Waterford vs Drogheda United Live Stream, Predictions (May 30)

📊 Form Guide

Waterford

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Waterford enter this match following a 2-2 Premier Division drawn result against St. Patrick's Athletic.

In that game, Waterford managed 55% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Waterford, the goalscorers were Tom Lonergan (2') and Conan Noonan (80'). On the other side, St. Patrick's Athletic got 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Mason Melia (28', 33') was the scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic.

Waterford haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 9 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 7.

A look at their previous results shows us that Waterford:

• remain unbeaten by Drogheda United in games played at home for the previous 3 league games.
• have left without a victory over Drogheda United in their previous 3 league matches.

Drogheda United

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Drogheda United will go into the encounter following on from a 1-0 Premier Division win with the eclipse of Bohemian FC in their most recent outing.

In that match, Drogheda United had 34% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Drogheda United was Douglas James-Taylor (60'). On the other side, Bohemian FC had 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 7 times throughout their latest sextet of matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 8.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 24/09/2021 shows us that Waterford have won 3 of these games & Drogheda United 2, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A combined sum of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 for The Blues and 7 netted by The Drogs. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 8 on 04/04/2025 when it finished Drogheda United 2-0 Waterford.

That day, Drogheda United had 40% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The goalscorers were Warren Davis (45') and Darragh Markey (67').

At the other end, Waterford had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Neil Doyle.

📰 Team News: Waterford

Trae Coyle (Hamstring injury) and Matty Smith (Knee injury) won’t be available for Waterford manager John Coleman.

It’s our opinion that The Blues look set to opt for a 4-3-3 system in the match with Stephen McMullan, Grant Horton, Rowan McDonald, Darragh Leahy, Ryan Burke, Sam Glenfield, James Olayinka, Kyle White, Tom Lonergan, Conan Noonan and Padraig Amond.

🗞️ Team News: Drogheda United

Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty has to currently contend with reduced team options. Paul Doyle (Hamstring injury) and Josh Thomas (Leg injury) will not be playing here.

It’s our belief that The Drogs seem likely to make use of a 3-4-2-1 lineup, choosing Luke Dennison, Elicha Ahui, Conor Keeley, Andrew Quinn, Owen Lambe, Luke Heeney, Ryan Brennan, Conor Kane, Douglas James-Taylor, Shane Farrell and Warren Davis.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Drogheda United and Waterford could both end up scoring in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating these two teams.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We therefore see a very even match with a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, staking on Waterford can be had for 2.7, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.2 and staking on victory for Drogheda United can get you 2.7. They’re the top bets that can be secured at present.

Peter Guest, 21:01 28/05/2025