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Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs

май 18, 2026 at 21:45

Waterford

2:1

Drogheda

1.71

1.37

Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs: Waterford vs Drogheda on 18 May 2026 finished 2:1.

Waterford are out of form: 2-4-4 in their last 10, 1.7 scored and 1.9 conceded per game.

Drogheda are out of form: 3-3-4 in their last 10, 1.5 scored and 1.9 conceded per game. They are scoring in 9 straight.

Over 2.5 lands in 70% of Waterford's games and 60% of Drogheda's; both teams score in 70% and 70%.

Chance quality: xG 1.7 vs 1.4.

Head-to-head (5): Waterford 3, Drogheda 1, 1 draw.

Predicted: 1:1 (13%) · also likely 1:0 (11%)

Lineups

Waterford

21Doherty GKLeicester U21

43Zborowski

16CannDerry City

5MahonSligo Rovers

13LongToronto FC

3CoutoCork City

8McLaughlinCork City

27McMenamyLongford

15HeeneyDrogheda

7CartySt. Patricks

9Amond CWoking

Bench (9)

25Healy GKIreland U17

40Bacela GK

11CoyleLausanne II

20VoilasUmea FC

14DempseyUC Dublin

2HoustonHaka

17FariaValour

6BarrettShamrock Rov…

22MansfieldFleetwood U21

Drogheda

44Talley GKKitchee

2AgbajeSligo Rovers

18BolgerBoden

22Keeley CSt. Patricks

4QuinnShelbourne

3KaneShelbourne

6GoddenBedford

17FarrellShelbourne

10KavanaghSt. Patricks

11OluwaWexford

24DavisIreland U19

Bench (7)

1Dennison GKLongford

26Cardo

19BrennanShelbourne

31CruiseBray

25BosakaniGlenavon

15Kareem

30O'Connor

Match statistics

48%

55%

Possession

1.71

1.37

Shots on target

Shots off target

Corners

Dangerous attacks

Yellow cards

By half (1H / 2H)

	1H		2H		FT
Metric	H	A	H	A	H	A
Shots on	2	5	2	0	4	5
Corners	1	4	3	0	4	4
Dangerous	26	18	20	13	46	31
Fouls	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yellow	1	1	5	0	6	1

Detailed statistics

	Goals Threshold: 2,5			Yellow cards Threshold: 4,5			Corners Threshold: 10,5
Metric			Total			Total			Total
Matches played	20	20	—	20	20	—	20	20	—
Total less	11 55%	10 50%	—	13 65%	9 45%	—	7 35%	15 75%	—
Total more	9 45%	10 50%	—	7 35%	11 55%	—	13 65%	5 25%	—
Matches home / away	20	20	—	20	20	—	20	20	—
Total less (home / away)	12 60%	11 55%	—	8 40%	11 55%	—	8 40%	13 65%	—
Total more (home / away)	8 40%	9 45%	—	12 60%	9 45%	—	12 60%	7 35%	—
Individual total (home / away)	1,35	1,00	2,35	2,90	2,25	5,15	5,50	3,55	9,05
Individual total (overall)	1,10	1,20	2,30	1,95	2,00	3,95	4,95	4,00	8,95
Avg total	3,20	2,75	2,98	3,55	4,40	3,98	12,05	9,75	10,90
Avg total (home / away)	2,65	2,70	2,68	5,15	4,45	4,80	12,20	9,95	11,08
Avg opponents' total	2,10	1,55	3,65	1,60	2,40	4,00	7,10	5,75	12,85
Avg opponents' total (home / away)	1,30	1,70	3,00	2,25	2,20	4,45	6,70	6,40	13,10
Predicted total	—	—	2,49	—	—	4,38	—	—	10,01

