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

Fri 30th May, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Keith Long and Kevin Doherty meet in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Waterford FC face Drogheda United FC at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. All the odds are delivered directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Premier Division match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Waterford
32%
--
Draw
26%
--
Drogheda
42%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Drogheda 1-0
10%
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Waterford 1-0
9%
--
Drogheda 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Waterford 2-1
7%
--
Drogheda 2-0
7%
--
Waterford 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Drogheda 3-1
4%
--
Drogheda 3-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-1
3%
--
Drogheda 3-2
2%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
--
Waterford 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
68%
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Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
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Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
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Over 4.5 Goals
12%
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Under 4.5 Goals
88%
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Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
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Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
50%
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Away DNB
60%
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Waterford win to nil
17%
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Drogheda win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn zero and won 4. Waterford have conceded 16 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Drogheda lay in 5th place on 25 points in the Premier Division league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 16 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 10 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock161229 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
Jun 16
Aug 29
2
Derry16327 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
3
Bohemians16227 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
Jun 20
Sep 19
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
4
St Patrick's16725 
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
5
Drogheda A16525 
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
-
-
-
-
6
Shelbourne16122 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Jun 23
Sep 26
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
7
Waterford H16-1021 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
8
Galway16-120 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
9
Cork16-912 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Jul 11
Aug 29
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
10
Sligo16-1012 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 20
Sep 20
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0Galway
Waterford2 - 1Derry
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
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWaterford1 - 3Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 0Galway
AWaterford1 - 0Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Derry
AWaterford1 - 2Cork
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
Drogheda 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 2Drogheda
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's4 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Dundalk4 - 2Drogheda
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's1 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDrogheda1 - 1Derry
ADrogheda0 - 3Shamrock
HDrogheda3 - 2Cork
ADrogheda2 - 2Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Drogheda have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Waterford
League games at Waterford since 2021
Waterford
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
5
9
Games: Scored
2 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
2 / 4
WAT
2
D
1
DRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Waterford4 - 2
Waterford1 - 0
0 - 7Drogheda
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Waterford
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
WAT
2
DRO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda2 - 0
Drogheda2 - 0
1 - 4Waterford
1 - 2Waterford
Drogheda1 - 0
Goal Statistics
Waterford 7th Drogheda 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
WAT
DRO
21%
better
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Games scored10
13
Failed to score6
3
Scored first9
10
Goals scored16
22
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
WAT
DRO
31%
better
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Games conceded14
10
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first7
4
Goals conceded26
17
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16546
S McMullanP AmondC NoonanD McMenamy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK16
3
-
K Radkowski DEF161
4
-
D Leahy DEF162
2
-
P Amond FWD1651
-
D McMenamy MID14
6
-
S Glenfield FWD14
3
-
C Noonan FWD1414
2
-
T Lonergan FWD1432
-
R Burke DEF132
2
1
G Horton DEF12
3
-
K White MID122
4
1
J Olayinka MID121
2
-
M Pouwels FWD12
3
-
N Bakboord DEF11
1
-
R. McDonald MID912
3
-
A Boyle DEF8
4
-
B Mccormack MID7
-
T Coyle MID5
1
-
J Dempsey DEF1
-
L. Roberts MID1
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16625
C KeeleyW DavisO LambeR Brennan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Lambe DEF162
1
-
C Keeley DEF164
4
-
C Kane DEF161
1
-
R Brennan MID1621
5
-
L Heeney MID1611
1
-
W Davis MID1661
3
-
T Oluwa FWD1621
1
-
L Dennison GLK15
1
-
S Farrell MID1511
5
-
A Quinn DEF132
-
D Markey MID1331
1
-
S. Bawa MID7
1
-
G Cooper DEF6
-
K Cruise DEF6
1
-
E Ahui DEF51
1
-
D James-Taylor FWD5
1
-
P Doyle MID4
-
J Thomas FWD21
-
J Brady GLK1
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-