Derry City vs Galway United

Derry City vs Galway United: Statistics and Analysis - Irish Premier League 2026

On this page you can check all the key statistics for Derry City vs Galway United - goals, corners, form, trends, head-to-head record and more.

This Irish Premier League match was played on 18/09/2026 (Friday) and finished Derry City 1 - 0 Galway United.

The fixture is part of game week 32th of the Irish Premier League season. Derry City currently sits in position 5th of the Irish Premier League table. Galway United occupies position 6th.

Stat Probabilities for Derry City vs Galway United

Our projection system combines both teams' numbers into percentage chances for the key statistical markets in this match:

Both teams to score: our projection puts the chance of both teams scoring in Derry City vs Galway United at 67%.

Over 2.5 goals: the combined stats for Derry City and Galway United point to a 50% chance of over 2.5 goals in this match.

Derry City over 4.5 corners: Derry City has taken 5 or more corners in 71% of their matches in the competition.

For our tips built on these numbers, see the Derry City vs Galway United prediction page.

Who is the favorite in Derry City vs Galway United?

According to the latest match odds, is the favorite at an implied probability of about 0%. The full 1X2 market has Derry City at , the draw at , and Galway United at .

Overall performance in the Irish Premier League

Derry City's record so far reads 8W-14D-9L from 31 played a win rate of 26% at 1.23 points per game.

Galway United stands at 9W-10D-11L from 30 played, winning 30% of their matches at 1.23 points per game.

In their last five, Derry City has gone 2W-2D-1L, averaging 1.6 points per game.

Galway United's last five read 2W-2D-1L, at 1.6 points per game.

At home, Derry City has a 40% win rate (6W-6D-3L from 15 played).

On the road, Galway United has won 27% of their matches (4W-5D-6L from 15 played).

Goal statistics for Derry City vs Galway United

In attack, Derry City averages 1.42 goals scored per game in the Irish Premier League (44 in total), while conceding 1.35 per game (42 in total).

Galway United averages 1.37 goals scored per game (41 in total) and 1.53 conceded per game (46 in total).

Derry City's top scorer this season is Michael Duffy, with 11 goals.

For Galway United, Kristopher Twardek leads the scoring charts with 8 goals this season.

Derry City's main creator is Michael Duffy, with 6 assists.

David Hurley tops the Galway United assist chart with 7.

More detail - goals home and away, expected goals and first-to-score rates - is in the tables above.

Head-to-head: Derry City vs Galway United

Derry City and Galway United have met 12 times in recent years. The record:

• Derry City wins: 3

• Draws: 4

• Galway United wins: 5

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