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

Fri 15th May, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Waterford FC and Derry City meet at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre on Friday evening, with both John Coleman and Tiernan Lynch seeking a win in the Premier Division. We've got bespoke stats for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from leading 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
29%
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Draw
32%
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Derry
39%
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Derry 1-0
16%
--
Draw 0-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Waterford 1-0
13%
--
Derry 2-0
8%
--
Derry 2-1
7%
--
Waterford 2-1
6%
--
Waterford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Derry 3-0
3%
--
Derry 3-1
2%
--
Waterford 3-1
2%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
--
Derry 3-2
1%
--
Waterford 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
71%
--
Home 1st Goal
42%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
11%
--
BTTS - Yes
37%
--
BTTS - No
63%
--
BTTS - Home Win
9%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
Home/away
68%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
44%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
85%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
15%
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Home DNB
52%
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Away DNB
61%
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Waterford win to nil
20%
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Derry win to nil
27%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league. Waterford are winless in the 13 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 12 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 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 25 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 6 games at home, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 5th place on 18 points in the Premier Division league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Derry have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 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
Shamrock14928 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 19
Sep 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
Jun 22
2
St Patrick's141327 
l
 
0-2A
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
May 22
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
3
Bohemians14421 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jun 12
Aug 21
4
Dundalk14321 
May 4
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
May 29
5
Derry14118 
May 15
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
-
-
-
-
6
Shelbourne13-116 
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
May 25
Sep 11
7
Galway13-216 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
May 4
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
Jun 19
8
Drogheda13-316 
Oct 23
l
 
2-0A
-
May 29
d
 
2-2F
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
9
Sligo14-814 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Jun 12
Aug 22
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 7
Oct 30
10
Waterford13-165 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-2A
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Waterford2 - 0Cork
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0Galway
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
Derry 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 0Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Cork1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerry1 - 1Bohemians
HDerry1 - 0Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry2 - 2Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 2Galway
HDerry2 - 2Drogheda
ADerry0 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1Shamrock
HDerry4 - 2Waterford
HDerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2Dundalk
HDerry2 - 1Sligo
ADerry1 - 0Cork
HDerry2 - 1Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shelbourne
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Derry have beaten Waterford in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Derry
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
6 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
3 / 9
WAT
2
D
3
DER
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
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
28
10
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
WAT
2
DER
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Derry4 - 2
Derry7 - 2
1 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
1 - 2Waterford
Derry2 - 0
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 2
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Waterford FC fans, as should a 6 Premier Division matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Waterford 10th Derry 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Waterford have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Derry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
0.9
1
Attack rating
WAT
DER
38%
better
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Games scored6
10
Failed to score7
4
Scored first3
5
Goals scored9
18
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
WAT
DER
21%
better
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Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first9
7
Goals conceded25
17
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded14
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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