over 4.5 goals
25% 19%
BTTS
69% 75%

First and second half

Who starts and who finishes stronger.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
First half points per game
1.5 0.56
Leading at half time %
38% 6%
Drawing at half time %
38% 38%
Trailing at half time %
25% 56%
Goals scored in 1st half / match
0.5 0.25
Goals scored in 2nd half / match
0.94 1

Corners

Corner kicks per match.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Corners won / match
4.19 3.94
Corners conceded / match
5.25 7.06
Total corners in their matches
9.44 11
Over 6.5 corners
81% 94%
Over 7.5 corners
69% 94%
Over 8.5 corners
63% 75%

Cards

Bookings per match.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Cards / match
1.88 1.5
Over 2.5 cards
81% 69%
Over 3.5 cards
56% 50%
Over 4.5 cards
31% 25%
Over 5.5 cards
13% 13%
Over 6.5 cards
13% 0%

Shots and possession

How teams create chances.

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Shots / match
14.94 9.81
Shots on target / match
4.69 3.13
Shots off target / match
10.25 6.69
Shot conversion rate
10% 13%
Shots per goal scored
10.39 7.85
Average possession
43% 39%

Offsides and fouls

Galway United FC Drogheda United FC
Offsides / match
1.81 1.13
Over 0.5 offsides
88% 81%
Over 1.5 offsides
56% 13%
Over 2.5 offsides
19% 13%
Fouls / match
12.38 10.38

Goals by minute

When each team scores and concedes this season.

Scored Conceded

Galway United FC

0-10'
3
4
11-20'
4
5
21-30'
2
5
31-40'
4
3
41-50'
6
3
51-60'
3
3
61-70'
8
2
71-80'
4
5
81-90'
8
18

Drogheda United FC

0-10'
6
3
11-20'
3
6
21-30'
2
8
31-40'
5
5
41-50'
2
5
51-60'
5
5
61-70'
7
10
71-80'
2
2
81-90'
6
7

Odds

Bookmaker prices next to the chance the statistics give.

MarketOddsChance
Galway United FC to win 2.10
42%
Draw 3.00
30%
Drogheda United FC to win 3.20
28%
Over 0.5 goals 1.08
0%
Over 1.5 goals 1.40
0%
Over 2.5 goals 2.31
0%
Over 3.5 goals 3.80
0%
Over 4.5 goals 8.30
0%
Both teams to score 1.91
0%

Players

Players with the most minutes this season, by position.

Galway United FC

Evan Watts 1890' 0 G 0 A
Gianfranco Facchineri 2475' 0 G 0 A
Killian Brouder 1904' 1 G 0 A
Ola Wasiri Williams 1753' 1 G 1 A
Connor Barratt 1478' 0 G 0 A
David Hurley 2672' 2 G 7 A
Aaron Bolger 2501' 3 G 2 A
Jimmy Keohane 2225' 6 G 3 A
Lee Devitt Molloy 2180' 0 G 0 A
Stephen Walsh 2162' 6 G 3 A
Kristopher Twardek 1380' 8 G 6 A

Drogheda United FC

Luke Dennison 1933' 0 G 0 A
Edwin Agbaje 2743' 2 G 2 A
Conor Kane 2724' 0 G 1 A
Conor Keeley 2630' 2 G 1 A
Andrew Quinn 1831' 1 G 1 A
Brandon Kavanagh 2392' 3 G 6 A
Ryan Brennan 1501' 2 G 1 A
Ethan O'Brien 1268' 0 G 1 A
Jago Godden 1207' 2 G 1 A
Thomas Oluwya 2255' 4 G 1 A
Mark Doyle 2138' 9 G 0 A

League table

Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patricks Athletic FC 32 17 8 7 52 25 27 59
2 Shamrock Rovers FC 31 17 8 6 49 31 18 59
3 Bohemian FC 31 16 8 7 55 37 18 56
4 Derry City FC 32 9 14 9 45 42 3 41
5 Dundalk FC 32 10 11 11 49 53 -4 41
6 Shelbourne FC 32 9 13 10 42 45 -3 40
7 Galway United FC 32 9 11 12 42 48 -6 38
8 Waterford FC 32 7 13 12 44 54 -10 34
9 Drogheda United FC 32 8 10 14 38 51 -13 34
10 Sligo Rovers FC 32 5 8 19 24 54 -30 23

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about this match.

What was the result of Galway United FC vs Drogheda United FC?

Galway United FC 0 - 1 Drogheda United FC. Half time: 0 - 0.

How many goals are expected in Galway United FC vs Drogheda United FC?

Over 2.5 goals has a 0% chance.

Will both teams score in Galway United FC vs Drogheda United FC?

Both teams to score has a 0% chance.

Glossary

What these terms mean.

BTTS
Both teams to score: each team scores at least one goal.
Clean sheet
A match where the team does not concede a goal.
Failed to score
A match where the team does not score a goal.
xG
Expected goals: the quality of the chances a team creates.
xGA
Expected goals against: the quality of the chances a team allows.
Points per game
Average points per match: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw.
Home / Away
The home team's results at home against the visitor's results away. "Overall" uses all matches.
Over 2.5 goals
Three or more goals in the match.