Derry City vs Waterford

Derry City

7 - 2

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Ben McMaster 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

Ben McMaster

1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (14-6).
Derry City controlled possession (67%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (11-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 17

Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 1.16 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.83

PPG

1.11

1.72

1.16

0.94

1.68

50%

O2.5

50%

61%

BTTS

56%

67%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Waterford rank9th

Derry City points63

Waterford points39

Derry City: #2 · 63 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

W W D D D

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-4

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-7

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Waterford score away61%

Waterford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Waterford score first44%

Waterford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Waterford 11%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Waterford 23.3'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Waterford score away1.16 vs 1.05

Waterford concede away1.68 vs 1.38

Derry City score 25% above league average, while Waterford score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Waterford are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Derry City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

558

279

Passes Accurate

476

191

Passes %

85%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Boyce

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Whyte

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Boyce

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Diallo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

M. Connolly

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

42'

42' T. Lonergan

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

P. Amond

Normal Goal

50'

50' K. Holt

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Whyte

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 6-1

L. Boyce

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Whyte

59'

59' S. Glenfield

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Olayinka

1st substitution · For: K. White

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Glenfield

2nd substitution · For: R. Mansfield

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Burke

3rd substitution · For: J. Dempsey

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Boyce

1st substitution · For: D. Mullen

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Lonergan

4th substitution · For: T. Coyle

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 7-1

G. Whyte

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Holt

2nd substitution · For: S. Ferguson

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ C. Winchester

3rd substitution · For: A. Frizzell

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ G. Whyte

4th substitution · For: A. O'Reilly

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Duffy

5th substitution · For: R. Benson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Rowan McDonald

5th substitution · For: D. McMenamy

79'

79' S. Todd

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 7-2

P. Amond

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Noonan

85'

85' D. Mullen

Derry City vs Waterford 7-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Waterford 7-2 on Friday, 04 July 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Ben McMaster.

First half: Derry City took an early lead at 5' when L. Boyce scored, with the assist credited to G. Whyte, making the score 1-0. Derry City extended the lead at 24' when L. Boyce scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 2-0. Derry City extended the lead at 36' when S. Diallo scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 3-0. Derry City extended the lead at 41' when M. Connolly scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 4-0. T. Lonergan received a yellow card for Waterford at 42'.

Second half: Waterford reduced the deficit at 49' when P. Amond scored, making the score 4-1. K. Holt received a yellow card for Derry City at 50'. Derry City extended the lead at 52' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to G. Whyte, making the score 5-1. Derry City extended the lead at 57' when L. Boyce scored, with the assist credited to G. Whyte, making the score 6-1. S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 59'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Olayinka replacing K. White. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Glenfield replacing R. Mansfield. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 63', with R. Burke replacing J. Dempsey. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 64', with L. Boyce replacing D. Mullen. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 64', with T. Lonergan replacing T. Coyle. Derry City extended the lead at 73' when G. Whyte scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 7-1. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Holt replacing S. Ferguson. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with C. Winchester replacing A. Frizzell. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 74', with G. Whyte replacing A. O'Reilly. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 77', with M. Duffy replacing R. Benson. Waterford made their 5th substitution at 77', with Rowan McDonald replacing D. McMenamy. S. Todd received a yellow card for Derry City at 79'. Waterford reduced the deficit at 79' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to C. Noonan, making the score 7-2. D. Mullen received a yellow card for Derry City at 85'.

Derry City used 5 substitutions while Waterford used 5 substitutions. Derry City got 3 yellow cards, while Waterford got 2 yellow cards.