Dara McGuinness

TACTIX Impact rating, stats and recent form · plays for Galway United

Updated · refreshed from settled matches

Next: Waterford v Galway United · Premier Division · Mon 19 Oct, 19:45 BST · Waterford allow 13.6 shots per game over their last 8 — form, head-to-head and stats on the match page.

Dara McGuinness (Galway United, forward) has 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 appearances in 2025 (640 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Premier Division: 1.55, higher than 41% of 37 forwards. Started 7 of 10. Next: Waterford v Galway United, Mon 19 Oct, 19:45 BST.

Key facts

As of 24 October 2025: A forward for Galway United, Dara McGuinness has 10 appearances (640 minutes) in Premier Division 2025.

As of 24 October 2025: In 2025 Dara McGuinness has one goal, one assist and 10 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.

As of 24 October 2025: Dara McGuinness averages 2.0 Impact a match over 10 games in Premier Division matches — 40th percentile among the 206 Premier Division players who qualify.

Dara McGuinness (Galway United) averages a TACTIX Impact of 2 per match across 10 appearances, and has one goal and one assist in 10 appearances in 2025 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 24 October 2025).

2
TACTIX Impact per match

An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 10 appearances in 2025 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.

Profile

Dara McGuinness is a forward at Galway United, with 10 appearances and 640 minutes in Premier Division 2025. TACTIX Impact: 2.0 per match across 10 appearances in Premier Division matches, the 40th percentile of 206 qualifying Premier Division players. Dara McGuinness has started 7 of 10 appearances in 2025 (all competitions), averaging 64 minutes. That is 20% of the Premier Division minutes available to him (640 of 3240 across 36 club matches).

By the numbers

Dara McGuinness recorded a shot in 7 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).

Strengths and weaknesses

Lower on the radar: Passing (fourth percentile) and Scoring (14th percentile), against 37 Forwards, Premier Division 2025 (n = 37).

Form and availability

Impact over the last five matches (newest first): -0.1, 2.6, 4.7, 2.6, 0.4 — broadly level, averaging 2.0 against a season figure of 2.0. Next up: Waterford v Galway United, Mon 19 Oct, 19:45 BST (Premier Division). Waterford allow 13.6 shots per game over their last 8.

Similar players

Closest radar profiles among Forwards, Premier Division 2025 (n = 37): Sean Boyd, S. Walsh and D. Daniels (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).

Season 2025 · all competitions

10
Apps
1
Goals
1
Assists
640
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Red

Started 7 of 10 appearances, 3 from the bench · 64 minutes per appearance · 20% of the Premier Division minutes available (640 of 3240).

Premier Division only: 10 apps · 2 Impact per match in 2025. See the Premier Division Impact leaderboard.

Dara McGuinness stats per 90 · Premier Division 2025, forward

StatDara McGuinnessvs forwards
Goalsper 900.14higher than 14%
Shotsper 901.55higher than 41%
Shots on targetper 900.70higher than 38%
Shot accuracy45.5%higher than 30%
Key passesper 900.98higher than 65%
Successful dribblesper 900.42higher than 27%
Fouls wonper 900.70higher than 14%
Offsidesper 900.56fewer than 59%

Per 90 minutes over 640 minutes in Premier Division 2025. Ranked against 37 Premier Division forwards with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction.

Last 10 appearances · all competitions

How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2025-07-25 to 2025-10-24, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.

Profile radar · Premier Division 2025, forward

Dara McGuinness — radar against Forwards, Premier Division 2025 (n = 37)ShootingScoringCreationPassingDribblingDuelsDefendingDiscipline

Dara McGuinness · Forwards, Premier Division 2025 (n = 37) median

AxisDara McGuinnessMedianPct
Shootingshots p901.55on target 45.5%1.7341st
Scoringgoals p900.140.3414th
Creationkey passes + assists p901.130.9764th
Passingpasses p9010.13accuracy 56.9%17.804th
Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p900.42success 20.0%0.5727th
Duelsduels won p904.36win rate 30.7%4.1959th
Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p901.130.9861st
Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better)1.831.5768th

Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 640 minutes in Premier Division 2025. Cohort: 37 players with 450+ minutes.

Where that sits in Premier Division

Premier Division 2025: this player is in the 40th percentile of 206 qualifying players by Impact per match.0.25.3

2 per match — 40th percentile of 206 qualifying Premier Division players (10+ apps), 2025. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.

Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions

DateOpponentMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRatingImpact
2025-10-24v Drogheda United3800100006.7-0.1Match →
2025-10-17v Bohemians6500210006.92.6Match →
2025-09-26v Cork City8801101306.64.7Match →
2025-09-22v Sligo Rovers9700324007.22.6Match →
2025-09-19@ St Patrick's Athl.8100000006.20.4Match →
2025-09-07@ Shelbourne7500100107.32.5Match →
2025-08-22v Derry City sub5300101006.20.5Match →
2025-08-10v Shamrock Rovers sub2600000206.61.7Match →
2025-08-01@ Cork City7200000006.3-0.3Match →
2025-07-25v Waterford sub4510221007.25.5Match →

Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.

Impact trend · last 10 matches

Dara McGuinness: Impact per match over the last 10 matches, from 5.5 on 2025-07-25 to -0.1 on 2025-10-24.2025-07-252025-10-24

TACTIX model: Dara McGuinness’s match projections

Anytime scorer, assists & shots probabilitiesThe calibrated model’s player projections for Dara McGuinness’s upcoming matches, with value vs the bookmakers — unlock with Pro.
Go Pro for player projections

Frequently asked questions

How many shots does Dara McGuinness average per 90?
Dara McGuinness averages 1.55 shots per 90 minutes in Premier Division 2025 (640 minutes) — higher than 41% of 37 Premier Division forwards with 450+ minutes.
How many goals and assists does Dara McGuinness have this season?
This season Dara McGuinness has 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 appearances (640 minutes played).
Does Dara McGuinness start every game?
Dara McGuinness started 7 of 10 appearances in 2025, averaging 64 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
How often does Dara McGuinness get booked?
Dara McGuinness was booked in 0 of the last 10 appearances where cards were recorded (all competitions); 0 yellow and 0 red this season.

Today’s boards

Every fixture kicking off in the UK day, and the fixtures where the free pick leads with each market.

This page is generated from TACTIX’s match data by our software and checked automatically; data as of . How it works → · Report an error

How TACTIX Impact is calculated · Live track record · Stats are historical; predictions are model output, not betting advice.