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

Fri 13th Feb, 19:45 BST, United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Drogheda United FC and their boss Kevin Doherty will be hoping for victory against John Coleman and his Waterford FC side on Friday evening, as the pair clash at the United Park (Drogheda) in the Premier Division. We have custom-designed stats for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during a standard 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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 Drogheda are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Drogheda
50%
9/10
4%
10/11
4%
Draw
25%
9/4
2%
23/10
Waterford
24%
14/5
7%
5/2
5%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
Drogheda 1-0
12%
11/25/1
Drogheda 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
Drogheda 2-0
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Waterford 1-0
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
Draw 0-0
8%
8/115/2
Waterford 2-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Drogheda 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Drogheda 3-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Waterford 2-0
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Drogheda 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Waterford 3-1
2%
33/120/1
9%
Drogheda 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Drogheda 4-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
43/40
1%
19/20
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
8/11
1%
7/10
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/64/6
1%
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/5
4%
6/4
4%
No 1st Goal
5%
8/115/2
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/11
2%
10/11
BTTS - No
50%
10/11
6%
4/5
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/316/5
5%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/418/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
11%
7/1
6%
6/1
Home/draw
76%
2/91/4
Away/draw
50%
4/5
6%
4/5
3%
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/33/10
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/419/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/412/5
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/41/4
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/121/14
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/401/200
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/113/2
6%
Home DNB
68%
2/5
3%
2/5
3%
Away DNB
42%
7/4
8%
17/10
4%
Drogheda win to nil
29%
9/4
8%
-
Waterford win to nil
13%
11/2
7%
-
Drogheda / Drogheda
26%
21/10
3%
2/1
4%
Drogheda / Waterford
3%
33/125/1
10%
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Drogheda
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
Draw / Waterford
10%
7/1
6%
7/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/14/1
Waterford / Drogheda
4%
22/118/1
Waterford / Waterford
13%
11/2
7%
19/4
4%
Waterford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Derry113 
May 8
Mar 20
Oct 16
Jun 26
May 15
Feb 27
Sep 4
Jul 3
2
Drogheda113 
-
-
-
-
Apr 10
Feb 13
Oct 23
May 29
3
Waterford101 
Feb 13
Apr 10
May 29
Oct 23
-
-
-
-
4
Shelbourne101 
Feb 27
Apr 24
Jun 19
Sep 4
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
5
Bohemians101 
Apr 3
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 18
Mar 6
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 16
6
St Patrick's101 
Apr 17
Mar 13
Aug 21
Jun 12
Mar 20
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
7
Dundalk000 
May 22
Feb 20
Aug 28
Jul 10
May 4
Mar 13
Sep 11
Jun 26
8
Shamrock000 
Mar 16
May 4
Jul 31
Oct 9
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
9
Sligo1-10 
May 1
Mar 7
Sep 11
Jul 25
Feb 20
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
10
Galway1-10 
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
Apr 24
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 24
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 1Shamrock
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda1 - 0Galway
HDrogheda1 - 4Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda1 - 0Cork
ADrogheda0 - 2Waterford
HDrogheda1 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 1Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
HDrogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 0Galway
ADrogheda0 - 3Derry
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 0Sligo
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
ADrogheda2 - 2Waterford
HDrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Waterford 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Shamrock2 - 1Waterford
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 1Sligo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Drogheda have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Waterford
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Waterford
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
DRO
3
D
1
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
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 2nd Waterford 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Drogheda have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.6
1
Attack rating
11%
better
DRO
WAT
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
0
Goals scored1
1
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game5
4
Avg. shots per goal5
4
Conversion rate for20
25
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
60%
better
DRO
WAT
view stats
Games conceded0
1
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
1
Avg. goals conceded0
1
Avg. shots/game conceded14
18
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
18
Conversion rate against0%
6%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+60%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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