Waterford vs Drogheda United match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 11 · Regional Sports Centre, Waterford · Ref M. Lynch

Waterford stats & fixtures · Drogheda United stats & fixtures

Waterford beat Drogheda United 2–1 in the Premier Division on 18 May 2026. Expected goals finished 1.71–1.38. Drogheda United had 53% of the ball.

Waterford vs Drogheda United match statistics

WaterfordDrogheda United

47% Ball possession 53%
1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.38
12 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 7
4 Corners 4
18 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 1
6 Yellow cards 1
231 Passes 260
48% Pass accuracy 54%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

6' Goal M. Doyle Drogheda United
35' Goal T. Lonergan (assist H. Cann) Waterford
41' Yellow card S. Farrell Drogheda United
42' Yellow card L. Heeney Waterford
50' Yellow card W. Johnson Waterford
56' Yellow card H. Cann Waterford
63' Yellow card K. Long Waterford
78' Yellow card D. McMenamy Waterford
90' Penalty scored T. Lonergan Waterford
90+6' Yellow card T. Lonergan Waterford

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 4 W. Johnson

27 D. McMenamy 15 L. Heeney 10 C. Noonan

18 T. Lonergan 9 P. Amond

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

Drogheda United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kevin Doherty

44 Fynn Michael Cordell Talley

3 C. Kane 4 A. Quinn 22 C. Keeley 2 E. Agbaje

19 R. Brennan 17 S. Farrell

11 T. Oluwa 10 B. Kavanagh 24 W. Davis

14 M. Doyle

Bench L. Dennison , D. Mare , J. Godden , Leo Burney , K. Cruise , D. Kareem , J. Brennan , C. O'Connor , S. McGrath

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.

Drogheda United away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Waterford vs Drogheda United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Feb 26	Drogheda United v Waterford	2–0
5 Oct 25	Waterford v Drogheda United	2–0
8 Aug 25	Drogheda United v Waterford	0–0
30 May 25	Waterford v Drogheda United	2–2
4 Apr 25	Drogheda United v Waterford	2–0
11 Oct 24	Waterford v Drogheda United	0–0

The full Waterford vs Drogheda United head-to-head record