Waterford 2-0 Drogheda United — LOI Premier Division, 5 Oct 2025
Waterford beat Drogheda United 2-0 in the LOI Premier Division on 5 October 2025 at Regional Sports Centre, Waterford. Thomas Lonergan, Jesse Dempsey got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Waterford have won 0 and Drogheda United 2, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Regional Sports Centre · Waterford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 34'Foul
- 35'Foul
- 38'Foul
- 40'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 56'
- 1-056'assist: K. White
- 68'out: Luke Heeney
- 68'out: P. Doyle
- 68'
- 71'Time wasting
- 73'
- 74'Foul
- 76'
- 79'Foul
- 81'
- 83'Foul
- 2-090'assist: Trae Coyle
- 90+2'out: M. Smith
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Waterford
- 8.5Stephen McMullanG
- 7.5Ryan BurkeD
- 7.5Jesse DempseyD
- 7.5Kyle WhiteM
- 7.3Dean McMenamyM
- 7.3Kacper RadkowskiD
- 7.2Pádraig AmondF
- 7.2Thomas LonerganF
- 7.0Conan NoonanF
- 7.0Ronan MansfieldD
- 6.9Trae CoyleF
- 6.9Grant HortonM
- 6.2James OlayinkaM
Drogheda United
- 7.5Josh ThomasF
- 7.3James BolgerD
- 7.3Darragh MarkeyM
- 7.3Conor KeeleyD
- 7.0Luke DennisonG
- 6.9Thomas OluwaF
- 6.9Conor KaneD
- 6.9Luke HeeneyM
- 6.9Owen LambeD
- 6.7Andrew QuinnD
- 6.5Shane FarrellM
- 6.5Ryan BrennanM
- 6.3Dare KareemF
- 6.3Paul DoyleM
- 6.3Warren DavisF
- 6.2Jack StrettonF
Line-ups
Drogheda United5-3-2
Waterford3-4-2-1
Substitutes
WaterfordJohn Coleman
Substitutes
- 31B. WadeG
- 2N. BakboordD
- 11M. Smith90+2'F
- 99Trae Coyle81'F6.9
- 7M. FaalF
- 21J. MilesF
- 14Jesse Dempsey90'83'73'7.5
- 12A. CoyneD
- 47S. Keane
Drogheda UnitedKevin Doherty
Substitutes
- 11Thomas Oluwa76'6.9
- 6P. Doyle68'M6.3
- 21Luke Heeney68'M6.9
- 27J. Brady
- 14J. Stretton68'F6.2
- 15G. CooperD
- 31Kieran CruiseD
- 24Warren Davis56'F6.3
- 8J. O'Sullivan
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
10Total shots16
5Shots on target6
2Shots off target8
3Blocked shots2
10Corners9
5Offsides0
13Fouls12
5Yellow cards3
6Goalkeeper saves3
305Total passes296
217Accurate passes199
71%Pass accuracy67%
Waterford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen McMullan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.5 |
| Ryan Burke | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Jesse Dempsey | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Kyle White | 73 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Dean McMenamy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Kacper Radkowski | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pádraig Amond | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Thomas Lonergan | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Conan Noonan | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ronan Mansfield | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Trae Coyle | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Grant Horton | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| James Olayinka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Drogheda United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| James Bolger | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7.3 |
| Darragh Markey | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Conor Keeley | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Luke Dennison | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Thomas Oluwa | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Kane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Luke Heeney | 22 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Owen Lambe | 68 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Andrew Quinn | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Shane Farrell | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan Brennan | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dare Kareem | 56 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Paul Doyle | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Warren Davis | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Stretton | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
WaterfordLLLLL
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- L22 Aug 25HSligo Rovers1-2
Drogheda UnitedDWDLL
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Head-to-head
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