Sligo Rovers vs Galway United match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 30 · Showgrounds, Sligo

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Sligo Rovers lost to Galway United 1–3 in the Premier Division on 14 September 2026. Sligo Rovers had 63% of the ball.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United match statistics

Sligo RoversGalway United

63% Ball possession 37%
20 Total shots 13
4 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 4
8 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside the box 7
8 Corners 4
14 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
420 Passes 259
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Goal C. Kavanagh (assist J. McManus) Sligo Rovers
18' Penalty scored J. Keohane Galway United
33' Yellow card C. McHugh Sligo Rovers
39' Goal S. Walsh (assist K. Twardek) Galway United
80' Yellow card L. Pearce Sligo Rovers
84' Yellow card J. Keohane Galway United
86' Penalty scored J. Keohane Galway United
87' Yellow card G. McElroy Sligo Rovers

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sligo Rovers

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 D. Purse

1 Liam John Hughes

3 Sean Stewart 16 C. McHugh 52 G. McElroy 51 Aidan Gabbidon

50 Ruben Gillespie 6 L. Young

7 J. Shorrock 14 J. McManus 10 A. Meekison

11 C. Kavanagh

Bench O. Denham , K. McDonagh , L. Pearce , S. Sargeant , K. Woolery , Kevin Zefi , Conor Cannon , J. O'Donnell , Jamie O'Malley

Galway United

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 John Caulfield

16 Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha

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

20 L. Devitt

4 J. Keohane 8 A. Bolger 10 D. Hurley 3 Connor Barratt

7 S. Walsh 11 K. Twardek

Bench F. Pierrot , E. McCarthy , F. Lomboto , Junior Thiam , A. Kazeem , C. Whittaker , J. Morahan , D. Connolly , Vincent Angelini

Form guide

Sligo Rovers at home

0–4–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

0% 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.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Jul 26	Galway United v Sligo Rovers	3–2
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

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