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St Patrick's Athl.

Vs

Waterford

Since 04/03/2024

SPA wins

Draws

WAT wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

19 St Patri… · 13 Waterford

Goals per game

2.67

both sides combined

Over 1.5

92%

of meetings

Over 2.5

42%

of meetings

BTTS

58%

of meetings

Last meeting

0-2

28 Aug 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

St Patrick's Athl. vs Waterford: the head-to-head

St Patrick's Athl. and Waterford have produced a remarkably balanced rivalry since 2024, with 12 meetings and a draw count that is strikingly high. The split stands at 5 wins for St Patrick's Athl., 3 for Waterford and 4 draws, a record that reflects how hard it is to separate the two sides. On average the fixtures see 2.67 goals per game, and 92% of the encounters have at least two goals, while 42% have three or more. Both clubs score in 58% of the matches, underscoring the offensive nature of the tie. Waterford’s recent 0-2 victory on 28 August 2026 was the latest chapter in the saga. Across all games St Patrick's Athl. have netted 19 goals to Waterford’s 13, a total of 32 goals scored. When St Patrick's Athl. host, they win twice, draw three times and lose once, whereas away they win three times, draw once and lose twice.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

St Patrick's Athl.

Waterford

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 12 games between these two clubs

42%

win %

25%

2.67

avg goals

2.67

92%

over 1.5 %

92%

42%

over 2.5 %

42%

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

1.58

scored

1.08

conceded

1.58

58%

btts

58%

25%

clean sheet

17%

10.58

corners

10.58

4.91

cards

4.91

Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 5 to St Patrick's Athl., 4 drawn, 3 to Waterford, at 2.67 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

St Patrick's Athl.

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

50%

3 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

33%

4 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Waterford

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

17%

1 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

33%

4 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	St Patric…
28 Aug 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	0-2	Waterford	L	view
10 Jul 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	1-1	St Patrick's Athl.	D	view
08 May 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	4-1	Waterford	W	view
20 Mar 2026	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	0-2	St Patrick's Athl.	W	view
24 Oct 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	1-1	Waterford	D	view
03 Aug 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	0-2	St Patrick's Athl.	W	view
23 May 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	2-2	Waterford	D	view
28 Mar 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	1-2	St Patrick's Athl.	W	view
20 Sep 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	3-0	Waterford	W	view
04 Jul 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	1-0	St Patrick's Athl.	L	view
19 Apr 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl.	1-1	Waterford	D	view
04 Mar 2024	Ireland - Premier Division	Waterford	3-1	St Patrick's Athl.	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

St Patrick's Athl. · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.2

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

0.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.50	0.83	1.93	0.67	1.07	1.00
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (23)	1.17	0.91	1.55	0.73	0.83	1.08
vs Weaker (7)	2.57	0.57	3.00	0.50	2.00	0.67
Clean sheet %	37% (+8pp vs league)

Waterford · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.6

Avg scored

1.8

Avg conceded

0.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.37	1.63	1.36	1.14	1.38	2.06
vs Stronger (3)	0.33	1.33	0.50	1.50	0.00	1.00
vs Similar (26)	1.46	1.69	1.50	1.08	1.43	2.21
vs Weaker (1)	2.00	1.00	-	-	2.00	1.00
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

St Patrick's Athl.

WWLWDDDWWL

Last 10: 14 scored, 8 conceded.

Waterford

WLWWDDWWDW

Last 10: 18 scored, 8 conceded.

St Patrick's Athl.

Home · last 10

LWWLWWWDDL

5 won · 16 scored, 8 conceded

Away · last 10

LWDDDLLDWW

3 won · 11 scored, 11 conceded

Waterford

Home · last 10

DDDDWWLDWW

4 won · 18 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLDWWDDW

3 won · 14 scored, 16 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

St Patrick's Athl.

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored46% / 54%

Conceded56% / 44%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 8 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 8 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See St Patrick's Athl.'s full Goal Clock across all their games.

Waterford

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored56% / 44%

Conceded46% / 54%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 8 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 8 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Waterford's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Shamrock Rovers	28	55	57%	2.0	46	27	+19	2.6	71%	46%	29%	8.3	15%	4.9	77%	23.3	59%	7	3	2	2	1.6	1.0	62%
2	St Patrick's Athl.	29	50	48%	1.7	45	25	+20	2.4	76%	34%	28%	10.4	71%	4.8	69%	22.7	57%	5	2	1	2	1.6	0.9	55%
3	Bohemians	29	50	48%	1.7	50	34	+16	2.9	79%	59%	34%	10.0	57%	4.1	54%	22.9	50%	4	2	1	2	1.7	1.2	59%
4	Dundalk	29	40	34%	1.4	46	45	+1	3.1	90%	62%	38%	10.8	68%	5.2	71%	24.0	75%	3	0	1	2	1.6	1.6	52%
5	Shelbourne	27	35	30%	1.3	37	39	-2	2.8	78%	63%	30%	9.5	50%	5.5	73%	20.9	54%	4	1	1	2	1.4	1.4	53%
6	Derry City	29	34	24%	1.2	41	40	+1	2.8	72%	52%	31%	10.2	61%	5.0	71%	23.2	64%	4	1	1	2	1.4	1.4	54%
7	Galway United	28	34	29%	1.2	36	42	-6	2.8	75%	50%	32%	10.6	59%	4.0	59%	23.8	70%	3	1	1	1	1.3	1.5	40%
8	Waterford	29	32	24%	1.1	39	48	-9	3.0	79%	45%	38%	11.6	64%	4.2	56%	22.5	64%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.7	39%
9	Drogheda United	29	28	21%	1.0	33	48	-15	2.8	76%	52%	34%	10.3	46%	4.4	64%	22.8	68%	3	1	0	2	1.1	1.7	40%
10	Sligo Rovers	29	23	17%	0.8	23	48	-25	2.4	72%	48%	28%	10.7	57%	3.9	46%	19.2	32%	3	1	1	1	0.8	1.7	46%

Ireland - Premier Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland - Premier Division stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

St Patrick's Athl.Waterford

€4.8m

squad value

€2.3m

€6.3m

attack

€2.2m

€3.2m

midfield

€1.1m

€6.8m

defence

€3.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. St Patrick's Athl. carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

St Patrick's Athl.

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Jun	vs Drogheda United	2-0	W
19 Jun	vs Sligo Rovers	2-0	W
26 Jun	@ Bohemians	0-2	L
03 Jul	vs Galway United	3-0	W
10 Jul	@ Waterford	1-1	D
24 Jul	vs Dundalk	1-1	D
02 Aug	vs Derry City	1-1	D
09 Aug	@ Shelbourne	2-1	W
21 Aug	@ Drogheda United	2-0	W
28 Aug	vs Waterford	0-2	L

Waterford

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Jun	vs Sligo Rovers	4-0	W
19 Jun	vs Shamrock Rovers	0-2	L
26 Jun	@ Dundalk	3-2	W
03 Jul	@ Derry City	4-2	W
10 Jul	vs St Patrick's Athl.	1-1	D
25 Jul	@ Galway United	0-0	D
02 Aug	vs Shelbourne	1-0	W
09 Aug	vs Bohemians	3-1	W
21 Aug	@ Sligo Rovers	0-0	D
28 Aug	@ St Patrick's Athl.	2-0	W