An important duel in the bottom section of the Premier Division, with both Waterford United and Dundalk experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 9th place.
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have created more than twice as many corners as Waterford United.
This could be an interesting game with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Dundalk have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 23-5-15 (win-draw-loss) from 43 matches.
Waterford United form and stats
4-1-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Division numbers at home for Waterford United so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre after three straight home wins.
The Waterford United supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kilnamanagh in FAI Cup and win 4-1.
Before that, Waterford United had a Premier Division home game versus Longford Town which ended with a victory 4-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Waterford here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Waterford defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Dundalk playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Dundalk as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Finn Harps match.
Han Jeong-Woo, P. Hoban (3) and S. Ben Amar scored in Dundalk's previous match, the home game against St Mochtas that ended 5-1. As mentioned above, Dundalk was the only team on the pitch versus St Mochtas in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. P. Hoban certainly enjoyed Dundalk's last game versus St Mochtas, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-1 victory.
A 1-2 loss hosting Drogheda United before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dundalk have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. Dundalk have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dundalk - Waterford United 1-3 was the outcome when these two crews last met, also in this season. Waterford-Dundalk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Waterford United two wins, Dundalk seven wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Martin 7 goals |  P. Hoban 6 goals | C. Kavanagh 4 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Waterford United | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 43 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 16% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 44% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 70% |
| 16% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 38% | 35% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | 30% |
- Dundalk have created more than twice as many corners as Waterford United.
- Dundalk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Derry City | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -20 | 28 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 25 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -29 | 11 |