Waterford vs Derry City

Waterford

1 - 2

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Derry City 2

How the match was won

Waterford outshot their opponent (17-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Waterford had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 29

Avg: 1.17 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.17

PPG

1.67

1.17

1.61

1.22

67%

O2.5

39%

61%

BTTS

50%

56%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Derry City rank2nd

Waterford points39

Derry City points63

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

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

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.

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

Waterford last 5 home

D L W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-7

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 28%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home78%

Waterford clean sheet at home17%

Derry City score away72%

Derry City clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Derry City score first33%

Derry City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Derry City 45%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05

Derry City score away1.17 vs 1.05

Derry City concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Waterford score 15% below league average, while Derry City score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Derry City are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Waterford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 1

Derry City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

360

312

Passes Accurate

237

214

Passes %

66%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' C. Winchester

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Amond

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Whyte

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

37'

37' G. Horton

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Whyte

44'

44' K. Radkowski

53'

53' J. Olayinka

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ C. Winchester

1st substitution · For: C. Dummigan

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Olayinka

1st substitution · For: S. Glenfield

72'

72' J. Stott

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Whyte

2nd substitution · For: A. Frizzell

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Fleming

3rd substitution · For: S. Todd

74'

74' M. Connolly

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ K. Radkowski

2nd substitution · For: T. Coyle

81'

81' M. Duffy

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. McMenamy

3rd substitution · For: M. Smith

82'

82' S. Todd

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

Derry City beat Waterford 2-1 on Friday, 17 October 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: C. Winchester received a yellow card for Derry City at 11'. Waterford took the lead at 21' when T. Lonergan scored, with the assist credited to P. Amond, making the score 1-0. Derry City leveled the score at 34' when G. Whyte scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 1-1. G. Horton received a yellow card for Waterford at 37'. Derry City took the lead at 41' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to G. Whyte, making the score 1-2. K. Radkowski received a yellow card for Waterford at 44'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Olayinka received a yellow card for Waterford at 53'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 55', with C. Winchester replacing C. Dummigan. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Olayinka replacing S. Glenfield. J. Stott received a yellow card for Derry City at 72'. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 72', with G. Whyte replacing A. Frizzell. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Fleming replacing S. Todd. M. Connolly received a yellow card for Derry City at 74'. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 75', with K. Radkowski replacing T. Coyle. M. Duffy received a yellow card for Derry City at 81'. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 81', with D. McMenamy replacing M. Smith. S. Todd received a yellow card for Derry City at 82'.

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