Dundalk vs Galway United match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 28 · Oriel Park, Dundalk · Ref M. Houlihan

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Dundalk lost to Galway United 1–2 in the Premier Division on 21 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.21–0.79. Dundalk had 75% of the ball.

Dundalk vs Galway United match statistics

DundalkGalway United

75% Ball possession 25%
2.21 Expected goals (xG) 0.79
27 Total shots 5
4 Shots on target 3
13 Shots off target 0
10 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 5
10 Corners 0
7 Fouls 18
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 2
558 Passes 198
78% Pass accuracy 36%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

9' Goal E. McCarthy (assist S. Walsh) Galway United
32' Yellow card L. Kavanagh Galway United
37' Yellow card M. Animasahun Dundalk
55' Goal K. Twardek (assist A. O'Connor) Galway United
69' Yellow card H. Groome Dundalk
80' Yellow card K. Buckley Dundalk
82' Yellow card F. Lomboto Galway United
85' Goal T. Clarke Dundalk

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Dundalk

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ciaran Kilduff

1 E. Minogue

44 T. Grivosti 24 R. Cornwall 4 M. Animasahun 6 A. Dervin

3 B. Burns 18 K. Buckley

15 T. Clarke 7 D. Horgan 11 R. Teahan

9 C. Dillon

Bench P. Cherrie , S. Safaei , L. Mulligan , E. Vassenin , D. McDaid , S. Tracey , H. Groome , A. M. Keogh , Leonardo Gaxha

Galway United

Confirmed 3-5-2 John Caulfield

16 Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha

12 Gianfranco Facchineri 2 A. O'Connor 15 O. Williams

24 E. McCarthy 20 L. Devitt 10 D. Hurley 19 L. Kavanagh 4 J. Keohane

7 S. Walsh 11 K. Twardek

Bench Vincent Angelini , Connor Barratt , A. Kazeem , Junior Thiam , M. Wolfe , M. Bates , F. Lomboto , F. Pierrot , D. Connolly

Form guide

Dundalk at home

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Galway United away

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Dundalk vs Galway United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Jun 26	Galway United v Dundalk	0–1
17 Apr 26	Dundalk v Galway United	2–1
6 Mar 26	Galway United v Dundalk	2–2
4 Oct 24	Galway United v Dundalk	1–1
2 Aug 24	Dundalk v Galway United	0–2
24 May 24	Galway United v Dundalk	2–0

The full Dundalk vs Galway United head-to-head record