The league standings tells us that 14 points separate the two two sets of gladiators in this First Division match. Waterford United enjoy both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Waterford United have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers have the most points from losing position (9) in First Division
It's no vacation for neither Waterford United nor Bray Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Waterford United form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Waterford United have to build on here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre in the First Division. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Waterford United, as their goalkeeper Paul Martin has completely shut out the opponents for 472 minutes in the First Division.
Waterford are returning here after visiting Kerry and winning with a 6-0 scoreline. Coughlin and Idowu scored the goal(s). As mentioned above, Waterford United "killed" Kerry in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Coughlin when beating Kerry, applying the finishing touch to four goals!
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Treaty United in a game that was won 7-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Waterford United home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
Scoring bonanza? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this club has contained three goals or more.
Waterford United has scored {27 goals} so far and conceded {9 goals} from 9 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bray Wanderers in their First Division matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Wanderers, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Athlone Town (placed 3rd). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Galway United.Bray Wanderers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bray Wanderers have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Waterford have avoided a loss in the last 12 matches (8-4-0) facing Bray Wanderers.The newest past history involving both these sides is the Bray Wanderers - Waterford United 1-2 played earlier this season. Murphy (Bray Wanderers) was sent off when these teams last played each other.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Coughlin 23 goals | S. Griffin 5 goals | R. Idowu 5 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Bray Wanderers missing players
| Waterford United | Bray Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 51 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 67% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 7.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13.2 | 13.1 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 50% | 54% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 8 | 7 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.9 | 3 |
- Bray Wanderers have the most points from losing position (9) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Waterford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Waterford United have scored more than double the goals of Bray Wanderers.
- Waterford United have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in First Division
- Waterford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galway United | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 49 |
| 2 | Waterford United | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 39 |
| 3 | Athlone Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 20 |
| 8 | Longford Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -20 | 18 |
| 10 | Kerry | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -41 | 6 |
