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

Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

John Coleman and Kevin Doherty take on one another in the Premier Division on Monday evening, as Waterford FC face Drogheda United FC at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Waterford FC's next match is v Drogheda at 19:45 on Friday 29th May
Drogheda United FC's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Friday 29th May

The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Waterford and Drogheda was on Monday 18th May 2026

Irish Premier Division

May 18th 2026

Waterford 2	1 Drogheda

T. Lonergan 35'	6' M. Doyle
T. Lonergan 90'

	WAT DRO
Shots On	3 6
Shots Off	3 4
Corners	4 4
Possession	47% 53%
Fouls	18 11
Yellow/red cards	6/0 1/0

Waterford	Drogheda

S. McMullan B. Couto W. Johnson J. Mahon K. Long C. Noonan (J. Voilas 64') P. Amond H. Cann L. Heeney (J. Faria 75') D. McMenamy T. Lonergan	E. Agbaje C. Kane (L. Burney 46') A. Quinn (J. Godden 67') B. Kavanagh R. Brennan T. Oluwya (K. Cruise 54') C. Keeley M. Doyle W. Davis F. Talley

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here is a pair of impressive, attacking sides going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective bosses John Coleman or Kevin Doherty deliver a defensive plan that will shut out the opposition? Recent form statistics and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, do not suggest so.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Waterford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Waterford 41%	27/20	1/1000
Draw 24%	9/4	22/1
Drogheda 34%	7/4	90/1
Draw 1-1 11%	11/2	2/9
Waterford 2-1 9%	17/2	6/1
Drogheda 2-1 8%	10/1	7/1
Waterford 1-0 8%	17/2	7/1
Drogheda 1-0 7%	9/1	19/4
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	28/1
Waterford 2-0 6%	12/1	10/1
Drogheda 2-0 5%	14/1	5/1
Draw 0-0 5%	11/1	17/2
Waterford 3-1 5%	18/1	40/1
Drogheda 3-1 4%	20/1	45/1
Waterford 3-2 3%	25/1	90/1
Waterford 3-0 3%	22/1	18/1
Drogheda 3-2 3%	28/1	100/1
Drogheda 3-0 2%	28/1	9/1
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	17/20	17/2
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	19/20	1/33
Home 1st Goal 50%	5/6	19/20
Away 1st Goal 47%	21/20	21/20
No 1st Goal 3%	11/1	17/2
BTTS - Yes 60%	4/6	10/21
BTTS - No 40%	11/10	29/20
BTTS - Home Win 22%	7/2	6/1
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	1/5
BTTS - Away Win 19%	4/1	13/2
Home/draw 66%	4/11	1/500
Away/draw 59%	8/15	1/100
Home/away 76%	3/10	9/1
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1/4	1/10
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	11/4	9/2
Over 3.5 Goals 35%	9/4	50/1
Under 3.5 Goals 65%	1/3	1/1000
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	5/1	50/1
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	1/8	1/1000
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	12/1	1/50
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1/25	1/50
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/20	1/25
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	10/1	8/1
Home DNB 58%	8/11	3/4
Away DNB 51%	1/1	19/20
Waterford win to nil 19%	10/3	-
Drogheda win to nil 16%	9/2	-
Waterford / Waterford 20%	3/1	14/1
Waterford / Drogheda 3%	25/1	40/1
Waterford / Draw 7%	12/1	28/1
Draw / Waterford 13%	5/1	11/5
Draw / Drogheda 13%	11/2	11/5
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	13/8
Drogheda / Waterford 3%	25/1	45/1
Drogheda / Drogheda 19%	7/2	14/1
Drogheda / Draw 7%	12/1	28/1

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league. Waterford are winless in the 16 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 15 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

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 34 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 8 games at home, winning 0, drawing 6 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Drogheda lay in 8th place on 19 points in the Premier Division league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

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

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.3 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Waterford Drogheda
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Shamrock	18	12	34	d 1-1F	l 1-0A	Jun 19	Sep 18	d 0-00-0	l 4-1A	Jul 31	Oct 9
2	St Patrick's	18	15	32	l 0-2A	l 4-1F	Jul 10	Aug 28	l 1-3A	l 4-1F	Aug 21	Jun 12
3	Bohemians	18	9	31	l 0-1A	d 1-1F	Aug 7	Oct 16	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A	Jul 3	Sep 18
4	Dundalk	18	2	26	d 3-3A	l 5-0A	Sep 11	Jun 26	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	Aug 28	Jul 10
5	Shelbourne	17	1	24	d 1-1A	l 2-1A	Jul 31	Oct 30	l 1-2F	w 3-4A	Jun 19	Sep 4
6	Derry	18	0	21	d 2-2A	l 4-2F	Sep 4	Jul 3	w 1-0F	d 2-2A	Oct 16	Jun 26
7	Galway	17	-3	20	d 1-1A	l 4-3A	Oct 9	Jul 24	l 2-3F	w 0-1F	Oct 30	Aug 7
8	Drogheda	18	-7	20	w 2-1A	l 2-0A	Oct 23	May 29	-	-	-	-
9	Sligo	18	-10	19	d 0-00-0	l 2-0A	Jun 12	Aug 22	w 1-0F	l 2-1A	Sep 11	Jul 25
10	Waterford	18	-19	10	-	-	-	-	w 2-0F	l 2-1F	May 29	Oct 23

