Derry City 1-0 Galway United — LOI Premier Division, 18 Sep 2026
Derry City beat Galway United 1-0 in the LOI Premier Division on 18 September 2026 at Brandywell Stadium, Delhi. Adam O'Reilly scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Derry City have won 2 and Galway United 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Brandywell Stadium · Delhi·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 30'Foul
- 32'Foul
- 1-045+1'
- Half-time1-0
- 52'
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 81'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Derry City
- 7.8Adam O'ReillyM
- 7.6Cameron DummiganD
- 7.3Jamie StottD
- 6.8Tom NorcottG
- 6.8Nick TwiskM
- 6.7Patrick McCleanD
- 6.7James ClarkeM
- 6.6Liam BoyceF
- 6.6Michael DuffyF
- 6.5Darragh BurnsM
- 6.5Kévin SantosM
- 6.4Brandon FlemingM
- 6.3Ellis ChapmanF
- 6.3Tyler SmithF
- 6.6J. OlayinkaM
- 6.6Brian MaherG
- 6.6Brooklyn Lyons-FosterD
- 6.6Gavin WhyteM
- 6.6Christy GroganD
- 6.6Conor BarrD
Galway United
- 6.8Ola WilliamsD
- 6.8Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 6.7L. DevittM
- 6.6Aaron BolgerM
- 6.5Connor BarrattM
- 6.4Al-Amin KazeemD
- 6.4Dylan ConnollyF
- 6.3Francely LombotoF
- 6.3A. O'ConnorD
- 6.3Kristopher TwardekF
- 6.2F. PierrotF
- 6.1James KeohaneM
- 6.0Stephen WalshF
- 5.8Hugo Alberto Pires da CunhaG
- 5.6David HurleyM
- 6.6Vincent AngeliniG
- 6.6Junior ThiamM
- 6.6J. MorahanD
- 6.6C. WhittakerM
Line-ups
Galway United3-4-1-2
Derry City3-4-3
Substitutes
Derry CityMark Connolly
Substitutes
- 27Liam Boyce72'F6.6
- 11Gavin WhyteM6.6
- 1Brian MaherG6.6
- 28J. OlayinkaM6.6
- 24Brooklyn Lyons-FosterD6.6
- 15James Clarke72'M6.7
- 21Kévin Santos72'M6.5
- 25Christy GroganD6.6
- 22Conor BarrD6.6
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 21Dylan Connolly71'F6.4
- 30Al-Amin Kazeem81'D6.4
- 23F. PierrotF6.2
- 9Francely Lomboto71'F6.3
- 32Vincent AngeliniG6.6
- 17Junior ThiamM6.6
- 28J. MorahanD6.6
- 54C. WhittakerM6.6
Team statistics
72%Possession28%
10Total shots11
3Shots on target1
4Shots off target4
3Blocked shots6
4Corners4
1Offsides0
12Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
623Total passes242
521Accurate passes150
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam O'Reilly | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Cameron Dummigan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Jamie Stott | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Tom Norcott | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Nick Twisk | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Patrick McClean | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.7 |
| James Clarke | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Liam Boyce | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Duffy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Darragh Burns | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kévin Santos | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Brandon Fleming | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Ellis Chapman | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tyler Smith | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| J. Olayinka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Brian Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Brooklyn Lyons-Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gavin Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christy Grogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Conor Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| L. Devitt | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Aaron Bolger | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Connor Barratt | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Al-Amin Kazeem | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Dylan Connolly | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Francely Lomboto | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. O'Connor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| F. Pierrot | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| James Keohane | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Stephen Walsh | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| David Hurley | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Vincent Angelini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Junior Thiam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Morahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Whittaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
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- 03 Apr 26Galway United2-1Derry City
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