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Drogheda United
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 25
Jul 26, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
United Park (Drogheda)

Drogheda
2 - 0
Waterford

Pierrot (15'), Foley (90')
Brennan (59'), Pierrot (71'), Heeney (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

O'Keeffe (18'), Power (25'), McMenamy (61'), Leahy (68'), Glenfield (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Drogheda United and Waterford United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundalk 4-2 Drogheda
Friday, July 12 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Galway United 1-0 Waterford
Friday, July 12 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

We said: Drogheda United 1-1 Waterford United

Drogheda have failed to win any of their last 10 league games, but they are unbeaten in three home matches in all competitions, and we think that they will make full use of home advantage to take a point off a Waterford side who have struggled to find their best form in recent away matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Waterford United win with a probability of 41.18%. A win for Drogheda United had a probability of 32.49% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.68%) and 0-2 (7.23%). The likeliest Drogheda United win was 1-0 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.

Result
Drogheda UnitedDrawWaterford United
32.49% (-0.056999999999995 -0.06) 26.32% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 41.18% (0.061999999999998 0.06)
Both teams to score 52.46% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.87% (0.023000000000003 0.02)52.13% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.15% (0.021999999999998 0.02)73.85% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Drogheda United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.92% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)30.07% (0.02 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.79% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)66.2% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Waterford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.02% (0.043000000000006 0.04)24.98% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.37% (0.063000000000002 0.06)59.63% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Drogheda United 32.49%
    Waterford United 41.18%
    Draw 26.32%
Drogheda UnitedDrawWaterford United
1-0 @ 9.03% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.52% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.42% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.01% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 2.17% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.09% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 0.91% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 32.49%
1-1 @ 12.52%
0-0 @ 7.51% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.22% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 0.97% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.32%
0-1 @ 10.42% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.68% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.23% (0.012 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.02% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.34% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.41% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 1.39% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.16% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 41.18%

How you voted: Drogheda vs Waterford

Drogheda United
17.6%
Draw
41.2%
Waterford United
41.2%
17
Head to Head
May 23, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
Waterford
4-2
Drogheda
Amond (55', 60', 68'), Power (74')
Foley (21'), Zishim Bawa (46')
Cann (68')
Feb 23, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 2
Drogheda
1-4
Waterford
Zishim Bawa (13')
Weir (25'), Deegan (71')
Leahy (14', 62'), O'Keeffe (23'), Amond (71')
McDonald (75')
Sep 24, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 28
Waterford
1-0
Drogheda
Patterson (50')
Evans (2'), O'Keeffe (58'), Power (83'), Martin (90+4')

Deegan (10'), Heeney (50'), Doyle (58')
Deegan (49')
Jul 30, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 22
Drogheda
1-2
Waterford
Hyland (68')
Deegan (20')
Martin (51'), Quitirna (83')
O'Keeffe (16'), Griffin (36')
Wordsworth (90+4')
May 8, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 10
Waterford
0-7
Drogheda
Markey (15'), Doyle (25'), Massey (26', 75'), Lyons (40', 45'), Phillips (86')
(77')
rhs 2.0
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9Drogheda UnitedDrogheda36713164158-1734
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