First Division prediction: Home win expected when Waterford United takes on Cobh Ramblers

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 30.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Waterford Regional Sports Centre (5500 seats)

Waterford United - Cobh Ramblers. 3rd spot hosts 9th spot. Everything can happen - get a comprehensive game guide here!

Insights:
  • Waterford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most conceded goals (70) in First Division

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Waterford United form and stats

Waterford United have played 13 First Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Waterford United are returning here after visiting Bray Wanderers and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Griffin, Patterson and Taylor scored the goal(s). Finally, a league victory after three games without one.

Preceding that result, a home win against Dundalk in the FAI Cup.

Goals, goals, goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this team has contained at least three goals.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Waterford as they are travelling to their away game against Longford Town in the First Division. That match is three days after this one.

The Waterford United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Waterford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cobh Ramblers form and stats

There's been little loot from Cobh Ramblers's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 14 away games in the First Division. Cobh Ramblers only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.

Two travels in a row for Cobh Ramblers, whose boss Keegan could celebrate last time after the Munster Senior Cup win against Cork City.

A 1-3 loss hosting Athlone Town before that.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Cobh Ramblers's match history for similar games we find 4 matches. The home team won 3 of these as expected, 1 of them by at least two goals. Ramblers managed 1 draw and 0 surprise wins.

Cobh Ramblers have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Cobh Ramblers - Waterford United 0-5 was the story when these two participants formerly did battle, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Waterford United six wins, two draws and Cobh Ramblers two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Waterford UnitedP. Patterson
P. Patterson
13 goals
WaterfordJ. Quitirna
J. Quitirna
7 goals
Cobh RamblersB. Whitmarsh
B. Whitmarsh
6 goals

Waterford United missing players

Cobh Ramblers missing players

Waterford United Cobh Ramblers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 4 14 29
16 7 3 Won W 0 1 3
4 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
8 5 0 Lost L 4 10 21
58 20 3 Scored S 0 14 29
30 15 0 Conceded C 7 32 70
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
79% 69% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 79% 83%
68% 62% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 62%
36% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 52%
18% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 31%
54% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 52%
36% 31% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 3%
14% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 48%
 
5.2 5.5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.9 3.6
4.1 4.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 11.2 6.9 4.9
2.3 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
6 3 1 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
11 9.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 3.2 6.4 7.4
4.7 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.1 3.1
44% 38% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 32%
 
7.3 6.6 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 11.2 11
3.4 3.6 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 5.3 5
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Cobh Ramblers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Cobh Ramblers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cobh Ramblers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cobh Ramblers have the fewest clean sheets (1) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most conceded goals (70) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most conceded goals in the second half (44) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the the worst goal difference (-41) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cobh Ramblers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Cobh Ramblers is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • 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 Cork City 29 19 7 3 59 19 14 7 5 2 25 9 15 12 2 1 34 10 40 64
2 Galway United 28 17 6 5 51 23 14 8 4 2 22 10 14 9 2 3 29 13 28 57
3 Waterford United 28 16 4 8 58 30 13 7 1 5 20 15 15 9 3 3 38 15 28 52
4 Longford Town 28 13 8 7 39 32 15 7 5 3 18 13 13 6 3 4 21 19 7 47
5 Treaty United 29 11 10 8 36 37 14 7 3 4 21 22 15 4 7 4 15 15 -1 43
6 Wexford Youths 28 8 9 11 39 45 14 4 4 6 18 27 14 4 5 5 21 18 -6 33
7 Bray Wanderers 29 6 9 14 27 51 15 2 4 9 13 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 -24 27
8 Athlone Town 28 5 2 21 35 66 14 3 2 9 22 31 14 2 0 12 13 35 -31 17
9 Cobh Ramblers 29 3 5 21 29 70 15 2 2 11 15 38 14 1 3 10 14 32 -41 14

Read more about First Division

The League of Ireland First Divsion, also known as the SSE Aitricity League First Division, is the second level division of football in the Republic of Ireland. It runs a summer league from February to October with ten teams. Each plays each other three times for a total of 27 fixtures to set the final league table.