Waterford vs Derry City match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 17 · Regional Sports Centre, Waterford · Ref D. Carolan

Waterford stats & fixtures · Derry City stats & fixtures

Waterford drew with Derry City 2–2 in the Premier Division on 15 May 2026. Expected goals finished 2.15–0.49. Derry City had 63% of the ball.

Waterford vs Derry City match statistics

WaterfordDerry City

37% Ball possession 63%
2.15 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
16 Total shots 9
7 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 3
0 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 6
4 Corners 3
12 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
239 Passes 426
58% Pass accuracy 72%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

19' Goal Kévin Santos (assist J. Clarke) Derry City
34' Yellow card L. Heeney Waterford
38' Yellow card Benny Couto Waterford
42' Yellow card A. O'Reilly Derry City
59' Yellow card J. Olayinka Derry City
59' Penalty scored T. Lonergan Waterford
62' Yellow card J. Stott Derry City
81' Goal K. Long (assist Benny Couto) Waterford
90' Goal H. Rylah (assist B. Fleming) Derry City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Waterford

Confirmed 5-3-2 Jonathan Daly

1 S. McMullan

3 Benny Couto 13 K. Long 5 J. Mahon 16 H. Cann 2 J. Houston

50 L. Heeney 4 W. Johnson 10 C. Noonan

18 T. Lonergan 9 P. Amond

Bench Arlo Ricky Hugh Doherty , T. Coyle , J. Voilås , D. McMenamy , J. Dempsey , J. Faria , C. Carty , C. Barrett , R. Mansfield

Derry City

Confirmed 4-3-3 Tiernan Lynch

13 E. Beach

19 B. Fleming 4 J. Stott 22 C. Barr 2 B. Cotter

15 J. Clarke 28 J. Olayinka 8 A. O'Reilly

7 M. Duffy 9 D. Akinyemi 21 Kévin Santos

Bench S. Callister , C. Dummigan , J. Thomas , C. Downey , C. Winchester , D. Markey , B. Doherty , A. Bannon , H. Rylah

Form guide

Waterford at home

4–5–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

16% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Waterford vs Derry City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Feb 26	Derry City v Waterford	4–2
17 Oct 25	Waterford v Derry City	1–2
4 Jul 25	Derry City v Waterford	7–2
25 Apr 25	Waterford v Derry City	2–1
28 Feb 25	Derry City v Waterford	1–2
23 Aug 24	Waterford v Derry City	0–1

The full Waterford vs Derry City head-to-head record