Derry City vs Waterford match stats & report

7–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 23 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Ref Ben McMaster

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Derry City beat Waterford 7–2 in the Premier Division on 4 July 2025. Expected goals finished 2.33–0.85. Derry City had 67% of the ball.

Derry City vs Waterford match statistics

Derry CityWaterford

67% Ball possession 33%
2.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.85
14 Total shots 6
11 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 3
6 Corners 2
11 Fouls 11
7 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 2
558 Passes 279
85% Pass accuracy 68%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

5' Goal L. Boyce (assist G. Whyte) Derry City
24' Goal L. Boyce (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
36' Goal S. Diallo (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
41' Goal M. Connolly (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
42' Yellow card T. Lonergan Waterford
49' Goal P. Amond Waterford
50' Yellow card K. Holt Derry City
52' Goal M. Duffy (assist G. Whyte) Derry City
57' Goal L. Boyce (assist G. Whyte) Derry City
59' Yellow card S. Glenfield Waterford
73' Goal G. Whyte (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
79' Yellow card S. Todd Derry City
79' Goal P. Amond (assist C. Noonan) Waterford
85' Yellow card D. Mullen Derry City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Derry City

Confirmed 5-4-1 Tiernan Lynch

1 B. Maher

24 S. Todd 22 K. Holt 6 M. Connolly 16 H. Cann 2 R. Boyce

7 M. Duffy 20 C. Winchester 15 S. Diallo 11 G. Whyte

27 L. Boyce

Bench R. Benson , Arlo Ricky Hugh Doherty , S. Ferguson , A. Frizzell , C. Harkin , P. Hoban , D. Mullen , A. O'Reilly , S. Patton

Waterford

Confirmed 3-5-2 John Coleman

31 B. Wade

15 D. Leahy 4 A. Boyle 6 R. McDonald

3 R. Burke 20 C. Noonan 8 J. Olayinka 19 S. Glenfield 5 G. Horton

9 P. Amond 18 T. Lonergan

Bench T. Coyle , J. Dempsey , S. Keane , R. Mansfield , B. McCormack , D. McMenamy , S. McMullan , A. Queally , K. White

Form guide

Derry City at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Waterford away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City vs Waterford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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
3 Jun 24	Derry City v Waterford	3–0
26 Apr 24	Waterford v Derry City	0–2
8 Mar 24	Derry City v Waterford	3–0

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