Galway United 0-1 Sligo Rovers — LOI Premier Division, 22 Sep 2025
Sligo Rovers beat Galway United 1-0 in the LOI Premier Division on 22 September 2025 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. Cian Kavanagh scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Galway United have won 1 and Sligo Rovers 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 50'Foul
- 0-154'assist: Gareth McElroy
- 63'
- 64'
- 64'out: J. Sivi
- 64'out: C. Harkin
- 72'Foul
- 78'Argument
- 78'Argument
- 83'
- 86'Foul
- 86'
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Galway United
- 7.7Robert SlevinD
- 7.3James KeohaneF
- 7.2Dara McGuinnessF
- 6.9Bobby BurnsM
- 6.9Jeremy SiviM
- 6.9Brendan ClarkeG
- 6.9Patrick HickeyM
- 6.9Stephen WalshF
- 6.9Garry BuckleyD
- 6.6Killian BrouderD
- 6.6Aaron BolgerM
- 6.5Jeannot EsuaM
- 6.3Edward McCarthyF
- 6.2Vincent BordenM
Sligo Rovers
- 8.0Gareth McElroyD
- 7.7Owen EldingF
- 7.7Jad HakikiM
- 7.6Sam SargeantG
- 7.6William FitzgeraldM
- 7.3Cian KavanaghF
- 7.2Edwin AgbajeD
- 7.2Ryan O'KaneM
- 7.2Patrick McCleanD
- 7.0Ciaron HarkinM
- 7.0Sean StewartD
- 6.9Matthew WolfeM
- 6.9Sebastian QuirkM
- 6.9James McManusM
- 6.7Kyle McDonaghM
Line-ups
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Galway United3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohnathan Caulfield
Substitutes
- 21C. HorganD
- 22Conor McCormackM
- 7Stephen Walsh64'F6.9
- 11M. ShawF
- 17V. Borden86'M6.2
- 14J. Sivi64'M6.9
- 6Axel Piesold
- 16E. WattsG
- 39B. Regan
Sligo RoversJohn Russell
Substitutes
- 10C. Harkin64'M7.0
- 11Cian Kavanagh54'78'46'F7.3
- 21John MahonD
- 9W. WaweruF
- 12R. ManningM
- 6Matthew Wolfe63'M6.9
- 31Conor WalshG
- 46C. Reynolds
- 23K. McDonagh83'
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
23Total shots14
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target7
13Blocked shots3
6Corners4
2Offsides0
9Fouls5
3Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves4
328Total passes449
224Accurate passes350
68%Pass accuracy78%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Slevin | 97 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| James Keohane | 97 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Dara McGuinness | 97 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Bobby Burns | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jeremy Sivi | 33 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 6.9 |
| Brendan Clarke | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Hickey | 97 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Stephen Walsh | 33 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Garry Buckley | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Killian Brouder | 86 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Bolger | 64 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jeannot Esua | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Edward McCarthy | 64 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vincent Borden | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Sligo Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth McElroy | 97 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Owen Elding | 97 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Jad Hakiki | 97 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.7 |
| Sam Sargeant | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| William Fitzgerald | 97 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Cian Kavanagh | 52 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Edwin Agbaje | 97 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan O'Kane | 83 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Patrick McClean | 97 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ciaron Harkin | 33 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Sean Stewart | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Matthew Wolfe | 34 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sebastian Quirk | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| James McManus | 63 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kyle McDonagh | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
Recent Form
Galway UnitedDLLDL
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- L01 Aug 25ACork City0-1
Sligo RoversDDWLL
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- W22 Aug 25AWaterford2-1
- L10 Aug 25ASt Patrick's Athl.0-3
- L02 Aug 25HShelbourne0-2
Head-to-head
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