Waterford vs Derry City: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier DivisionRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 21, 2021 at 04:45 PM (UTC)Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
Full time
What was the result of Waterford vs Derry City?
Derry City won 0-1 on May 21, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 4′R. BoyceDerry City
Official lineup for Waterford vs Derry City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Waterford
- 12J. Martin
- 7S. Griffin
- 8A. O'Reilly
- 11J. Waite
- 14N. O'Keeffe
- 15J. Mascoll
- 20Eric Keith Molloy
- 2D. Power
- 3C. Evans
- 5Josh Collins
- 1Brian Edward Murphy
Derry City
- 7W. Fitzgerald
- 11J. Akintunde
- 31P. Ferry
- 4C. Harkin
- 8J. Thomson
- 10W. Patching
- 3C. Coll
- 6E. Toal
- 15R. Boyce
- 21C. McJannet
- 13N. Gartside
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Waterford have 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats; Derry City have 3, 6 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2021 | Sligo Rovers(away) | 0-3 | Premier Division |
| May 8, 2021 | Drogheda United(home) | 0-7 | Premier Division |
| May 3, 2021 | Shamrock Rovers(away) | 0-3 | Premier Division |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Dundalk(home) | 0-3 | Premier Division |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Longford Town(home) | 1-0 | Premier Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2021 | Shamrock Rovers(away) | 1-1 | Premier Division |
| May 7, 2021 | Longford Town(home) | 1-1 | Premier Division |
| May 3, 2021 | Finn Harps(home) | 1-2 | Premier Division |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Bohemians(away) | 2-1 | Premier Division |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Sligo Rovers(away) | 1-0 | Premier Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Waterford wins, 1 draw, 3 Derry City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2021 | Derry City 1-2 Waterford | Premier Division |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Derry City 2-0 Waterford | Premier Division |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Waterford 2-1 Derry City | Premier Division |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Waterford 1-1 Derry City | Premier Division |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Derry City 4-2 Waterford | League Cup |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Derry City 2-0 Waterford | Premier Division |
Last archived meeting: Derry City vs Waterford on Apr 3, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Waterford score 0.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Derry City score 0.8 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
| Derry City | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Waterford sit 8th in Premier Division (40 points from 35 matches) and Derry City sit 5th (47 points from 35 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Derry City | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 47 |
| 8 | Waterford | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 59 | 40 |
A question about Waterford vs Derry City?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy