Galway United vs Sligo Rovers match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 24 · Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

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Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 3–2 in the Premier Division on 11 July 2026. Expected goals finished 2.28–1.67. Sligo Rovers had 53% of the ball.

Galway United vs Sligo Rovers match statistics

Galway UnitedSligo Rovers

47% Ball possession 53%
2.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.67
21 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 4
16 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 0
11 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 5
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
346 Passes 413
73% Pass accuracy 72%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card S. Quirk Sligo Rovers
34' Goal F. Pierrot (assist J. Keohane) Galway United
50' Yellow card E. McCarthy Galway United
53' Yellow card S. Quirk Sligo Rovers
53' Red card S. Quirk Sligo Rovers
67' Yellow card C. McHugh Sligo Rovers
72' Goal M. Wolfe (assist A. Bolger) Galway United
81' Goal C. Kavanagh (assist J. McGonigle) Sligo Rovers
86' Goal C. Kavanagh (assist J. McGonigle) Sligo Rovers
90' Yellow card C. Harkin Sligo Rovers
90' Goal M. Wolfe (assist D. Hurley) Galway United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Galway United

Confirmed 4-4-2 John Caulfield

16 Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha

12 Gianfranco Facchineri 5 K. Brouder 15 O. Williams 3 Connor Barratt

24 E. McCarthy 8 A. Bolger 10 D. Hurley 4 J. Keohane

23 F. Pierrot 7 S. Walsh

Bench C. Gleeson , C. McCormack , L. Kavanagh , F. Lomboto , L. Devitt , D. Connolly , M. Wolfe , A. Kazeem , A. Piesold

Sligo Rovers

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Russell

29 S. Sargeant

3 Sean Stewart 17 S. McHale 52 G. McElroy 33 J. Esua

4 S. Quirk 16 C. McHugh

7 W. Fitzgerald 10 A. Meekison 28 R. O'Kane

9 L. Pearce

Bench Liam John Hughes , J. McGonigle , C. Harkin , C. Kavanagh , O. Denham , A. Nolan , J. McManus , K. McDonagh , J. O'Donnell

Form guide

Galway United at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sligo Rovers away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 1.9 per game

67% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Galway United vs Sligo Rovers head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 May 26	Sligo Rovers v Galway United	1–4
27 Feb 26	Galway United v Sligo Rovers	1–0
24 Jan 26	Sligo Rovers v Galway United	6–0
22 Sep 25	Galway United v Sligo Rovers	0–1
23 Jun 25	Sligo Rovers v Galway United	2–1
16 May 25	Galway United v Sligo Rovers	0–1

The full Galway United vs Sligo Rovers head-to-head record