Drogheda United vs Waterford

Drogheda United

2 - 0

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 6 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Drogheda United outshot their opponent (15-7).
Waterford controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

PPG

1.11

1.22

1.16

0.94

1.68

39%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

56%

72%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank6th

Waterford rank9th

Drogheda United points51

Waterford points39

Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0

12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 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.

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

Drogheda United last 5 home

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

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

Drogheda United score at home83%

Drogheda United clean sheet at home44%

Waterford score away61%

Waterford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first72%

Drogheda United win after scoring first54%

Waterford score first44%

Waterford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 33% · Waterford 11%

Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 34.5' · Waterford 23.3'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.22 vs 1.38

Drogheda United concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Waterford score away1.16 vs 1.05

Waterford concede away1.68 vs 1.38

Drogheda United score 11% below league average, while Waterford score 10% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

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

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

263

392

Passes Accurate

138

268

Passes %

52%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

W. Davis

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Brennan

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ C. Kane

1st substitution · For: K. Cruise

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Olayinka

1st substitution · For: T. Lonergan

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Markey

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Oluwa

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Coyle

2nd substitution · For: S. Glenfield

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ K. White

3rd substitution · For: D. McMenamy

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Farrell

2nd substitution · For: L. Heeney

80'

80' K. Cruise

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Markey

3rd substitution · For: P. Doyle

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Oluwa

4th substitution · For: D. Kareem

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ D. Leahy

4th substitution · For: B. McCormack

Drogheda United vs Waterford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Drogheda United beat Waterford 2-0 on Friday, 04 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: Drogheda United took the lead at 45' when W. Davis scored, with the assist credited to R. Brennan, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 51', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Olayinka replacing T. Lonergan. Drogheda United extended the lead at 67' when D. Markey scored, with the assist credited to T. Oluwa, making the score 2-0. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 75', with T. Coyle replacing S. Glenfield. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. White replacing D. McMenamy. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 79', with S. Farrell replacing L. Heeney. K. Cruise received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 80'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 86', with D. Markey replacing P. Doyle. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 86', with T. Oluwa replacing D. Kareem. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 88', with D. Leahy replacing B. McCormack.

Drogheda United used 4 substitutions while Waterford used 4 substitutions. Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.