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford	2 - 2	Derry
Waterford	3 - 3	Dundalk
Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
Waterford	1 - 1	Shamrock
Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
Waterford	0 - 1	Bohemians
Waterford	0 - 0	Sligo
Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne
Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
Waterford	1 - 2	Derry
Waterford	2 - 0	Drogheda
Waterford	1 - 2	Shamrock
Waterford	1 - 2	Sligo
Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
Waterford	2 - 0	Cork
Waterford	2 - 2	Shelbourne
Waterford	2 - 1	Bohemians
Waterford	2 - 2	Drogheda
Waterford	1 - 3	Shamrock
Waterford	1 - 0	Galway

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Waterford	2 - 2	Derry
A	Waterford	1 - 4	St Patrick's
H	Waterford	3 - 3	Dundalk
A	Waterford	0 - 1	Shamrock
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
A	Waterford	0 - 2	Sligo
A	Waterford	1 - 1	Bohemians
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Shamrock
H	Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
A	Waterford	3 - 4	Galway
A	Waterford	0 - 5	Dundalk
H	Waterford	0 - 1	Bohemians
A	Waterford	2 - 4	Derry
H	Waterford	0 - 0	Sligo
A	Waterford	0 - 2	Drogheda
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne
A	Waterford	2 - 1	Bray
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
A	Waterford	1 - 1	St Patrick's
H	Waterford	1 - 2	Derry

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians	2 - 1	Drogheda
Shamrock	4 - 1	Drogheda
Shelbourne	3 - 4	Drogheda
Derry	2 - 2	Drogheda
St Patrick's	4 - 1	Drogheda
Sligo	2 - 1	Drogheda
Dundalk	1 - 1	Drogheda
Galway	0 - 1	Drogheda
Galway	1 - 1	Drogheda
Waterford	2 - 0	Drogheda
Sligo	1 - 1	Drogheda
Shamrock	2 - 1	Drogheda
Bohemians	0 - 1	Drogheda
Derry	3 - 0	Drogheda
Cork	1 - 1	Drogheda
St Patrick's	0 - 0	Drogheda
Waterford	2 - 2	Drogheda
Shelbourne	0 - 0	Drogheda
Shamrock	3 - 0	Drogheda
Sligo	2 - 2	Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Drogheda	1 - 2	Bohemians
H	Drogheda	1 - 0	Derry
A	Drogheda	1 - 4	Shamrock
H	Drogheda	1 - 0	Sligo
A	Drogheda	4 - 3	Shelbourne
H	Drogheda	1 - 3	St Patrick's
H	Drogheda	2 - 3	Galway
H	Drogheda	0 - 0	Bohemians
A	Drogheda	2 - 2	Derry
H	Drogheda	0 - 0	Shamrock
A	Drogheda	1 - 4	St Patrick's
A	Drogheda	1 - 2	Sligo
H	Drogheda	1 - 2	Shelbourne
A	Drogheda	1 - 1	Dundalk
H	Drogheda	2 - 0	Waterford
A	Drogheda	1 - 0	Galway
H	Drogheda	1 - 4	Bohemians
A	Drogheda	1 - 1	Galway
H	Drogheda	1 - 0	Cork
A	Drogheda	0 - 2	Waterford

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Waterford have not lost to Drogheda in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Waterford

Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 6

3 / 6

Clean sheets

3 / 6

2 / 6

WAT

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Waterford	2 - 0
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Waterford	4 - 2
Waterford	1 - 0
	0 - 7	Drogheda

Drogheda

Waterford

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 7

2 / 7

Clean sheets

5 / 7

1 / 7

WAT

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda	2 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Drogheda	2 - 0
Drogheda	2 - 0
	1 - 4	Waterford
	1 - 2	Waterford
Drogheda	1 - 0

Goal Statistics

	Waterford 10th	Drogheda 8th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 79% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals	0 24% 1 34% 2 24% 3 12% 4+ There is a 76% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-1 Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-4 Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.2 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season

WAT

DRO

33%

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Games scored	9		14
Failed to score	7		2
Scored first	4		7
Goals scored	15		20
Avg. goals scored	0.9		1.3
Avg. shots per game	8		7
Avg. shots per goal	8		5
Conversion rate for	12		18
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+33%

