Waterford vs Drogheda United Prediction 30.05.2025 | Ireland Premier Division

• Competition: Ireland Premier Division
• Date: Friday, 30th, May 2025
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
• Venue: Regional Sports Centre (Waterford)

Hoping to stay in the title hunt, Drogheda visit a desperate Waterford team this Friday at the Regional Sports Centre.

Although they landed the first blow only moments after kickoff, Waterford had to dig deep and fight tooth and nail to claw out a pulsating 2-2 draw away at St. Patricks, a result that keeps them hovering just above the drop line but still holding a sizable ten-point cushion over Cork City in the relegation playoff spot.

After a run of disappointing results, Drogheda Utd managed to get back in the title hunt with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bohemians thanks to James Taylor’s precise second-half penalty, which pushed them up to second place six points behind league leaders Shamrock Rovers.

Waterford vs Drogheda United Betting Tips : BTTS

Although Drogheda Utd cruised to a comfortable 2-0 home win in the first of four scheduled meetings this season, we expect in-form Waterford to offer a sterner challenge this time around and pose a greater threat in the final third, which could very well spark a lively shootout filled with goalmouth action. Despite enduring a brutal seven-game losing run between early March and the end of April, John Coleman’s men have managed to steady the ship and are now enjoying a resurgence in form, having only been toppled by Irish giants Shamrock Rovers across their last six league outings while notching up four victories in that stretch. More crucially, the Blues have fine-tuned their finishing touch and appear significantly more potent in front of goal, having breached opposing backlines with ease across seven consecutive matches in the Irish Premier Division, and they’ll be eager to keep their goal-scoring momentum alive. While Drogheda can be proud of their strong season kickoff with a 29-point haul that places them just behind Shamrock at the summit, recent form has been shaky as a nervy 1-0 triumph over Bohemians merely halted a troubling three-game winless stretch. The lack of killer instinct in the final third with just two goals in four games may cause some frustration, but the Drogs will be eager to rediscover their scoring touch against a Waterford side they’ve punished with at least two goals in three of the last four encounters, although we are equally sure that their defense will be severely tested by Friday's hosts who have been tearing the nets with ease of late, which is why we claim that an efficient and goal-rich encounter awaits us.