Ireland - Premier DivisionWaterford Regional Sports CentreData current as of 23 July 2026

Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl.: match statistics

Waterford crest
Waterford
1 : 1half-time 1:0
St Patrick's Athl. crest
St Patrick's Athl.

Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl.: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Waterford play St Patrick's Athl. in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 10 July 2026 at 21:00. Venue: Waterford Regional Sports Centre. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Waterford: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. St Patrick's Athl.: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Waterford scores 1.38 and concedes 1.96 goals per match. St Patrick's Athl. scores 1.63 and concedes 0.83. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Waterford 63%, St Patrick's Athl. 38%. Over 2.5: Waterford 50%, St Patrick's Athl. 38%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

St Patrick's Athl. has higher xG: 1.96 vs 1.38. Waterford: 12.7 shots per match, St Patrick's Athl.: 18.0.

Match halves

Waterford: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.79. St Patrick's Athl.: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Waterford: 76-90+ (9 goals). St Patrick's Athl.: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

6 H2H matches: 0-2-4. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 67%.

Match description

St Patrick's Athl. holds a clear seasonal advantage: 12 wins and only 19 goals conceded versus Waterford's 4 wins and 46 conceded, translating to 3rd place for the visitors against 9th for the hosts. The visitors generate more and higher-quality chances — on the road they average 14.45 shots and 4.27 on target with xG For 1.64, compared to the hosts' 11.91 shots, 3.82 on target and xG For 1.32, also posting 51% possession vs 38%. Nevertheless, Waterford shows a marked uptick in attacking form: 14 goals in the last 5 matches (2.8 per game) and a higher home shot conversion rate of 11% versus the visitors' 7%; additionally the hosts score more frequently by match end (FTS 36% vs 55% for the visitors). Defensively St Patrick's advantage is evident — the visitors concede 1.18 goals on average away with xG Against 1.19, while Waterford at home has xG Against 1.86 (despite an actual 1.27 goals conceded), indicating greater risk on the hosts' side. Consequently the visitors remain favorites and I forecast a St Patrick's win, although Waterford's high scoring form keeps a draw a realistic outcome.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

26Possession (%)74
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
14Shots21
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
6Shots on target3
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.7xG2
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
7Corners5
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
56Dangerous attacks66
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
12Fouls12
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
3Cards2
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.38Goals scored / match1.63
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.96Goals conceded / match0.83
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%Average possession55%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
3.83Shots on target / match5.54
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.67Shots per match18
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
3.83Shots on target5.54
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
10.9%Shot conversion9%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%Possession55%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.38xG for1.96
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
2.04xG against1.18
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Shooting quality

Waterford: BalancedSt Patrick's Athl.: Dominant
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Waterford
WLWWD
Season result split
17% W38% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-11
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-7-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
St Patrick's Athl.
WWLWD
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-6
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.54Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St Patrick's Athl. is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.38 goals / match - Waterford · 1.63 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

St Patrick's Athl. is 136% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.96 goals / match - Waterford · 0.83 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Waterford scoring profile: strong

Waterford scores in 67% of matches (16 of 24 matches), while St Patrick's Athl. keeps a clean sheet in 38% (9 of 24 matches).

St Patrick's Athl. scoring profile: very strong

St Patrick's Athl. scores in 63% of matches (15 of 24 matches), while Waterford keeps a clean sheet in 8% (2 of 24 matches).

33Goals scored (season)39
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
47Goals conceded (season)20
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
3.33Average goals in match2.46
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
12Goals scored (last 5)8
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal63%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%2 goals50%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
25%3 goals33%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
8%4 goals17%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal63%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
58%2 goals21%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
25%3 goals0%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
17%4 goals0%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
St Patrick's Athl. - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 24 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time17%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
13%BTTS in both halves0%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
33%Scored in both halves29%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
60%BTTS - last 520%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

92%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St Patrick's Athl. is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Waterford · 1.42 pts / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Waterford - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
St Patrick's Athl. - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.42
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.71
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
0.92Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.17
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
29%Clean sheet before half-time58%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
50%No goal before half-time58%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.71
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.04Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.29
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
38%Clean sheet after half-time75%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.
50%No goal after half-time50%
WaterfordSt Patrick's Athl.

Waterford - second-half results

33% W21% R46% P
24
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding68%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St Patrick's Athl. - second-half results

46% W33% R21% P
34
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Waterford - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.42.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
St Patrick's Athl. - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Waterford
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
3
8
16-30
8
7
31-45
4
5
46-60
6
5
61-75
9
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

St Patrick's Athl.
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
5
1
16-30
6
3
31-45
8
0
46-60
5
5
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Waterford

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

St Patrick's Athl.

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

WaterfordLigaSt Patrick's Athl.
Average goals in match 3.332.79 2.46
Both teams scored 63%60% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%53% 38%
Clean sheets 8%24% 38%
Goal before half-time 92%75% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Waterford 0 - 2 - 4 St Patrick's Athl.. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 67% matches.

St Patrick's Athl.
4 : 1
Waterford
Waterford
0 : 2
St Patrick's Athl.
St Patrick's Athletic FC
1 : 1
Waterford FC
Waterford FC
0 : 2
St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC
2 : 2
Waterford FC
Waterford FC
1 : 2
St Patrick's Athletic FC

FAQ

What was the result of Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl.?

The Premier Division match finished Waterford 1:1 St Patrick's Athl.. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Waterford and St Patrick's Athl.?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Waterford won 0, St Patrick's Athl. won 4 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl.?

Waterford score 1.38 goals per game on average and St Patrick's Athl. 1.63. The Premier Division average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Waterford's matches and 38% of St Patrick's Athl.'s.

What form are Waterford and St Patrick's Athl. in?

Over the last 5 games Waterford have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and St Patrick's Athl. 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl.?

The statistical background for Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl. — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.