Last 10 matches

Waterford10 matches

Both teams to score70%

Clean sheets1 / 10

Scored8 / 10

Drogheda10 matches

Both teams to score70%

Clean sheets2 / 10

Scored9 / 10

scored 9 straight

Line trends

Waterford

↓Cards (match) under 5.5100%

↓Goals (match) under 5.589%

↓Corners (team) under 5.589%

•Corners loss89%

↑Goals (match) over 0.586%

↓Goals (match) under 4.586%

Combined

↑Goals (match) over 0.592%

↓Goals (match) under 5.589%

↓Cards (match) under 5.587%

Drogheda

↑Goals (match) over 0.5100%

↑Goals (match) over 1.5100%

•Both teams to score100%

↑Goals (team) over 0.5100%

↓Corners (team) under 4.5100%

↓Corners (team) under 5.5100%

OverUnder

Goals

BK line2.5

93%

0.5

14 of 15

87%

1.5

13 of 15

53%

47%

2.5

8 of 15

40%

60%

3.5

9 of 15

27%

73%

4.5

11 of 15

Corners

BK line10.5

80%

20%

7.5

12 of 15

73%

27%

8.5

11 of 15

60%

40%

9.5

9 of 15

47%

53%

10.5

8 of 15

40%

60%

11.5

9 of 15

Head-to-head

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
10.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Drogheda	2	1	—	—	47%	53%	3	6	3	4	46	31	4	4	6	1	0
13.02.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	Waterford	2	0	0.99	0.66	40%	60%	4	3	5	15	37	66	6	11	4	1	0
05.10.25	Premier Division	Waterford	Drogheda	2	0	0.80	0.95	50%	50%	5	6	5	10	58	49	10	9	5	4	0
08.08.25	Premier Division	Drogheda	Waterford	0	0	1.25	0.37	43%	57%	3	3	12	4	65	52	7	5	3	2	0
30.05.25	Premier Division	Waterford	Drogheda	2	2	2.15	2.11	69%	31%	6	5	12	10	66	29	5	4	5	1	1
04.04.25	Premier Division	Drogheda	Waterford	2	0	1.09	0.68	40%	60%	3	3	12	3	51	42	8	9	1	0	0
11.10.24	Premier Division	Waterford	Drogheda	0	0	0.51	0.29	66%	34%	5	1	10	6	44	42	11	8	3	4	0
26.07.24	Premier Division	Drogheda	Waterford	2	0	0.92	0.28	28%	72%	5	2	7	7	40	50	1	6	3	5	0
23.05.24	Premier Division	Waterford	Drogheda	4	2	1.85	0.65	62%	38%	5	2	3	3	55	35	7	1	0	1	0

Against common opponents (2 months)

Waterford

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
15.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Derry	2	2	2.14	0.41	37%	63%	7	3	8	3	39	42	4	3	2	2
08.05.26	Premier Division	St Patricks	Waterford	4	1	3.20	1.78	67%	33%	10	4	10	3	75	24	7	5	0	1
01.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Shamrock Rovers	Waterford	1	0	1.73	0.28	66%	34%	4	2	10	3	71	29	6	3	2	1
24.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Galway	1	1	0.65	2.29	43%	57%	2	3	5	12	39	90	4	16	1	2
18.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Sligo Rovers	Waterford	2	0	1.68	0.73	54%	46%	3	4	7	9	50	39	4	2	1	2
06.04.26	Premier Division	Bohemians Dublin	Waterford	1	1	2.50	0.16	74%	26%	8	1	17	7	79	19	12	0	2	2
03.04.26	Premier Division	Waterford	Shamrock Rovers	1	1	0.90	1.75	26%	74%	3	3	2	15	13	82	0	9	2	2
21.03.26	Premier Division	Waterford	St Patricks	0	2	0.41	3.20	39%	61%	1	13	3	14	60	90	5	7	3	0

