Derry City have rested up after their 1-1-match against Shamrock Rovers and are eager to face Waterford United. Here's all you need to know!
- Waterford United have the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier Division
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
13 - 12 - 13 with 42-47. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Derry City when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Derry City play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Waterford United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Waterford United, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier Division, have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 5 games. Waterford has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Geoghegan and the players.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 352 minutes without scoring a league goal. P. Mutswunguma was the last player to find the net.
The Waterford fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Division game also here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre: A 0-7 defeat against Drogheda United (placed 4th). As you see from the result above, Waterford suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Shamrock Rovers.The match schedule is unforgiving for Waterford United as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier Division match thankfully also at home. Finn Harps are visiting.
Waterford United has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 5 games. As for conceded goals, Waterford's unpleasant statistic is 13 goals surrendered.
Derry City form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
Derry City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Shamrock Rovers (placed 1st).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Longford Town.After this away game Derry City return home for a Premier Division game against St Patrick's. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 6 goals have been conceded by Derry in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Derry City - Waterford United 1-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Waterford four wins, two draws and Derry City four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. McJannett 4 goals | J. Akintunde 2 goals |  S. Griffin 1 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Derry City missing players
| Waterford United | Derry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 24% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 36% |
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Waterford United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Waterford United have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals (13) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals (21) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier Division
- Waterford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Derry City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 10 | Waterford United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 6 |