WAT

DRO

28%

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Games conceded	15		10
Clean sheets	1		6
Conceded first	11		7
Goals conceded	34		26
Avg. goals conceded	2.1		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	14		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		7
Conversion rate against	15%		15%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+28%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	7	2	5
P Amond	T Lonergan	J. Voilas	L Heeney

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S McMullan GLK	11			-
W Johnson DEF	5			2 -
H Cann DEF	18		1	2 -
J Mahon DEF	16	3		3 -
K Long DEF	9	1	1	2 -
B Couto DEF	15		1	3 -
C Noonan MID	17		1	2 -
L Heeney MID	16			5 -
D McMenamy MID	15	1	1	3 -
P Amond FWD	18	3		-
T Lonergan FWD	16	7	1	3 -
Subs
A. Doherty GLK	7			-
C. Barrett DEF	9			1 -
J Dempsey DEF	4			-
J Faria MID	8			-
S Glenfield MID	12			5 -
C Carty FWD	14			1 -
T Coyle FWD	12			-
J. Voilas FWD	16	1	2	1 -
R. Mansfield FWD	7			3 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	16	2	3
T Lonergan	T Lonergan	J. Voilas	C Noonan

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Lonergan FWD	7	16	1	1
J Mahon DEF	3	4		1
P Amond FWD	3	14
K Long DEF	1	2	1	1
D McMenamy MID	1	3	1	1
Subs
J. Voilas FWD	1	3	2	2
H Cann DEF		4	1	1
B Couto DEF		2	1	1
C Noonan MID		4	1	3
L Heeney MID		1
Subs
C. Barrett DEF		1
J Faria MID		1
C Carty FWD		2
T Coyle FWD		3
R. Mansfield FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
500	30	104
H Cann	H Cann	T Lonergan

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
H Cann DEF	500	30	88
B Couto DEF	394	17	45
C Noonan MID	374	22	63
D McMenamy MID	354	21	64
J Mahon DEF	314	25	73
L Heeney MID	312	24	57
T Lonergan FWD	285	14	104
S McMullan GLK	274	1	5
P Amond FWD	240	6	60
Subs
R. Mansfield FWD	203	9	23
A. Doherty GLK	190		3
S Glenfield MID	189	30	50
K Long DEF	184	10	45
Subs
T Coyle FWD	152	12	30
J. Voilas FWD	137	4	34
C. Barrett DEF	104	17	25
J Dempsey DEF	102	8	14
W Johnson DEF	83	11	17
Subs
C Carty FWD	78	11	34
J Faria MID	30	5	16

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	7	3	4
E Agbaje	M Doyle	B Kavanagh	L Burney

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Talley GLK	8			-
E Agbaje DEF	18	1		3 -
C Keeley DEF	17	2	1	3 -
A Quinn DEF	18		1	-
C Kane DEF	18			3 -
R Brennan MID	12	1	1	3 -
W Davis MID	14	3		-
B Kavanagh MID	18	2	3	3 -
T Oluwa MID	18	2	1	1 -
M Doyle FWD	17	7		2 -
Subs
L Dennison GLK	10			1 -
K Cruise DEF	11		2	1 -
L Burney DEF	11	1		4 -
J. Brennan MID				-
C. O'Connor MID				-
S. McGrath MID	1			-
J. Godden FWD	18	2	1	3 -
D. Kareem FWD	8			-
D. Mare FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	15	3	4
M Doyle	M Doyle	B Kavanagh	K Cruise

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Doyle FWD	7	15
W Davis MID	3	6		2
C Keeley DEF	2	6	1	3
B Kavanagh MID	2	8	3	3
T Oluwa MID	2	12	1	2
Subs
J. Godden FWD	2	4	1	2
E Agbaje DEF	1	2		1
R Brennan MID	1	2	1
Subs
L Burney DEF	1	4
A Quinn DEF		1	1	1
C Kane DEF				1
Subs
K Cruise DEF			2	4
D. Kareem FWD		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
547	35	100
B Kavanagh	E Agbaje	C Keeley

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
B Kavanagh MID	547	20	64
C Kane DEF	455	20	58
C Keeley DEF	448	8	100
E Agbaje DEF	413	35	94
A Quinn DEF	375	14	77
Subs
J. Godden FWD	301	15	69
L Dennison GLK	294		4
M Doyle FWD	274	31	90
F Talley GLK	258		2
R Brennan MID	210	8	41
T Oluwa MID	180	7	69
Subs
L Burney DEF	168	3	28
W Davis MID	143	19	50
Subs
K Cruise DEF	121	7	23
D. Kareem FWD	39		12
S. McGrath MID	4

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

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Drogheda lay in 8th place on 19 points in the Premier Division league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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