The guesting St Patrick's team are thought to be odds-on at Waterford United, as the guests hold a 20 point supremacy from their 35 league games this season.
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier Division
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.
Waterford are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United have collected 21 points from their Premier Division home games so far after 6-3-8.
An away draw last time out for Waterford United, facing Longford Town in a game that ended 1-1.
Before that game, the home loss against Shamrock Rovers with the scoreline 1-3.The Waterford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 17 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Waterford defense is not exactly impregnable. 29 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Waterford hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Drogheda United, Finn Harps and Longford Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
St Patrick's form and stats
The visitors are W6-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
St Patrick's's last game was the home draw against Finn Harps (2-2).
A loss against Sligo Rovers was the result prior to that, in a home game.St Patrick's are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 17 away games so far. 24 goals have been conceded by Patrick's in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: St Patrick's - Waterford 2-1. Last ten meetings between these squads: Waterford won five, St Patrick's triumphed in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 11 goals |  J. Martin 10 goals |  C. Forrester 8 goals |
Waterford United missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Waterford United | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 36 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | 56 |
| 56 | 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 65% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 82% | 80% |
| 54% | 53% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 51% |
| 20% | 35% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 47% | 34% |
| 11% | 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| 51% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 57% |
| 14% | 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 34% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 43% | 45% |
| 9.8 | 8.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
- St Patrick's have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Waterford United have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) 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 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 30 | 75 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 61 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | Derry City | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 51 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -13 | 41 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -20 | 41 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 35 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 66 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -44 | 15 |