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Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Waterford FC – Derry City

Waterford FC 8th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 1.60 projected goals by the model
Derry City 4th in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 1.43 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 September, 10:12 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.60 1.43
Waterford FC Derry City
Waterford FC
40%
Draw
28%
Derry City
32%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Waterford FC Draw Derry City
Fair odds 2.50 3.55 3.15
Total goals
3.03
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Waterford FC

40% Waterford FC to win

Attack
3rd vs 2nd
Waterford FC attack v Derry City defence
Defence
6th vs 8th
Waterford FC defence v Derry City attack
Recent xG form
+0.14 vs -0.18
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.60 – 1.43
Waterford FC v Derry City
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Waterford FC and Derry City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Waterford FC Derry City
xG / match (better) 1.40 · 6th 1.18 · 8th
xGA / match 1.77 · 9th (better) 1.18 · 4th
xGD / match -0.38 · 8th (better) +0.01 · 6th
xPts / match 1.17 · 8th (better) 1.37 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.14 -0.17
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Match result

Waterford FC to win
40.0% 2.50 —
Draw
28.2% 3.55 —
Derry City to win
31.8% 3.15 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
84.3% 1.19 —
Under 1.5 goals
15.7% 6.38 —
Over 2.5 goals
60.2% 1.66 —
Under 2.5 goals
39.8% 2.51 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
66.2% 1.51 —
Both teams not to score
33.8% 2.96 —

Team goals — Waterford FC

Waterford FC to score
82.3% 1.21 —
Waterford FC not to score
17.7% 5.66 —
Waterford FC 2+ goals
49.2% 2.03 —
Waterford FC at most 1 goal
50.8% 1.97 —

Team goals — Derry City

Derry City to score
78.6% 1.27 —
Derry City not to score
21.4% 4.66 —
Derry City 2+ goals
42.9% 2.33 —
Derry City at most 1 goal
57.1% 1.75 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Waterford FC sample
20 matches
Derry City sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Waterford FC
16 matches
Away xG sample · Derry City
16 matches
Computed
Friday, 04/09/2026 at 10:12

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.