About Match
The table reads 8th (Waterford United, 32 pts) against 6th (Derry City, 34 pts), 2 points apart. Waterford United's recent output outruns their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Waterford United run at 1.34 scored and 1.66 conceded, Derry City at 1.41 and 1.38. Waterford United would climb to 35 points with a win and up to 6th, overtaking Derry City (other results held equal).
Defeat has not touched Waterford United in 11 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 3 Waterford United wins, 10 for Derry City, 1 draw, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%. Goals have risen lately: 5.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.71 across the full history.
Waterford Regional Sports Centre stages the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500.