Galway vs Derry City

Premier Division 3 Apr 2026, 19:00
Galway
Galway
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Derry City
Derry City
🏟 Eamonn Deacy Park 👤 N. Doyle Round 9

Match report

Galway edged past Derry City 2-1 in the Premier Division on 3 April 2026.

Galway had 18 shots to Derry City's 12.

The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park, with N. Doyle in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 18 - 12 On target 5 - 4 Corners 8 - 6 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
David Hurley
Galway · 1 goal
8 Frantz Pierrot 1 goal
8 James Clarke 1 goal
7 Evan Watts 3 saves
7 Gianfranco Facchineri captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 9–7
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–2
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 2–5 6–1
Attacks 46–49 45–48
Match statistics
8 Corners 6
5 Substitution 3
91 Attacks 97
40 Dangerous Attacks 64
5 On Target 4
11 Off Target 8
18 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 4
10 Shots Blocked 4
12 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 9
8 Corners 6
3 Offsides 3
36% Ball Possession 64%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 3
231 Passes Total 412
107 Passes Accurate 297
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Galway · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Watts
2 A. Parker 12 G. Facchineri 5 K. Brouder 20 L. Devitt
8 A. Bolger 4 J. Keohane
11 K. Twardek 10 D. Hurley 3 C. Barratt
7 S. Walsh
Derry City · 3-4-2-1
13 E. Beach
25 A. Bannon 4 J. Stott 6 R. Slevin
2 B. Cotter 8 A. O'Reilly 28 J. Olayinka 19 B. Fleming
15 J. Clarke 10 D. Markey
9 A. Akinyemi
Galway
Coach
John Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 14 Matthew Wolfe
  • 24 Edward McCarthy
  • 23 Frantz Pierrot
  • 9 Francely Lomboto
  • 15 Wasiri Ola Williams
  • 6 Axel Piesold
  • 29 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
  • 16 Hugo Cunha
  • 30 Al-Amin Kazeem
Derry City
Coach
Tiernan Lynch
Substitutes
  • 20 Carl Winchester
  • 22 Conor Barr
  • 17 Josh Thomas
  • 14 Ben Doherty
  • 24 Henry Rylah
  • 31 Callum Downey
  • 21 Kévin Santos
  • 26 Shea Callister
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ C. Winchester ↓ D. Markey Derry City
  • 65' ↑ M. Wolfe ↓ C. Barratt Galway
  • 65' ↑ E. McCarthy ↓ J. Keohane Galway
  • 80' ↑ F. Lomboto ↓ K. Twardek Galway
  • 80' ↑ F. Pierrot ↓ S. Walsh Galway
  • 83' ↑ J. Thomas ↓ D. Akinyemi Derry City
  • 83' ↑ C. Barr ↓ B. Cotter Derry City
  • 86' ↑ W. Williams ↓ A. Parker Galway
Cards
  • 90+5' D. Hurley Galway
Head-to-head
Galway 3 5 draws 3 Derry City
2026-06-19 Galway vs Derry City 0 - 0
2026-05-04 Derry City vs Galway 0 - 0
2026-04-03 Galway vs Derry City 2 - 1
2025-08-22 Galway Utd vs Derry 1 - 2
2025-06-13 Derry vs Galway Utd 1 - 1
2025-04-18 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 3
Recent form
Galway D D D D D
Derry City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Galway vs Derry City?
Galway won 2-1 against Derry City on 3 April 2026.
Who won Galway vs Derry City?
Galway won the match 2-1.
Where was Galway vs Derry City played?
The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.