Waterford vs Drogheda United

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Waterford Regional Sports Centre 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Drogheda United 6

How the match was won

Drogheda United outshot their opponent (10-16).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Physical contest: 8 yellows.

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

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

0.89

1.61

1.17

67%

O2.5

39%

61%

BTTS

50%

56%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Drogheda United rank6th

Waterford points39

Drogheda United points51

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

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

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.

12-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.

Drogheda United last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

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 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%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home78%

Waterford clean sheet at home17%

Drogheda United score away67%

Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Drogheda United score first39%

Drogheda United win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Drogheda United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05

Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05

Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford score 15% below league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

305

296

Passes Accurate

217

199

Passes %

71%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' G. Horton

35'

35' D. Markey

38'

38' Joshua Thomas

40'

40' C. Noonan

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ D. Kareem

1st substitution · For: W. Davis

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal · Assist: K. White

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ O. Lambe

2nd substitution · For: L. Heeney

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Brennan

3rd substitution · For: P. Doyle

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Farrell

4th substitution · For: J. Stretton

71'

71' S. McMullan

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. White

1st substitution · For: J. Dempsey

74'

74' C. Kane

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Bolger

5th substitution · For: T. Oluwa

79'

79' R. Mansfield

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Lonergan

2nd substitution · For: T. Coyle

83'

83' J. Dempsey

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Dempsey

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Coyle

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ C. Noonan

3rd substitution · For: M. Smith

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

Waterford beat Drogheda United 2-0 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in Premier Division. It was played at Waterford Regional Sports Centre.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Horton received a yellow card for Waterford at 34'. D. Markey received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 35'. Joshua Thomas received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 38'. C. Noonan received a yellow card for Waterford at 40'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 56', with D. Kareem replacing W. Davis. Waterford took the lead at 56' when T. Lonergan scored, with the assist credited to K. White, making the score 1-0. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 68', with O. Lambe replacing L. Heeney. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 68', with R. Brennan replacing P. Doyle. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 68', with S. Farrell replacing J. Stretton. S. McMullan received a yellow card for Waterford at 71'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 73', with K. White replacing J. Dempsey. C. Kane received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 74'. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 76', with J. Bolger replacing T. Oluwa. R. Mansfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 79'. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 81', with T. Lonergan replacing T. Coyle. J. Dempsey received a yellow card for Waterford at 83'. Waterford added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when J. Dempsey scored, with the assist credited to T. Coyle, making the score 2-0. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with C. Noonan replacing M. Smith.

Waterford used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 5 substitutions. Waterford got 5 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 3 yellow cards.