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

Fri 25th Apr, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Keith Long welcomes Huseyin Eroglu to the Waterford Regional Sports Centre on Friday evening, as their Waterford FC and Derry City troops go head to head in the Premier Division. For each and every Premier Division match, KickOff dives into the stats for multiple markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds 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
26%
--
Draw
27%
--
Derry
47%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Derry 1-0
12%
--
Derry 2-1
9%
--
Derry 2-0
9%
--
Waterford 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Waterford 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Waterford 2-0
4%
--
Derry 3-1
4%
--
Derry 3-0
4%
--
Derry 3-2
2%
--
Waterford 3-1
2%
--
Derry 4-1
2%
--
Derry 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
53%
--
Away/draw
74%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
45%
--
Away DNB
66%
--
Waterford win to nil
15%
--
Derry win to nil
28%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn zero and won 1. Waterford have conceded 12 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 5 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 6th place on 14 points in the Premier Division league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Derry have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 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
Drogheda10819 
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
l
 
1-3F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
2
St Patrick's10718 
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
3
Shamrock10618 
May 16
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
May 23
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
4
Shelbourne10417 
l
 
0-1A
May 5
Jun 23
Sep 26
May 2
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
5
Galway10316 
May 9
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
Jun 13
Aug 22
6
Derry A10-314 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
-
-
-
-
7
Bohemians10-212 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
8
Waterford H10-119 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
Jul 4
Oct 17
9
Sligo10-57 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
10
Cork10-77 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Jul 11
Aug 29
w
 
2-1A
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Waterford2 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford4 - 1Sligo
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Waterford4 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Waterford0 - 0Galway
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford0 - 4Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford0 - 1Galway
HWaterford0 - 3Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Cork
AWaterford2 - 1Derry
HWaterford0 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford3 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford1 - 3Shelbourne
HWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2Galway
AWaterford0 - 3St Patrick's
HWaterford2 - 1Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
HWaterford0 - 1Derry
AWaterford3 - 2Bohemians
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 3Derry
Shamrock0 - 0Derry
Sligo0 - 1Derry
St Patrick's2 - 0Derry
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
St Patrick's1 - 0Derry
Dundalk0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Galway1 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 2Derry
Dundalk0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Galway0 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerry3 - 2Galway
HDerry1 - 3Drogheda
HDerry2 - 1Cork
ADerry0 - 0Shamrock
ADerry1 - 0Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 2St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Bohemians
ADerry1 - 3Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 0Dundalk
HDerry1 - 1Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shamrock
ADerry0 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 0Waterford
HDerry1 - 1Dundalk
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Derry
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
3 / 7
WAT
1
D
3
DER
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
0 - 1Derry
0 - 2Derry
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Derry
Waterford2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Waterford
Goals: Scored
17
6
Games: Scored
8 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
0 / 8
WAT
2
DER
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
1 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
1 - 2Waterford
Derry2 - 0
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Waterford FC of late. It has been 5 Premier Division matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against Derry City.

Waterford 8th Derry 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-23
Derry have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1
1.4
Attack rating
WAT
DER
11%
better
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Games scored4
7
Failed to score5
2
Scored first3
3
Goals scored8
8
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.8
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for12
10
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
WAT
DER
25%
better
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Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded15
12
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+25%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8224
S McMullanP AmondR. McDonaldA Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK8
2
-
K Radkowski DEF81
1
-
D Leahy DEF8
1
-
D McMenamy MID8
3
-
C Noonan FWD811
1
-
P Amond FWD821
-
N Bakboord DEF7
1
-
R. McDonald MID712
1
-
T Lonergan FWD71
-
R Burke DEF61
1
K White MID62
1
-
S Glenfield FWD6
-
M Pouwels FWD6
2
-
A Boyle DEF5
4
-
G Horton DEF4
1
-
J Olayinka MID4
-
B Mccormack MID3
-
T Coyle MID2
-
L. Roberts MID1
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8524
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK8
1
-
A O'Reilly MID8
4
-
M Duffy FWD85
1
-
M Connolly  DEF7
4
-
B Doherty DEF7
3
-
S Todd DEF7
-
L Boyce  FWD71
-
R Boyce DEF61
1
-
D Thomas MID62
1
-
C Winchester MID6
3
1
K Holt DEF5
-
P McMullan MID5
1
-
R Benson MID5
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
P Hoban FWD51
2
-
S Patton FWD5
1
-
H Cann DEF4
-
S Ferguson MID4
3
-
G Whyte FWD4
-
C Harkin MID3
1
-
D Mullen FWD3
1
2