Ireland - Premier DivisionHead-to-Head← Back

Derry City

Vs

Galway United

Since 29/03/2024

DC wins

Draws

GU wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

12 Derry Ci… · 12 Galway U…

Goals per game

2.18

both sides combined

Over 1.5

73%

of meetings

Over 2.5

36%

of meetings

BTTS

64%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-1

19 Jun 2026

Next game

18 Sep

Friday, Ireland - Premier Division

Derry City vs Galway United: the head-to-head

The latest clash between Derry City and Galway United ended 2-1 to Galway, a result that underlines how hard it is to separate the two sides. Their 11 encounters, all since 2024, have produced a balanced split of 3 wins for Derry, 4 for Galway and 4 draws, with a total of 24 goals and an average of 2.18 per game. Two-goal or more matches dominate the picture, occurring in 73% of meetings, while 36% see three or more goals, and both teams scoring together in 64% of games. Galway’s 12 goals match Derry’s 12, reflecting the evenness of the rivalry. At home, Derry has won once, drawn three times and lost once, whereas away they have secured two wins, one draw and suffered three defeats. The next fixture is scheduled for 18 September 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Derry City vs Galway United

Friday 18 September 2026 · Ireland - Premier Division

See the prediction ↗

01Head-to-head record⚖

Derry City

Galway United

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 11 games between these two clubs

27%

win %

36%

2.18

avg goals

2.18

73%

over 1.5 %

73%

36%

over 2.5 %

36%

over 3.5 %

1.09

scored

1.09

conceded

1.09

64%

btts

64%

18%

clean sheet

27%

8.40

corners

8.40

5.56

cards

5.56

Top three rows are this fixture: 11 meetings, 3 to Derry City, 4 drawn, 4 to Galway United, at 2.18 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Derry City

Won at home

20%

1 of 5 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

36%

4 of 11 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Galway United

Won at home

50%

3 of 6 home meetings

Won away

20%

1 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

36%

4 of 11 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Derry City
19 Jun 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	2-1	Derry City	L	view
04 May 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	Derry City	1-1	Galway United	D	view
03 Apr 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	2-1	Derry City	L	view
22 Aug 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	1-2	Derry City	W	view
13 Jun 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Derry City	1-1	Galway United	D	view
18 Apr 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	2-3	Derry City	W	view
07 Mar 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Derry City	1-1	Galway United	D	view
30 Aug 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	1-0	Derry City	L	view
07 Jun 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Derry City	2-0	Galway United	W	view
03 May 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Galway United	0-0	Derry City	D	view
29 Mar 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Derry City	0-1	Galway United	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Derry City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.9

Avg scored

2.0

Avg conceded

1.9

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.40	1.33	1.73	1.27	1.07	1.40
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (23)	1.43	1.57	1.64	1.45	1.25	1.67
vs Weaker (7)	1.29	0.57	2.00	0.75	0.33	0.33
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Galway United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.3

Avg scored

1.0

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.23	1.47	1.43	1.50	1.06	1.44
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (30)	1.23	1.47	1.43	1.50	1.06	1.44
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-19pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Derry City

LWLDWLDWLD

Last 10: 20 scored, 19 conceded.

Galway United

LWLLWDDDWD

Last 10: 10 scored, 13 conceded.

Derry City

Home · last 10

DWDDDWWLWD

4 won · 17 scored, 11 conceded

Away · last 10

DWDLDLLDDL

1 won · 14 scored, 18 conceded

Galway United

Home · last 10

WDLLLWWDDD

3 won · 13 scored, 15 conceded

Away · last 10

WLDDWDLLDW

3 won · 15 scored, 16 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Derry City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored36% / 64%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 7 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 7 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Derry City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Galway United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded36% / 64%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 7 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.

From this fixture only: 7 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Galway United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Shamrock Rovers	28	55	57%	2.0	46	27	+19	2.6	71%	46%	29%	8.3	15%	4.9	77%	23.3	59%	7	3	2	2	1.6	1.0	62%
2	St Patrick's Athl.	29	50	48%	1.7	45	25	+20	2.4	76%	34%	28%	10.4	71%	4.8	69%	22.7	57%	5	2	1	2	1.6	0.9	55%
3	Bohemians	29	50	48%	1.7	50	34	+16	2.9	79%	59%	34%	10.0	57%	4.1	54%	22.9	50%	4	2	1	2	1.7	1.2	59%
4	Dundalk	29	40	34%	1.4	46	45	+1	3.1	90%	62%	38%	10.8	68%	5.2	71%	24.0	75%	3	0	1	2	1.6	1.6	52%
5	Shelbourne	27	35	30%	1.3	37	39	-2	2.8	78%	63%	30%	9.5	50%	5.5	73%	20.9	54%	4	1	1	2	1.4	1.4	53%
6	Derry City	29	34	24%	1.2	41	40	+1	2.8	72%	52%	31%	10.2	61%	5.0	71%	23.2	64%	4	1	1	2	1.4	1.4	54%
7	Galway United	28	34	29%	1.2	36	42	-6	2.8	75%	50%	32%	10.6	59%	4.0	59%	23.8	70%	3	1	1	1	1.3	1.5	40%
8	Waterford	29	32	24%	1.1	39	48	-9	3.0	79%	45%	38%	11.6	64%	4.2	56%	22.5	64%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.7	39%
9	Drogheda United	29	28	21%	1.0	33	48	-15	2.8	76%	52%	34%	10.3	46%	4.4	64%	22.8	68%	3	1	0	2	1.1	1.7	40%
10	Sligo Rovers	29	23	17%	0.8	23	48	-25	2.4	72%	48%	28%	10.7	57%	3.9	46%	19.2	32%	3	1	1	1	0.8	1.7	46%

Ireland - Premier Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland - Premier Division stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Derry CityGalway United

€4.0m

squad value

€2.5m

€4.7m

attack

€1.9m

€3.8m

midfield

€1.9m

€6.6m

defence

€2.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Derry City carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Derry City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
29 May	@ Dundalk	1-2	L
12 Jun	vs Bohemians	4-1	W
19 Jun	@ Galway United	1-2	L
22 Jun	@ Shamrock Rovers	1-1	D
26 Jun	vs Drogheda United	2-0	W
03 Jul	vs Waterford	2-4	L
02 Aug	@ St Patrick's Athl.	1-1	D
07 Aug	vs Sligo Rovers	2-0	W
21 Aug	@ Bohemians	3-5	L
30 Aug	vs Shamrock Rovers	3-3	D

Galway United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Jun	vs Dundalk	0-1	L
19 Jun	vs Derry City	2-1	W
26 Jun	@ Shamrock Rovers	1-3	L
03 Jul	@ St Patrick's Athl.	0-3	L
11 Jul	vs Sligo Rovers	3-2	W
25 Jul	vs Waterford	0-0	D
02 Aug	@ Bohemians	1-1	D
07 Aug	vs Drogheda United	0-0	D
21 Aug	@ Dundalk	2-1	W
28 Aug	vs Shelbourne	1-1	D