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Waterford FC v Derry City : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 25th Apr, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Keith Long and Huseyin Eroglu pit their wits in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Waterford FC face Derry City at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Waterford
33%
--
Draw
30%
--
Derry
37%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Derry 1-0
13%
--
Waterford 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Derry 2-1
7%
--
Derry 2-0
7%
--
Waterford 2-1
7%
--
Waterford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Derry 3-1
3%
--
Derry 3-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-1
2%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
--
Derry 3-2
1%
--
Waterford 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
42%
--
BTTS - No
58%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
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Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Waterford win to nil
22%
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Derry win to nil
24%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn zero and won 1. Waterford have conceded 12 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 5 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 6th place on 11 points in the Premier Division league table having played 9 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Derry have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda9818 
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
l
 
1-3F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
2
St Patrick's9717 
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
3
Shamrock9617 
May 16
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
May 23
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
4
Galway9416 
May 9
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
Jun 13
Aug 22
5
Shelbourne9416 
l
 
0-1A
May 5
Jun 23
Sep 26
May 2
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
6
Derry A9-411 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
-
-
-
-
7
Bohemians9-39 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
8
Waterford H9-79 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
Jul 4
Oct 17
9
Cork9-67 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Jul 11
Aug 29
w
 
2-1A
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
10
Sligo9-94 
Apr 18
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Derry
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
3 / 7
WAT
1
D
3
DER
3
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Waterford
Goals: Scored
17
6
Games: Scored
8 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
0 / 8
WAT
2
DER
6
Goal Statistics
Waterford 8th Derry 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-34
Derry have scored 34% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290066/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1
1.1
Attack rating
WAT
DER
13%
better
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Games scored4
7
Failed to score5
2
Scored first3
3
Goals scored8
8
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for12
10
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
WAT
DER
27%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded15
12
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+27%

Waterford v Derry Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8224
S McMullanP AmondR. McDonaldA Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK8
2
-
D Leahy DEF8
1
-
K Radkowski DEF81
1
-
D McMenamy MID8
3
-
P Amond FWD821
-
C Noonan FWD811
1
-
N Bakboord DEF7
1
-
R. McDonald MID712
1
-
T Lonergan FWD71
-
R Burke DEF61
1
K White MID62
1
-
M Pouwels FWD6
2
-
S Glenfield FWD6
-
A Boyle DEF5
4
-
G Horton DEF4
1
-
J Olayinka MID4
-
B Mccormack MID3
-
T Coyle MID2
-
L. Roberts MID1
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8524
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK8
1
-
A O'Reilly MID8
4
-
M Duffy FWD85
1
-
M Connolly  DEF7
4
-
B Doherty DEF7
3
-
S Todd DEF7
-
L Boyce  FWD71
-
R Boyce DEF61
1
-
D Thomas MID62
1
-
C Winchester MID6
3
1
K Holt DEF5
-
R Benson MID5
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
P McMullan MID5
1
-
P Hoban FWD51
2
-
S Patton FWD5
1
-
H Cann DEF4
-
S Ferguson MID4
3
-
G Whyte FWD4
-
C Harkin MID3
1
-
D Mullen FWD3
1
2