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Friday, 23/10/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Waterford FC – Drogheda United

Waterford FC 8th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 2.00 projected goals by the model
Drogheda United 9th in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 1.24 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.00 1.24
Waterford FC Drogheda United
Waterford FC
54%
Draw
25%
Drogheda United
21%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Waterford FC Draw Drogheda United
Fair odds 1.84 3.99 4.87
Total goals
3.23
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
67%
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

54% Waterford FC to win

Attack
3rd vs 7th
Waterford FC attack v Drogheda United defence
Defence
6th vs 9th
Waterford FC defence v Drogheda United attack
Recent xG form
+0.58 vs -0.85
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.00 – 1.24
Waterford FC v Drogheda United
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 Drogheda United compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Waterford FC Drogheda United
xG / match (better) 1.40 · 6th 1.16 · 9th
xGA / match 1.77 · 9th (better) 1.60 · 8th
xGD / match (better) -0.38 · 8th -0.44 · 9th
xPts / match (better) 1.17 · 8th 1.10 · 9th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.58 -0.85

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

Waterford FC clean sheet
26%
Waterford FC 2+ goals
62%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
33%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.6%
2:1
11.2%
2:0
7.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Waterford FC sample
20 matches
Drogheda United sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Waterford FC
16 matches
Away xG sample · Drogheda United
16 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.