Drogheda United vs Waterford

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🕒 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 19514 🧑‍⚖️ P. Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 9 · Waterford 7
Referee Stats
14 matches · 5.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.07
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 36%
Draws 21%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-8-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 27
Avg: 1.00 / 1.50

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.44
PPG
1.11
1.56
GF
1.00
1.17
GA
1.50
56%
O2.5
50%
56%
BTTS
39%
44%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank9th
Waterford rank7th
Drogheda United points34
Waterford points45
Drogheda United: #9 · 34 pts · GD -17
27 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.
Waterford: #7 · 45 pts · GD -4
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts from safety.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

D L W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-2
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

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals5-12
Record1-0-4
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 2.556%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 33%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home67%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home33%
Waterford score away56%
Waterford clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first44%
Drogheda United win after scoring first50%
Waterford score first33%
Waterford win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Waterford 27%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 22.8' · Waterford 27.3'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.56 vs 1.27
Drogheda United concede at home1.17 vs 0.99
Waterford score away1.00 vs 0.99
Waterford concede away1.50 vs 1.27
Drogheda United score 22% above league average, while Waterford score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 17% above league average at home, and Waterford are 18% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
61-75 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
31-45 1

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
5
9
Shots Outside Box
7
1
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
12
5
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
379
319
Passes Accurate
273
184
Passes %
72%
58%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
13'
13' Goal · 1-0
Z. Bawa
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Markey
14'
14' Goal · 1-1
D. Leahy
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Horton
23'
23' Goal · 1-2
N. O'Keeffe
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Power
25'
25' E. Weir
62'
62' Goal · 1-3
D. Leahy
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Baggley
64'
64' A. McNally
1st substitution · For: R. Brennan
64'
64' F. Pierrot
2nd substitution · For: W. Davis
71'
71' G. Deegan
71'
71' Goal · 1-4
P. Amond
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Leahy
72'
72' M. Asamoah
1st substitution · For: Rowan McDonald
75'
75' Rowan McDonald
78'
78' O. Gallagher
3rd substitution · For: A. Foley
82'
82' R. McCourt
2nd substitution · For: R. Burke
90'
90' N. O'Keeffe
3rd substitution · For: B. McCormack
90+1'
90+1' P. Amond
4th substitution · For: R. Akachukwu

Drogheda United vs Waterford 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Drogheda United 4-1 on Friday, 23 February 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by P. Norton. It was played at Unknown Venue 19514.

First half: Drogheda United took the lead at 13' when Z. Bawa scored, with the assist credited to D. Markey, making the score 1-0. Waterford leveled the score at 14' when D. Leahy scored, with the assist credited to G. Horton, making the score 1-1. Waterford took the lead at 23' when N. O'Keeffe scored, with the assist credited to D. Power, making the score 1-2. E. Weir received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 25'.

Second half: Waterford extended the lead at 62' when D. Leahy scored, with the assist credited to B. Baggley, making the score 1-3. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 64', with A. McNally replacing R. Brennan. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 64', with F. Pierrot replacing W. Davis. G. Deegan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 71'. Waterford extended the lead at 71' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to D. Leahy, making the score 1-4. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Asamoah replacing Rowan McDonald. Rowan McDonald received a yellow card for Waterford at 75'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 78', with O. Gallagher replacing A. Foley. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with R. McCourt replacing R. Burke. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 90', with N. O'Keeffe replacing B. McCormack. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with P. Amond replacing R. Akachukwu.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Waterford used 4 substitutions. Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards, while Waterford got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (55%).

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