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Derry City v Waterford FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Brandywell Stadium, Derry

John Coleman pays counterpart Tiernan Lynch a visit on Friday evening in the Premier Division, as their Waterford FC and Derry City teams face each other at the Brandywell Stadium. All statistics, including 20-game form for both teams and head-to-head records, will change as you click through each of the seventeen betting markets using the tabs below. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.

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Derry City's next match is v Shelbourne at 19:45 on Friday 13th March
Waterford FC's next match is v Dundalk at 19:45 on Friday 13th March
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Derry and Waterford was on Friday 27th February 2026
Irish Premier Division
February 27th 2026
Derry 4
2 Waterford
 
M. Duffy 58'19' J. Voilas
M. Duffy 75'51' T. Lonergan
D. Akinyemi 90'
M. Duffy 90'
 
DER
WAT
Shots On
13
5
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
7
2
Possession
66%
34%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
DerryWaterford
 
B. Cotter (J. Olayinka 72')
E. Beach
P. McClean
J. Stott
M. Duffyfootball iconfootball iconfootball icon
G. Whyte (Medarious 72')
J. Clarke (D. Akinyemi 54')
B. Fleming
J. McClean (A. Bannon 72')
C. Winchester (A. O'Reilly 40')
J. Thomas
S. McMullan
B. Couto
J. Mahon
C. Barrett
C. Noonan
P. Amond
(C. Carty 76') T. Coyle
H. Cann
(J. Faria 79') football iconT. Lonergan
(D. McMenamy 66') football iconJ. Voilas
L. Heeney

Best Tip: Derry to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this match, and it's Derry. Their latest form stats show they're capable at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against Waterford too. The odds point towards Tiernan Lynch's side winning in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Friday evening too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.45.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
64%
12/251/1000
Draw
20%
31/1080/1
Waterford
16%
5/11/50
Derry 2-0
11%
13/211/2
Derry 1-0
10%
7/119/4
Derry 2-1
10%
15/217/4
Draw 1-1
9%
7/13/1
Derry 3-0
8%
10/117/2
Derry 3-1
7%
11/117/2
Draw 0-0
5%
12/18/1
Waterford 1-0
5%
16/14/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/14/9
Waterford 2-1
4%
18/111/8
Derry 4-0
4%
18/114/1
Derry 4-1
4%
20/118/1
Derry 3-2
3%
22/12/11
Waterford 2-0
2%
33/114/5
Derry 4-2
2%
40/111/2
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
7/102/9
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
11/1011/4
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/94/9
Away 1st Goal
39%
15/811/5
No 1st Goal
3%
12/18/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/54/9
BTTS - No
47%
19/208/5
BTTS - Home Win
29%
21/101/33
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/210/1
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/170/1
Home/draw
84%
1/81/1000
Away/draw
36%
13/810/1
Home/away
80%
2/91/33
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/52/15
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/34/1
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
13/88/15
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/913/10
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
4/113/8
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/62/5
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/116/5
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/6
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/115/2
Home DNB
78%
1/62/11
Away DNB
30%
4/117/5
Derry win to nil
35%
13/8-
Waterford win to nil
7%
10/1-
Derry / Derry
37%
6/528/1
Derry / Waterford
2%
40/1100/1
Derry / Draw
5%
14/170/1
Draw / Derry
19%
10/315/2
Draw / Waterford
7%
12/125/1
Draw / Draw
12%
11/214/1
Waterford / Derry
4%
20/113/5
Waterford / Waterford
8%
10/129/20
Waterford / Draw
5%
16/127/10
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bohemians5713 
l
 
0-1A
May 1
Jun 12
Aug 21
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 16
2
St Patrick's5410 
May 22
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 31
Mar 20
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
3
Shamrock528 
Apr 24
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
Jun 22
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
4
Derry517 
-
-
-
-
May 15
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
5
Drogheda517 
Mar 20
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
May 29
6
Shelbourne506 
Mar 13
Apr 17
May 25
Sep 11
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
7
Galway5-15 
May 4
Apr 3
Sep 18
Jun 19
Apr 24
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 24
8
Dundalk5-44 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 10
Oct 23
May 29
May 4
Mar 13
Sep 11
Jun 26
9
Sligo5-54 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 30
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
10
Waterford5-52 
w
 
4-2A
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Derry 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry0 - 1Bohemians
Derry2 - 2Dundalk
Derry2 - 1Sligo
Derry2 - 1Shamrock
Derry1 - 0Sligo
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Derry2 - 2St Patrick's
Derry0 - 0Cork
Derry1 - 1Bohemians
Derry7 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0Drogheda
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 2Shamrock
Derry1 - 0St Patrick's
Derry2 - 0Shelbourne
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Derry2 - 1Cork
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 2Waterford
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2Dundalk
HDerry2 - 1Sligo
ADerry1 - 0Cork
HDerry2 - 1Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry4 - 3Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 1Galway
HDerry0 - 0Cork
ADerry0 - 2Shamrock
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry0 - 2Sligo
HDerry7 - 2Waterford
HDerry3 - 0Drogheda
ADerry1 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry1 - 0Shelbourne
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Bray1 - 2Waterford
St Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Bohemians2 - 1Waterford
Cork2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Derry7 - 2Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo1 - 0Waterford
St Patrick's2 - 2Waterford
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Bohemians1 - 2Waterford
Cork2 - 1Waterford
Shamrock2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Derry1 - 2Waterford
Sligo2 - 3Waterford
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
AWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Galway
HWaterford2 - 0Cork
AWaterford2 - 7Derry
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Waterford
Goals: Scored
24
8
Games: Scored
9 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
0 / 9
DER
7
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Derry7 - 2
1 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
1 - 2Waterford
Derry2 - 0
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 2
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Derry
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
6 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
3 / 9
DER
4
D
3
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 1
0 - 1Derry
0 - 2Derry
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Derry
Waterford2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics
Derry 4th Waterford 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Derry will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
2.1
0.9
Attack rating
47%
better
DER
WAT
view stats
Games scored2
1
Failed to score1
2
Scored first0
0
Goals scored4
1
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
25
Conversion rate for13
4
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
DER
WAT
37%
better
view stats
Games conceded3
2
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded4
3
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
11
Conversion rate against21%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+37%

Derry v Waterford Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5413
P McCleanM DuffyJ McCleanP McClean
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E. Beach GLK3
-
B Cotter DEF2
-
J Stott DEF3
-
P McClean DEF51
3
-
B Fleming DEF4
1
-
C Winchester MID4
-
J McClean MID51
2
-
G Whyte MID31
1
-
J Clarke MID5
1
-
M Duffy MID541
-
J Thomas FWD51
1
-
Subs
S. Callister GLK1
-
R Slevin DEF2
-
B Doherty DEF2
1
-
A Bannon DEF211
-
A O'Reilly MID4
-
K. Carvalho Santos MID
-
H Rylah MID41
-
J Olayinka MID2
-
D Akinyemi FWD41
-
Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5212
S McMullanT LonerganC NoonanJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK5
-
L Heeney DEF5
-
J Mahon DEF5
2
-
H Cann DEF5
-
B Couto DEF5
-
J. Voilas MID51
1
-
C. Barrett MID4
1
-
C Noonan MID51
2
-
T Coyle MID5
-
P Amond FWD5
-
T Lonergan FWD52
1
-
Subs
J. Healy GLK
-
J Dempsey DEF1
-
A. Zborowski DEF
-
S. Keane DEF
-
E McLaughlin MID4
-
J Faria MID2
-
D McMenamy MID2
-
R. Mansfield FWD1
-
C Carty FWD5
1
-