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

Fri 4th Sep, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Tiernan Lynch pays counterpart Graham Coughlan a visit on Friday evening in the Premier Division, as their Derry City and Waterford FC sides go head to head at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. For each and every Premier Division fixture, KickOff dives into the statistics for multiple markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


In-Play
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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Waterford
44%
--
Draw
26%
--
Derry
30%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Waterford 1-0
11%
--
Waterford 2-1
9%
--
Derry 1-0
8%
--
Waterford 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Derry 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Derry 2-0
5%
--
Waterford 3-1
4%
--
Waterford 3-0
4%
--
Derry 3-1
3%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Derry 3-2
2%
--
Derry 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
48%
--
Waterford win to nil
24%
--
Derry win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 8 and won 4. Waterford have conceded 40 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 14 games at home, winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 6th place on 33 points in the Premier Division league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Derry have played 13 away games, winning 1, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock271954 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 30
d
 
1-1F
2
St Patrick's272047 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 28
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
d
 
1-1A
3
Bohemians271144 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
Oct 16
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1A
Aug 21
4
Dundalk27137 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
w
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
l
 
2-1A
5
Shelbourne26-234 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Oct 30
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 11
6
Derry27333 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
w
 
2-4F
-
-
-
-
7
Galway26-730 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
l
 
2-1A
8
Waterford27-1128 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-4A
Sep 4
9
Drogheda27-1228 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
d
 
3-3F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Oct 16
10
Sligo27-2222 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
Aug 21
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
Oct 30
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford3 - 1Bohemians
Waterford1 - 0Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 2Shamrock
Waterford4 - 0Sligo
Waterford2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford2 - 2Derry
Waterford3 - 3Dundalk
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 1Shamrock
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Sligo
Waterford1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford3 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 0Shelbourne
AWaterford0 - 0Galway
HWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Derry
AWaterford3 - 2Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford4 - 0Sligo
AWaterford3 - 3Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Drogheda
HWaterford2 - 2Derry
AWaterford1 - 4St Patrick's
HWaterford3 - 3Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's1 - 1Derry
Shamrock1 - 1Derry
Galway2 - 1Derry
Dundalk2 - 1Derry
Waterford2 - 2Derry
Drogheda1 - 0Derry
Bohemians1 - 1Derry
Shelbourne1 - 2Derry
Dundalk2 - 2Derry
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Galway2 - 1Derry
St Patrick's0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
Cork0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Bohemians3 - 4Derry
Galway1 - 2Derry
Shamrock2 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry2 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1St Patrick's
HDerry2 - 4Waterford
HDerry2 - 0Drogheda
ADerry1 - 1Shamrock
ADerry1 - 2Galway
HDerry4 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Dundalk
HDerry0 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 2Waterford
ADerry0 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 1Bohemians
HDerry1 - 0Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry2 - 2Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 2Galway
HDerry2 - 2Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Derry
Goals: Scored
12
15
Games: Scored
7 / 10
10 / 10
Clean sheets
0 / 10
3 / 10
WAT
2
D
4
DER
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 1
0 - 1Derry
0 - 2Derry
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Derry
Waterford2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Waterford
Goals: Scored
30
14
Games: Scored
11 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
0 / 11
WAT
3
DER
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
2 - 4Waterford
Derry4 - 2
Derry7 - 2
1 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
1 - 2Waterford
Derry2 - 0
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Waterford 8th Derry 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
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Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Derry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
WAT
DER
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
WAT
DER
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261447
P AmondT LonerganB CoutoJ Mahon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Cann DEF272
3
-
P Amond FWD2791
1
-
J Mahon DEF2541
7
-
C Noonan MID2513
4
-
T Lonergan FWD25143
4
-
B Couto DEF2414
5
-
J. Voilas FWD2433
2
-
L Heeney MID23
6
-
D McMenamy MID2312
3
-
S McMullan GLK20
-
K Long DEF1721
4
-
S Glenfield MID17
5
-
T Coyle FWD17
-
J Houston DEF161
3
-
E McLaughlin MID142
4
-
W Johnson DEF13
6
-
J Faria MID9
-
A. Doherty GLK7
-
A. Zborowski DEF5
-
J Dempsey DEF4
-
J. Ashton DEF1
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Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24648
B FlemingJ ClarkeM DuffyA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A O'Reilly MID2531
7
1
B Fleming DEF242
6
-
B Cotter DEF232
5
-
J Clarke MID2361
4
-
J Olayinka MID2311
1
-
P McClean DEF2111
7
-
M Duffy FWD2064
1
-
C Barr DEF191
1
-
J Stott DEF181
5
-
C Dummigan  DEF1722
6
-
J McClean MID174
4
1
C Winchester MID13
3
-
K. Carvalho Santos FWD1131
1
-
R Slevin DEF81
1
-
L Boyce  FWD811
1
-
B Maher GLK4
-
B Lyons-Foster DEF2
1
-
D Burns MID21
1
-
N. Twisk MID2
-
E Chapman MID2
-
T. Doherty FWD2
-
S. Callister GLK1
-
L. Kelly MID1
-