Sligo Rovers - Galway United

Logo Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
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League of Ireland Premier Division Season 2026 - Round 17
1 - 4
Finished
Logo Galway United
Galway United
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Result

Ball possession

67%
33%

Timeline

5'
0-1
Ola Wasiri Williams
Archie Meekison (out)
Alex Nolan (in)
13'
16'
Jimmy Keohane
Alex Nolan
1-1 P
18'
James McManus
28'
29'
1-2
Jimmy Keohane
44'
Connor Barratt
46'
Connor Barratt (out)
Axel Piesold (in)
63'
Stephen Walsh (out)
Francely Lomboto (in)
Darie Patton (out)
Ryan O'Kane (in)
64'
64'
Conor McCormack (out)
Kristopher Twardek (in)
Carl McHugh (out)
Mai Traore (in)
65'
72'
Player unknown
73'
Kristopher Twardek
73'
1-3
Kristopher Twardek
74'
1-4
Francely Lomboto
James McManus (out)
Ciaron Harkin (in)
85'
Jeannot Esua (out)
Shane Blaney (in)
85'
90'
David Hurley (out)
(in)

Odds

1X2 10Bet 1xBet 888Sport Bet365 Betano Betfair BetVictor Dafabet Marathonbet Pinnacle SBO Unibet William Hill
1 Sligo Rovers 2.84 2.91 2.63 2.80 2.90 2.75 2.80 2.70 2.91 3.01 2.58 2.70 2.90
X Draw 3.10 2.98 3.00 3.20 2.95 3.10 3.00 3.20 2.98 3.09 3.04 3.05 2.88
2 Galway United 2.55 2.54 2.63 2.40 2.52 2.50 2.45 2.60 2.54 2.61 2.41 2.55 2.50

Previous confrontations (H2H)

6 Sligo Rovers
5 Draw
2 Galway United
46% Over 2.5 goals
38% Both teams scored
2.3 Goals per match
Logo Sligo Rovers 7 | Logo Galway United 3 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Sligo Rovers 6-0 Galway United (2026)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
1.54
Logo Galway United
0.77
Goals in home matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
2.00
Logo Galway United
0.60
Goals in away matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
0.80
Logo Galway United
0.88
Above is calculated based on the below matches

Stats

Sligo Rovers
Galway United
6
Shots on goal
5
8
Shots off goal
7
17
Total shots
14
3
Blocked shots
2
11
Shots inside box
11
6
Shots outside box
3
8
Fouls
11
9
Corners
6
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Goalkeeper saved
5
496
Total passes
237
395
Passes success
151
80%
Passes %
64%
2.06
Expected goals (xG)
2.23
0.53
Goals prevented
0.53

Stadion

Stadion name

The Showgrounds

Capacity

6100

Address

16 Church Hill
Sligo

table 2026

Premier Division
Team Pts
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers 51
St Patrick's Athl. St Patrick's Athl. 44
Bohemians Bohemians 43
Dundalk Dundalk 37
Shelbourne Shelbourne 34
Derry City Derry City 30
Galway United Galway United 28
Drogheda United Drogheda United 27
Waterford Waterford 25
Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers 22
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach: John Russell
29
Sam Sargeant
33
Jeannot Esua
15
Oliver Denham
52
Gareth McElroy
17
14
James McManus
16
Carl McHugh
10
Archie Meekison
71
Darie Patton
7
William Fitzgerald
11
Cian Kavanagh
7
Stephen Walsh
24
Edward McCarthy
23
8
Aaron Bolger
10
David Hurley
4
Jimmy Keohane
5
Killian Brouder
22
Conor McCormack
15
Ola Wasiri Williams
3
Connor Barratt
1
Evan Watts
Galway United — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Galway United
Coach: John Caulfield

Substitutes

Substitutes Sligo Rovers

Name Age Position
Liam Hughes 24 Goalkeeper
Shane Blaney 27 Defender
Sean Stewart 23 Defender
Ciaron Harkin 30 Midfielder
Mai Traore 26 Midfielder
Alex Nolan 23 Midfielder
Ryan O'Kane 22 Attacker

