Galway United 2-1 Derry City — LOI Premier Division, 3 Apr 2026
Galway United beat Derry City 2-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 3 April 2026 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. David Hurley, James Clarke, F. Pierrot got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Galway United have won 1 and Derry City 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-016'
- Half-time1-0
- 59'
- 1-163'assist: Brandon Fleming
- 65'
- 65'
- 80'
- 80'
- 2-182'assist: Matthew Wolfe
- 83'D. Akinyemiout: J. Thomas
- 83'
- 86'
- 90+5'Time wasting
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Galway United
- 8.2David HurleyM
- 7.7Frantz PierrotF
- 7.3Evan WattsG
- 6.9Matthew WolfeM
- 6.9Edward McCarthyM
- 6.9James KeohaneM
- 6.9Kristopher TwardekM
- 6.9Ola WilliamsD
- 6.7Lee DevittD
- 6.7Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 6.6Connor BarrattM
- 6.6Aaron BolgerM
- 6.3Francely LombotoF
- 6.3Arthur ParkerD
- 6.3Killian BrouderD
- 6.2Stephen WalshF
Derry City
- 7.6James ClarkeF
- 7.2Alex BannonD
- 7.0Barry CotterM
- 7.0Jamie StottD
- 6.9Brandon FlemingM
- 6.9Adam O'ReillyM
- 6.7James OlayinkaM
- 6.7Conor BarrD
- 6.7Carl WinchesterM
- 6.5Robert SlevinD
- 6.3Darragh MarkeyF
- 6.3Edward BeachG
- 6.2Afolabi AkinyemiF
- 6.2Josh ThomasF
Line-ups
Derry City3-4-2-1
Galway United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 14Matthew Wolfe65'M6.9
- 30Al-Amin KazeemD
- 9Francely Lomboto80'F6.3
- 24Edward McCarthy65'M6.9
- 16H. CunhaG
- 15Ola Williams86'D6.9
- 6Axel PiesoldM
- 29Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauF
- 23F. Pierrot82'80'
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 20Carl Winchester59'M6.7
- 14Ben DohertyD
- 17J. Thomas83'F6.2
- 21K. SantosM
- 24Henry RylahM
- 22Conor Barr83'D6.7
- 31C. DowneyM
- 26S. CallisterG
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
18Total shots12
5Shots on target4
3Shots off target4
10Blocked shots4
8Corners6
3Offsides3
11Fouls9
1Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves3
231Total passes412
107Accurate passes297
46%Pass accuracy72%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hurley | 96 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Frantz Pierrot | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Evan Watts | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Matthew Wolfe | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Edward McCarthy | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| James Keohane | 65 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 80 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ola Williams | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lee Devitt | 96 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 96 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Connor Barratt | 65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Bolger | 96 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Francely Lomboto | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Arthur Parker | 86 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Killian Brouder | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stephen Walsh | 80 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Clarke | 96 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Alex Bannon | 96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Barry Cotter | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jamie Stott | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Brandon Fleming | 96 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Adam O'Reilly | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| James Olayinka | 96 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Conor Barr | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Carl Winchester | 37 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Robert Slevin | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Darragh Markey | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Edward Beach | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Afolabi Akinyemi | 83 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Josh Thomas | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Galway UnitedLWLDL
- L20 Mar 26AShamrock Rovers0-2
- W16 Mar 26HWaterford4-3
- L13 Mar 26ABohemians0-1
- D06 Mar 26HDundalk2-2
- L02 Mar 26ASt Patrick's Athl.0-1
Derry CityDDLLW
- D20 Mar 26HDrogheda United2-2
- D16 Mar 26ASt Patrick's Athl.0-0
- L13 Mar 26HShelbourne1-2
- L06 Mar 26AShamrock Rovers0-1
- W27 Feb 26HWaterford4-2
Head-to-head
- 22 Aug 25Galway United1-2Derry City
- 13 Jun 25Derry City1-1Galway United
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- 07 Mar 25Derry City1-1Galway United
- 30 Aug 24Galway United1-0Derry City
- 07 Jun 24Derry City2-0Galway United
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