Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Galway United — LOI Premier Division, 20 Mar 2026
Shamrock Rovers beat Galway United 2-0 in the LOI Premier Division on 20 March 2026 at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin. Daniel Grant, Aaron Greene got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Shamrock Rovers have won 3 and Galway United 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Tallaght Stadium · Dublin·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 38'Foul
- 1-040'assist: Cory O'Sullivan
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 59'
- 59'
- 63'
- 64'
- 64'
- 71'
- 76'Foul
- 79'
- 2-086'assist: J. O'Sullivan
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Shamrock Rovers
- 7.9Edward McGintyG
- 7.6Matthew HealyM
- 7.6Aaron GreeneF
- 7.3Daniel GrantM
- 7.3Jack ByrneM
- 7.3Roberto LopesD
- 7.2Cory O'SullivanD
- 7.0Adam BrennanD
- 7.0John O'SullivanM
- 6.9Graham BurkeF
- 6.9Tunmise SobowaleD
- 6.9Victor OzhianvunaM
- 6.7Lee GraceD
- 6.5Michael NoonanF
- 6.3Jake MulraneyM
- 6.2John McGovernF
Galway United
- 7.2Matthew WolfeM
- 7.2Arthur ParkerD
- 6.9Axel PiesoldM
- 6.7David HurleyM
- 6.7Aaron BolgerM
- 6.7Connor BarrattM
- 6.6Lee DevittM
- 6.3Edward McCarthyM
- 6.3Stephen WalshF
- 6.3Killian BrouderD
- 6.3Francely LombotoF
- 6.2Al-Amin KazeemD
- 6.2Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 6.2Evan WattsG
- 6.2Frantz PierrotF
- 5.9Kristopher TwardekM
Line-ups
Galway United4-2-3-1
Shamrock Rovers4-4-2
Substitutes
Shamrock RoversStephen Bradley
Substitutes
- 3Enda StevensD
- 23Connor MalleyM
- 11Jake Mulraney63'M6.3
- 5Lee Grace71'D6.7
- 9Aaron Greene86'64'F7.6
- 15Maleace AsamoahF
- 31Michael Noonan64'F6.5
- 41A. NoonanG
- 26J. O'Sullivan79'
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 4James KeohaneM
- 22Conor McCormackM
- 14Matthew Wolfe46'M7.2
- 9Francely Lomboto59'F6.3
- 16H. CunhaG
- 15Ola WilliamsD
- 6Axel Piesold46'M6.9
- 20L. Devitt46'M6.6
- 23F. Pierrot59'
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
0.76Expected goals (xG)0.35
9Total shots5
3Shots on target1
2Shots off target4
4Blocked shots0
1Corners3
4Offsides1
12Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves1
582Total passes318
497Accurate passes226
85%Pass accuracy71%
Shamrock Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward McGinty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Matthew Healy | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Aaron Greene | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Daniel Grant | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jack Byrne | 79 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Roberto Lopes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Cory O'Sullivan | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Adam Brennan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| John O'Sullivan | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Graham Burke | 64 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tunmise Sobowale | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Victor Ozhianvuna | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lee Grace | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Noonan | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jake Mulraney | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| John McGovern | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wolfe | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Arthur Parker | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Axel Piesold | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Hurley | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aaron Bolger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Connor Barratt | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lee Devitt | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Edward McCarthy | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Stephen Walsh | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Killian Brouder | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Francely Lomboto | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Al-Amin Kazeem | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Evan Watts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Frantz Pierrot | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
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