Substitutes Galway United

Name Age Position
Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha 24 Goalkeeper
Gianfranco Facchineri 24 Defender
Al Amin Kazeem - Defender
Kristopher Twardek 29 Midfielder
Axel Piesold 21 Midfielder
Francely Lomboto 26 Attacker
Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau 24 Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
9 Logo Galway United Francely Lomboto (sub) 8.5 31 Attacker 1 - 2 1 2 - 1 1 - - 3 2 - - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Galway United Kristopher Twardek (sub) 8.2 30 Midfielder 1 1 2 1 11 2 7 - - - 4 2 2 1 - 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Sligo Rovers Carl McHugh 7.9 65 Midfielder - - 1 1 45 - 36 4 - - 15 12 - - - 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Galway United Evan Watts 7.9 94 Goalkeeper - - - - 19 - 6 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - 5 1 0 0 0
4 Logo Galway United Jimmy Keohane ©️ 7.9 94 Midfielder 1 1 2 1 24 1 13 - - 2 8 2 2 - 1 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Galway United Edward McCarthy 7.5 94 Midfielder - - 1 1 13 1 10 1 - - 13 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Sligo Rovers Oliver Denham 7.3 94 Defender - - - - 73 1 59 7 - - 17 13 - - - 2 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
52 Logo Sligo Rovers Gareth McElroy 7.3 94 Defender - - - - 60 - 52 4 1 1 13 10 - - 2 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Galway United Ola Wasiri Williams 7.3 94 Defender 1 - 1 1 11 - 6 - 2 - 13 5 - - 2 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Galway United David Hurley 7.3 90 Midfielder - - - - 36 1 25 1 - - 7 4 1 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
8 Logo Galway United Aaron Bolger 7.3 94 Midfielder - - 1 - 32 1 27 3 1 1 11 4 2 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Sligo Rovers Cian Kavanagh 7.2 94 Attacker - - 3 - 10 - 8 - - - 15 8 2 2 1 3 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Sligo Rovers Mai Traore (sub) 7.0 29 Attacker - - 2 1 8 - 5 2 - - 7 4 - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo Sligo Rovers James McManus 6.9 85 Midfielder - - 1 1 82 1 70 3 1 - 10 5 - - 1 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
71 Logo Sligo Rovers Darie Patton 6.9 64 Midfielder - - - - 13 - 9 - - - 2 2 1 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Sligo Rovers William Fitzgerald ©️ 6.9 94 Midfielder - - - - 37 5 24 - - - 7 5 2 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Sligo Rovers Alex Nolan (sub) 6.7 81 Midfielder 1 - 2 1 17 1 13 1 - - 10 3 1 - 2 - 0 0 - - 0 1 0 -
6 Logo Sligo Rovers Ciaron Harkin (sub) 6.7 9 Midfielder - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Galway United Axel Piesold (sub) 6.7 49 Midfielder - - - - 14 1 13 2 - - 9 3 - - 2 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
22 Logo Galway United Conor McCormack 6.6 64 Defender - - - - 16 - 10 2 - 1 5 3 - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Galway United Killian Brouder 6.6 94 Defender - - - - 15 - 11 1 - - 4 3 - - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
33 Logo Sligo Rovers Jeannot Esua 6.5 85 Defender - - - - 42 2 33 - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Sligo Rovers Shane Blaney (sub) 6.5 9 Defender - - 2 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
28 Logo Sligo Rovers Ryan O'Kane (sub) 6.3 30 Attacker - - 1 1 8 2 7 - - - 2 - 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Sligo Rovers Archie Meekison 6.2 13 Midfielder - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Galway United Connor Barratt 6.2 45 Defender - - - - 12 - 7 - - 1 7 2 - - 1 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Galway United Stephen Walsh 5.9 63 Attacker - - 2 - 6 - 3 - - - 13 3 1 - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
23 Logo Galway United Frantz Pierrot 5.6 56 Midfielder - - 1 - 18 - 8 - - - 9 2 - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
29 Logo Sligo Rovers Sam Sargeant 5.5 94 Goalkeeper - - - - 32 - 21 - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - 1 4 0 0 0
1 Logo Sligo Rovers Liam Hughes (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Sligo Rovers Sean Stewart (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Galway United Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
12 Logo Galway United Gianfranco Facchineri (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
30 Logo Galway United Al Amin Kazeem (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
29 Logo Galway United Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -