Waterford FC 2-1 Drogheda United — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Ireland - Premier League, 18 May 2026

📅18/05/2026 · 🕒21:45 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 3-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Authentic Intelligence™ · Probability per market
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
38%
2.27
Draw
28%
3.28
Away
34%
2.69
Under/Over 2.5
Under
48%
1.91
Over
52%
1.84
Both Teams to Score
Yes Pick
57%
1.64
No
43%
2.12
Total Goals
0-1
25%
3.26
2-3
46%
1.73
4-5
23%
3.25
6+
6%
12.1
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
22%
3.43
1/2
2%
28.5
1/X
6%
12.65
X/1
14%
5.43
X/2
12%
6.02
X/X
17%
4.69
2/1
3%
26.5
2/2
19%
4.04
2/X
5%
12.85
STRENGTH — pattern support: Good → Great · fuller bar = deeper record. Informational.
Our Pick = the most likely outcome.
SIGNALS Team Signals — the why behind the numbers
iddaakolik predictions — not real match figures
HOME Waterford FC The Market 44%
Head to Head
AWAY Drogheda United The Market 37%
Strong Team Performanceagainst Market Expectation Average
1.64 xG Scorediddaakolik model prediction 1.48
1.24 xG Concedediddaakolik model prediction 1.30
Strong Attack Strength Average
Strong Defense Strength Weak
55% Ball Possession 45%
13 Total Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
306 · 74% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 232 · 66%
24 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 22
24 Crosses 19
3 Yellow Cards 2
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Waterford FC
1W-3D-2L
AWAY Drogheda United
0.67 Avg Goals (FT) 1.00
1.01 xG 1.08
60% Ball Possession 40%
13 Total Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 7
304 Passes 147
73% Pass Accuracy 57%
26 Box Touches 23
32 Crosses 20
3 Yellow Cards 3
13.02.2026 Drogheda United Drogheda United 2-0 HT 2-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRL
05.10.2025 Waterford FC Waterford FC 2-0 HT 0-0 Drogheda United Drogheda United İRL
08.08.2025 Drogheda United Drogheda United 0-0 HT 0-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRL
30.05.2025 Waterford FC Waterford FC 2-2 HT 1-1 Drogheda United Drogheda United İRL
04.04.2025 Drogheda United Drogheda United 2-0 HT 1-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRL
11.10.2024 Waterford FC Waterford FC 0-0 HT 0-0 Drogheda United Drogheda United İRL
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Waterford FC
2 - 1
AWAY Drogheda United
1.71 xG 1.38
47% Ball Possession 53%
12 Total Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 4
110 Passes 141
48% Pass Accuracy 54%
19 Box Touches 15
15 Crosses 20
6 Yellow Cards 1
REVIEW Waterford FC vs Drogheda United
IDDAAKOLIK POST-MATCH REVIEW

Waterford FC nicked a narrow win over Drogheda United 2-1. The game was level at 1-1 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

From a near-even 38% / 28% / 34% read, it was Waterford FC who turned the coin-flip their way. The goals side of the card held up too — both teams to score (57%) came in.

The match data tells the story: Waterford FC had 47% of the ball to Drogheda United's 53%, shots finished 12-11, expected goals 1.71 to 1.38.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Drogheda United led the recent series with 2 wins, 3 drawn. Those games averaged 0.67 goals for Waterford FC and 1.00 for Drogheda United.

Waterford FC vs Drogheda United Result & Final Score

Waterford FC 2 - 1 Drogheda United in the Ireland - Premier League on 18/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

Waterford FC vs Drogheda United Prediction vs Result

Before kick-off our model rated a Waterford FC win the most likely single outcome at about 38%, with the full match-result split Waterford FC 38%, draw 28%, Drogheda United 34%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Waterford FC), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Waterford FC) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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