This could be an interesting match as Waterford United have their presumed home advantage while Dundalk are ahead 11 points in the Premier Division table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dundalk play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Dundalk when playing on grass are 23 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 35 matches. They have scored 72 goals and conceded 30 times in these games.
Waterford United form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Waterford United are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses).The home team returns to Waterford Regional Sports Centre after sharing the points with Bohemians on their last time out; the Premier Division game ended 0-0. In the match before that, Waterford United hosted Derry City and drew the game 2-2.
There will be little rest for Waterford United after this match as they are travelling to St Patrick's for a Premier Division game in only four days.
Waterford United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre with 11 goals in 6 matches. From these home matches, Waterford United have conceded only 4 goals.
Dundalk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Dundalk hope to make it five in this match.Dundalk are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier Division against Shamrock Rovers. Preceding that game was the away victory against UCD with the score of 3-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Derry City in just four days.
Dundalk find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures. Dundalk are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundalk - Waterford United 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 0 - 9 (Waterford United wins - draws - Dundalk wins).Waterford United missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Waterford United | Dundalk | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 31% | 17% | 50% | Failed To Score | 50% | 33% | 15% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 2 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 8.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-04-19 | | Shamrock Rovers | 2 - 1 | Waterford United |
| 15-04-19 | | Sligo Rovers | 0 - 0 | Waterford United |
| 19-04-19 | | Waterford United | 2 - 0 | Cork City |
| 22-04-19 | | Waterford United | 2 - 2 | Derry City |
| 26-04-19 | | Bohemians | 0 - 0 | Waterford United |
| 29-04-19 | | Waterford United | 18:45 | Dundalk |
| 03-05-19 | | St Patrick's | 18:45 | Waterford United |
| 11-05-19 | | Waterford United | 18:00 | Sligo Rovers |
| 17-05-19 | | Finn Harps | 19:00 | Waterford United |
| 21-05-19 | | Sligo Rovers | 18:45 | Waterford United |
| 12-04-19 | | Sligo Rovers | 2 - 1 | Dundalk |
| 15-04-19 | | Dundalk | 1 - 0 | Bohemians |
| 19-04-19 | | Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Finn Harps |
| 22-04-19 | | UCD | 1 - 3 | Dundalk |
| 26-04-19 | | Dundalk | 2 - 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 29-04-19 | | Waterford United | 18:45 | Dundalk |
| 03-05-19 | | Dundalk | 18:45 | Derry City |
| 10-05-19 | | Bohemians | 18:45 | Dundalk |
| 17-05-19 | | Cork City | 18:45 | Dundalk |
| 20-05-19 | | Dundalk | 18:45 | Bohemians |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Derry City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 8 | Cork City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 9 | UCD | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 10 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -21 | 3 |