Drogheda

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
15.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Bohemians Dublin	Drogheda	2	1	1.81	0.60	71%	29%	8	2	5	2	82	17	13	3	3	2
08.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Drogheda	Derry	1	0	1.08	0.61	31%	69%	2	4	3	5	33	90	1	9	2	2
04.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda	4	1	2.56	1.25	65%	35%	10	1	2	5	56	24	6	3	1	1
01.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Drogheda	Sligo Rovers	1	0	2.46	0.68	32%	68%	3	3	4	5	30	53	8	6	2	0
17.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	St Patricks	1	3	0.74	0.54	44%	56%	4	7	3	4	80	82	4	4	3	3
06.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	Galway	2	3	1.63	0.95	58%	42%	8	6	6	4	47	47	6	3	0	5
03.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	Bohemians Dublin	0	0	1.38	0.80	33%	67%	3	2	4	5	34	44	5	5	1	4
20.03.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Derry	Drogheda	2	2	0.56	0.63	62%	38%	6	2	5	7	47	32	6	4	3	2

Last matches (2 months)

Waterford DLDLDLWDDL

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
15.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Derry	2	2	2.14	0.41	37%	63%	7	3	8	3	39	42	4	3	2	2
08.05.26	Premier Division	St Patricks	Waterford	4	1	3.20	1.78	67%	33%	10	4	10	3	75	24	7	5	0	1
04.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Dundalk	3	3	2.46	3.63	44%	56%	7	6	4	11	35	59	10	11	3	1
01.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Shamrock Rovers	Waterford	1	0	1.73	0.28	66%	34%	4	2	10	3	71	29	6	3	2	1
24.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Galway	1	1	0.65	2.29	43%	57%	2	3	5	12	39	90	4	16	1	2
18.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Sligo Rovers	Waterford	2	0	1.68	0.73	54%	46%	3	4	7	9	50	39	4	2	1	2
10.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Drogheda	2	1	—	—	47%	53%	3	6	3	4	46	31	4	4	6	1
06.04.26	Premier Division	Bohemians Dublin	Waterford	1	1	2.50	0.16	74%	26%	8	1	17	7	79	19	12	0	2	2
03.04.26	Premier Division	Waterford	Shamrock Rovers	1	1	0.90	1.75	26%	74%	3	3	2	15	13	82	0	9	2	2
21.03.26	Premier Division	Waterford	St Patricks	0	2	0.41	3.20	39%	61%	1	13	3	14	60	90	5	7	3	0

Drogheda LWLWWDLLLD

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
15.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Bohemians Dublin	Drogheda	2	1	1.81	0.60	71%	29%	8	2	5	2	82	17	13	3	3	2
08.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Drogheda	Derry	1	0	1.08	0.61	31%	69%	2	4	3	5	33	90	1	9	2	2
04.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda	4	1	2.56	1.25	65%	35%	10	1	2	5	56	24	6	3	1	1
01.05.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Drogheda	Sligo Rovers	1	0	2.46	0.68	32%	68%	3	3	4	5	30	53	8	6	2	0
24.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Shelbourne	Drogheda	3	4	2.16	1.22	57%	43%	7	5	8	1	34	21	6	4	3	3
20.04.26	Senior Cup	Bray	Drogheda	1	1	—	—	55%	45%	7	1	4	2	36	34	4	3	2	5
17.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	St Patricks	1	3	0.74	0.54	44%	56%	4	7	3	4	80	82	4	4	3	3
10.04.26	Republic of Ireland Premier Division Play-Offs	Waterford	Drogheda	2	1	—	—	47%	53%	3	6	3	4	46	31	4	4	6	1
06.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	Galway	2	3	1.63	0.95	58%	42%	8	6	6	4	47	47	6	3	0	5
03.04.26	Premier Division	Drogheda	Bohemians Dublin	0	0	1.38	0.80	33%	67%	3	2	4	5	34	44	5	5	1	4

Bookmaker lines

1X212,47X3,5722,82

Total 2,50O1,88U1,99

AH 0,0011,8222,08

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