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Dundalk vs Waterford Live Stream, Predictions
Dundalk host away team Waterford at Oriel Park in this Premier Division tie on Friday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Dundalk v Waterford are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Dundalk
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Dundalk will be looking for an improved result here after a 1-0 Premier Division losing effort in their last game against St. Patrick's Athletic.
In that match, Dundalk had 57% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, St. Patrick's Athletic got 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Ruairi Keating (30') was the scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic.
It’s not been often in recent games where Dundalk haven’t conceded. In fact, Dundalk have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 10 goals in the process. That pattern might not be carried forward here, of course.
Waterford
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After being beaten in their last game against Derry City in Premier Division action, Waterford and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Waterford had 47% possession and 6 shots on goal with 0 on target. On the other side, Derry City had 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Patrick Hoban (41', 45', 52') was the scorer for Derry City.
Waterford have seen success in front of goal in their most recent fixtures, having scored 11 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Keith Long will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Waterford have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same games.
Heading into this fixture, Waterford have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.
↔️ Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes going back to 25/10/2020 shows that Dundalk have won 2 of these games & Waterford 3, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A combined sum of 16 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 from The Lilywhites and 8 being from The Blues. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.
📰 Team News: Dundalk
The Dundalk boss Stephen O'Donnell has no fitness worries to speak of before this clash owing to a completely healthy group to pick from.
ℹ️ Team News: Waterford
Owing to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Waterford boss Keith Long does not have any fitness worries to report coming into this clash. Darragh Leahy cannot play in this game through suspension.
🔮 Prediction
We’re of the view that Waterford would be disappointed if they were not to breach the defence of this Dundalk lineup, however it realistically won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Dundalk by the conclusion of the game. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 19:08 15/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Dundalk
Formed: 1903
Stadium: Oriel Park (4,500)
Captain: John Mountney
Chairman: Sean O’Connor
Manager: Stephen O'Donnell
Competitions: Premier Division position 10
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | DWWWW |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | WDWDW |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | DWLWL |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LWWLD |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | DDLWD |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 | WLLLW |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | WDWLL |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | LLLWD |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WDLDD |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 | WDLLL |
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Goals scored | 1.7 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 16 |
Time first goal conceded | 34 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Jamie Gullan | 1 |
Pádraig Amond | 4 |
Maleace Asamoah | 2 |
Darragh Leahy | 2 |
Niall O'Keeffe | 1 |
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