With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Waterford United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Finn Harps.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Waterford United form and stats
Overall Premier Division stats at home this season for Waterford United are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Waterford lost their last game at Sligo Rovers (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Waterford played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Dundalk.
Heartbreak for Waterford in their last match as Sligo Rovers's A. Cooper scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Waterford United handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, two draws and one defeat.
The lack of attacking qualities in Waterford means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. On the other hand, Waterford have conceded 5 goals.
Finn Harps form and stats
0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Finn Harps in their Premier Division matches away. With the Harps losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Finn Harps's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Harps aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 321 league minutes without a goal. K. O'Sullivan was the last player to find the net.
Harps's previous game was their home loss versus Bohemians (0-1). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs St Patrick's.
Harps are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and one defeat. From a total of four matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Finn Harps's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. In the opposite end, Harps have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Waterford, one draw and eight wins for Finn Harps. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  K. O’Sullivan 2 goals |   J. Martin 1 goals | M. O’Connor 1 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Waterford United | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 75% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 2.1 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 24 | 53 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 39% | 25% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 15% |
- Finn Harps has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Finn Harps has the fewest scored goals (3)
- Finn Harps has the most conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Finn Harps has the the worst goal difference (-10)
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Finn Harps have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Finn Harps have yet to win a game away.
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Finn Harps is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Waterford United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Waterford United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Waterford United have scored more than double the goals of Finn Harps.
- Waterford United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 8 | Derry City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Cork City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 4 |