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Drogheda United FC v Waterford FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 29th May, 19:45 BST, United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Drogheda United FC and their boss Kevin Doherty will be aiming to beat John Coleman and his Waterford FC side on Friday evening, as the pair go head to head at the United Park (Drogheda) in the Premier Division. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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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

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Drogheda
58%
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Draw
23%
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Waterford
20%
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Drogheda 1-0
11%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Drogheda 2-0
10%
--
Drogheda 2-1
10%
--
Drogheda 3-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Drogheda 3-1
6%
--
Waterford 1-0
6%
--
Waterford 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Drogheda 3-2
3%
--
Drogheda 4-0
3%
--
Waterford 2-0
3%
--
Drogheda 4-1
3%
--
Waterford 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
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Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
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BTTS - No
48%
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BTTS - Home Win
26%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
10%
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Home/draw
80%
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Away/draw
42%
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Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
74%
--
Away DNB
35%
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Drogheda win to nil
32%
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Waterford win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Drogheda have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Drogheda have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Waterford are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 7 points having played 16 matches so far this season. Waterford are winless in the 16 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 15 of those games. Waterford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 34 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock171334 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
Jul 31
Oct 9
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 19
Sep 18
2
St Patrick's171531 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1F
Aug 21
Jun 12
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
Jul 10
Aug 28
3
Bohemians17728 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Jul 3
Sep 18
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
4
Dundalk17225 
May 22
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
Jul 10
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
5
Shelbourne16021 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-4A
Jun 19
Sep 4
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
6
Derry17020 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
Oct 16
Jun 26
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
7
Drogheda16-619 
-
-
-
-
May 18
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
May 29
8
Galway15-417 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
9
Sligo16-816 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 11
Jul 25
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Jun 12
Aug 22
10
Waterford16-197 
w
 
2-0F
May 18
May 29
Oct 23
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-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda1 - 0Derry
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda0 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 4Bohemians
Drogheda1 - 0Cork
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 0Galway
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Drogheda3 - 2Cork
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda1 - 2Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 0Derry
ADrogheda1 - 4Shamrock
HDrogheda1 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda4 - 3Shelbourne
HDrogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 3Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda2 - 2Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
ADrogheda1 - 2Sligo
HDrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 1Dundalk
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 0Galway
HDrogheda1 - 4Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda1 - 0Cork
ADrogheda0 - 2Waterford
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's4 - 1Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Bohemians1 - 1Waterford
Galway4 - 3Waterford
Dundalk5 - 0Waterford
Derry4 - 2Waterford
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
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
1
Draw
9
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford2 - 2Derry
AWaterford1 - 4St Patrick's
HWaterford3 - 3Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford2 - 4Derry
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Drogheda have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Waterford
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Waterford
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
6 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
1 / 7
DRO
4
D
1
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Drogheda2 - 0
Drogheda2 - 0
1 - 4Waterford
1 - 2Waterford
Drogheda1 - 0
League games at Waterford since 2021
Waterford
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
4 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
2 / 6
DRO
1
D
2
WAT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Waterford2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Waterford4 - 2
Waterford1 - 0
0 - 7Drogheda
Goal Statistics

Drogheda United FC have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Premier Division matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Waterford FC on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Drogheda 7th Waterford 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Drogheda have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
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Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.8
1
Attack rating
35%
better
DRO
WAT
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Games scored13
8
Failed to score2
7
Scored first7
4
Goals scored19
13
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.8
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for18
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
30%
better
DRO
WAT
view stats
Games conceded9
14
Clean sheets6
1
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded24
32
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
14
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+30%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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