Drogheda United vs Waterford

2 - 0
🕒 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 8 · Waterford 10
How the match was won
  • Waterford outshot their opponent (13-20).
  • Waterford controlled possession (60%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

12 / 12
Avg: 1.20 / 1.20

Points

13
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 0-2-8

Goals For / Against

11 / 28
Avg: 1.10 / 2.80

Points

2
Avg: 0.20

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
0.20
1.20
GF
1.10
1.20
GA
2.80
40%
O2.5
60%
50%
BTTS
60%
50%
Score 1st
30%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank8th
Waterford rank10th
Drogheda United points21
Waterford points11
Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.
Waterford: #10 · 11 pts · GD -19
23 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

D D W W L
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-7
Record2-2-1
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 L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-1-4
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 2.540%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home80%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home50%
Waterford score away60%
Waterford clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first50%
Drogheda United win after scoring first60%
Waterford score first30%
Waterford win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Waterford 0%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 16.0' · Waterford 19.7'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.20 vs 1.47
Drogheda United concede at home1.20 vs 1.24
Waterford score away1.10 vs 1.24
Waterford concede away2.80 vs 1.47
Drogheda United score 18% below league average, while Waterford score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 3% below league average at home, and Waterford are 91% 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: 70% 2H scored: 30% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
13
20
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
5
11
Shots Inside Box
8
11
Shots Outside Box
5
9
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
6
11
Fouls
17
14
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
257
365
Passes Accurate
167
258
Passes %
65%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
3'
3' Goal · 1-0
S. Farrell
Normal Goal
10'
10' Goal · 2-0
M. Doyle
Normal Goal
19'
19' S. Glenfield
27'
27' L. Burney
56'
56' L. Burney
1st substitution · For: J. Bolger
63'
63' C. Carty
1st substitution · For: J. Voilås
64'
64' S. Farrell
66'
66' C. Keeley
66'
66' S. Farrell
2nd substitution · For: J. Godden
68'
68' E. McLaughlin
2nd substitution · For: T. Coyle
68'
68' S. Glenfield
3rd substitution · For: C. Barrett
78'
78' T. Oluwa
3rd substitution · For: D. Kareem
85'
85' E. Agbaje

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

Drogheda United beat Waterford 2-0 on Friday, 13 February 2026 in Premier Division.

First half: Drogheda United took an early lead at 3' when S. Farrell scored, making the score 1-0. Drogheda United extended the lead at 10' when M. Doyle scored, making the score 2-0. S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 19'. L. Burney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 27'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 56', with L. Burney replacing J. Bolger. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Carty replacing J. Voilås. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 64'. C. Keeley received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 66'. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 66', with S. Farrell replacing J. Godden. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 68', with E. McLaughlin replacing T. Coyle. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 68', with S. Glenfield replacing C. Barrett. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 78', with T. Oluwa replacing D. Kareem. E. Agbaje received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 85'.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Waterford used 3 substitutions. Drogheda United got 4 yellow cards, while Waterford got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Waterford outshot their opponent (13-20).
  • Waterford controlled possession (60%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (46.7%)
BTTS6 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Drogheda United vs Waterford Head-to-Head History by Season