Galway United vs Shelbourne match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 29 · Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

Galway United stats & fixtures · Shelbourne stats & fixtures

Galway United drew with Shelbourne 1–1 in the Premier Division on 28 August 2026. Expected goals finished 0.54–1.80. Shelbourne had 55% of the ball.

Galway United vs Shelbourne match statistics

Galway UnitedShelbourne

45% Ball possession 55%
0.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.80
13 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 9
3 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 14
4 Corners 3
12 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 4
348 Passes 433
70% Pass accuracy 76%
5 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

60' Yellow card A. Bolger Galway United
62' Yellow card K. McInroy Shelbourne
77' Yellow card K. Twardek Galway United
79' Yellow card A. O'Connor Galway United
80' Penalty missed D. Kelly Shelbourne
80' Goal James Barry Norris Shelbourne
86' Yellow card M. Odubeko Shelbourne
87' Yellow card James Barry Norris Shelbourne
90' Goal J. Keohane (assist O. Williams) Galway United
90+2' Yellow card S. Moore Shelbourne

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Galway United

Confirmed 3-5-2 John Caulfield

16 Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha

19 L. Kavanagh 2 A. O'Connor 15 O. Williams

24 E. McCarthy 10 D. Hurley 20 L. Devitt 8 A. Bolger 4 J. Keohane

11 K. Twardek 7 S. Walsh

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

Shelbourne

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lorcan Fitzgerald

19 E. Beach

18 James Barry Norris 4 K. Ledwidge 16 O. Casey 2 S. Gannon

23 K. McInroy 6 J. Lunney

17 D. Kelly 27 E. Caffrey 25 M. Mbeng

9 S. Boyd

Bench M. Johnson , James Roche , A. Coote , Jack Henry-Francis , S. Moore , Daniel Ring , M. Odubeko , W. Jarvis , J. Wuna

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.

Shelbourne away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

54% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Galway United vs Shelbourne head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 May 26	Shelbourne v Galway United	1–1
20 Feb 26	Shelbourne v Galway United	1–1
7 Sep 25	Shelbourne v Galway United	1–0
27 Jun 25	Galway United v Shelbourne	1–1
21 Apr 25	Shelbourne v Galway United	2–2
3 Mar 25	Galway United v Shelbourne	1–1

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