Derry City vs Waterford

Derry City

1 - 2

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

A. O'Dowd

7 matches · 6.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	86%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (15-9).
Derry City controlled possession (71%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-5 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

71%

29%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

499

215

Passes Accurate

390

118

Passes %

78%

55%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. White

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Noonan

18'

18' K. Holt

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

K. Radkowski

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ G. Whyte

1st substitution · For: R. Benson

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Thomas

2nd substitution · For: P. Hoban

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Ferguson

3rd substitution · For: B. Doherty

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Harkin

4th substitution · For: S. Todd

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Hoban

Penalty

67'

67' B. Maher

68'

68' P. Hoban

73'

73' M. Connolly

74'

74' A. O'Reilly

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ L. Boyce

5th substitution · For: S. Patton

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ K. White

1st substitution · For: S. Glenfield

90'

90' B. Doherty

Derry City vs Waterford 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Derry City 2-1 on Friday, 28 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. O'Dowd.

First half: Waterford took an early lead at 9' when K. White scored, with the assist credited to C. Noonan, making the score 0-1. K. Holt received a yellow card for Derry City at 18'. Waterford extended the lead at 39' when K. Radkowski scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Derry City made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Whyte replacing R. Benson. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with D. Thomas replacing P. Hoban. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with S. Ferguson replacing B. Doherty. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 59', with C. Harkin replacing S. Todd. Derry City reduced the deficit at 64' when P. Hoban scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. B. Maher received a yellow card for Derry City at 67'. P. Hoban received a yellow card for Derry City at 68'. M. Connolly received a yellow card for Derry City at 73'. A. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Derry City at 74'. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 75', with L. Boyce replacing S. Patton. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 75', with K. White replacing S. Glenfield. B. Doherty received a yellow card for Derry City at 90'.

Derry City used 5 substitutions while Waterford used 1 substitution. Derry City got 6 yellow cards.