Finn Harps know they are in for a difficult trip to Waterford United and their Waterford Regional Sports Centre. This preview has all the information you need before the game.
- Waterford United have the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have scored at least twice as many goals away as Waterford United have scored home.
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.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United's struggle is real here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre with only 3 points collected from 6 Premier Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-0-5. It's trouble wherever Waterford are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
P. Mutswunguma was the last player to score a league goal for Waterford and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Waterford United haven't scored in 532 minutes.
Waterford's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Derry City (placed 8th).
Prior to that, an away loss at Sligo Rovers.Waterford have scored 2 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Waterford are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 6 played).
Finn Harps form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Finn Harps playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
Harps might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Drogheda United proved too strong as Finn Harps slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Finn Park. Late heartbreak for Harps in the Drogheda United match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Dundalk.A new game in only four days for Finn Harps, the Premier Division home match versus Sligo Rovers. Busy days.
The attacking power of Harps when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Harps in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Finn Harps - Waterford 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Waterford United victory, one draw and eight Finn Harps wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Foley 5 goals |  K. O’Sullivan 2 goals |  S. Griffin 1 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Waterford United | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 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 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 30% |
- Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Finn Harps have scored at least twice as many goals away as Waterford United have scored home.
- 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 (14) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals (25) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the the worst goal difference (-20) 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Derry City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 10 | Waterford United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -20 | 6 |