Waterford vs Drogheda United

1 - 0

🕒 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Waterford Regional Sports Centre 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Drogheda United 7

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

22 matches · 3.68 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.68
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	23%
Draws	41%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 31

Avg: 1.11 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 26

Avg: 1.28 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.06

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

1.16

PPG

1.06

1.11

1.28

1.63

1.44

50%

O2.5

56%

50%

BTTS

50%

61%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Drogheda United rank7th

Waterford points42

Drogheda United points44

Waterford: #9 · 42 pts · GD -20

20 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

Drogheda United: #7 · 44 pts · GD +2

18 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts from safety.

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

Waterford last 5 home

D L D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index38

Goals8-6

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.

Drogheda United last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-7

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.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home72%

Waterford clean sheet at home28%

Drogheda United score away67%

Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first61%

Waterford win after scoring first55%

Drogheda United score first50%

Drogheda United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 33% · Drogheda United 13%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 21.5' · Drogheda United 33.9'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.11 vs 1.39

Waterford concede at home1.63 vs 1.16

Drogheda United score away1.28 vs 1.16

Drogheda United concede away1.44 vs 1.39

Waterford score 20% below league average, while Drogheda United score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 41% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 4% above 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: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

31-45 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' C. Evans

10'

10' G. Deegan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Markey

1st substitution · For: L. Heeney

49'

49' G. Deegan

49'

49' G. Deegan

50'

50' L. Heeney

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Patterson

Normal Goal

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Ronan Michael Murray

2nd substitution · For: C. Lyons

57'

57' M. Doyle

58'

58' N. O'Keeffe

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ C. Evans

1st substitution · For: Jack Stafford

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Junior Quitirna

2nd substitution · For: Gregory Halford

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ K. Phillips

3rd substitution · For: J. Clarke

Waterford vs Drogheda United 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Drogheda United 1-0 on Friday, 24 September 2021 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle. It was played at Waterford Regional Sports Centre.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Evans received a yellow card for Waterford at 2'. G. Deegan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 10'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Markey replacing L. Heeney. G. Deegan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 49'. G. Deegan received a red card for Drogheda United at 49'. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 50'. Waterford took the lead at 50' when P. Patterson scored, making the score 1-0. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 55', with Ronan Michael Murray replacing C. Lyons. M. Doyle received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 57'. N. O'Keeffe received a yellow card for Waterford at 58'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 67', with C. Evans replacing Jack Stafford. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Junior Quitirna replacing Gregory Halford. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Phillips replacing J. Clarke.

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

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	15
Home Wins	6
Draws	4
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (46.7%)
BTTS	6 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (57.1%)
BTTS	3 (42.9%)

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

2026-2027 Season

29 May 2026 Drogheda United vs Waterford 3 - 3 18 May 2026 Waterford vs Drogheda United 2 - 1 13 Feb 2026 Drogheda United vs Waterford 2 - 0

2025-2026 Season

05 Oct 2025 Waterford vs Drogheda United 2 - 0 08 Aug 2025 Drogheda United vs Waterford 0 - 0 30 May 2025 Waterford vs Drogheda United 2 - 2 04 Apr 2025 Drogheda United vs Waterford 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

11 Oct 2024 Waterford vs Drogheda United 0 - 0 26 Jul 2024 Drogheda United vs Waterford 2 - 0 23 May 2024 Waterford vs Drogheda United 4 - 2 23 Feb 2024 Drogheda United vs Waterford 1 - 4

2021-2022 Season

24 Sep 2021 Waterford vs Drogheda United 1 - 0 30 Jul 2021 Drogheda United vs Waterford 1 - 2 08 May 2021 Waterford vs Drogheda United 0 - 7 19 Mar 2021 Drogheda United vs Waterford 1 - 0