Drogheda United 1-4 Waterford FC — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Ireland - Premier League, 23 Feb 2024

📅23/02/2024 · 🕒22:45 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-0 2nd Score 0-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
38%
2.53
Draw
26%
3.11
Away
36%
2.54
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
58%
1.74
Over 2.5
42%
2.0
Both Teams to Score
Yes
46%
1.81
No
54%
1.9
Total Goals
0-1 Goal EV+ ✗
29%
2.92
2-3 Goals
46%
1.77
4-5 Goals
18%
4.0
6+ Goals
7%
18.5
Value flag · 0-1 Goal at 2.92 — our 29% vs market 28.4%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
12%
3.87
1/2
6%
31.5
1/X
10%
13.05
X/1
15%
5.53
X/2
16%
5.48
X/X
9%
4.17
2/1
10%
31.5
2/2
14%
3.82
2/X
8%
13.05
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
37%
Home Win
36%
+1.6pp
26%
Draw
29%
-2.3pp
36%
Away Win
36%
+0.6pp
58%
Under 2.5
54%
+3.9pp
42%
Over 2.5
46%
-3.9pp
46%
BTTS Yes
51%
-5.0pp
54%
BTTS No
49%
+5.0pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Drogheda United EU Bookmakers 40%
Head to Head
AWAY Waterford FC EU Bookmakers 39%
-9% / -8% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +12% / +12%
1.03/1.30 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.32/1.08
-17% / -6% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) +3% / +6%
48% Ball Possession 52%
9 Total Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
292 · 75% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 280 · 73%
26.6 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area
23.1 Crosses
2.3 Yellow Cards
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Drogheda United
3W-0D-3L
AWAY Waterford FC
1.17 Avg Goals (FT) 0.83
48% Ball Possession 52%
13 Total Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
24.09.2021 Waterford FC Waterford FC 1-0 HT 0-0 Drogheda United Drogheda United İRL
30.07.2021 Drogheda United Drogheda United 1-2 HT 0-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRL
19.03.2021 Drogheda United Drogheda United 1-0 HT 0-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRL
24.08.2018 Drogheda United Drogheda United 0-1 HT 0-1 Waterford FC Waterford FC İRK
26.08.2016 Waterford FC Waterford FC 1-3 HT 0-1 Drogheda United Drogheda United İR1
01.07.2016 Drogheda United Drogheda United 2-0 HT 0-0 Waterford FC Waterford FC İR1
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Drogheda United
1-4
AWAY Waterford FC
0.46 xG 2.59
54% Ball Possession 46%
12 Total Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
273 Passes 184
72% Pass Accuracy 58%
18 Box Touches 12
21 Crosses 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
POST-MATCH Drogheda United vs Waterford FC
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Waterford FC ran out comfortable winners over Drogheda United 4-1 away from home. Half-time: 1-2. 5 goals made it one of the day's more open games.

Our pre-match split (37% / 26% / 36%) promised a tight game; Waterford FC found the edge the numbers couldn't. The goals read — under 2.5 goals (58%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, Drogheda United had 54% of the ball to Waterford FC's 46%, shots finished 12-10, expected goals 0.46 to 2.59.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, honours were even at 3 apiece. Those games averaged 1.17 goals for Drogheda United and 0.83 for Waterford FC.

What was the final score of Drogheda United vs Waterford FC?

Drogheda United 1-4 Waterford FC in the Ireland - Premier League on 23/02/2024. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Drogheda United vs Waterford FC?

Before kick-off our model rated a Drogheda United win the most likely single outcome at about 37%, with the full match-result split Drogheda United 37%, draw 26%, Waterford FC 36%. The final score 1-4 went against our main leads this time — single matches are noisy by nature; our accuracy is measured across thousands of predictions, not one result.

✗ Match Result (Drogheda United) ✗ Under 2.5 ✗ BTTS No
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