Bohemians vs Waterford United — match summary
Republic of Ireland · Premier Division · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 01:45
Full time · score 2-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Bohemians 40 · Waterford United 40
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Bohemians 55 · Waterford United 49
Shots on target 6-4 · corners 3-4 · possession 63-37
NextGOAL tip: Bohemians -1 · 1 stars
In the previous meeting, Bohemians lost at home to Waterford United 0-2, and before that they also lost at Waterford 3-1. But going back earlier in the same year, Bohemians had gone away and thrashed them 4-1 and also won 1-0 at the opponent's ground. The two teams have traded wins and losses without repeating the same result. This time Bohemians return to play at their own ground as the 3rd-placed team with 59 points from 33 matches, while Waterford United sit 8th with 34 points from 32 matches. Bohemians have just lost their latest league match 1-2, following the previous match where they lost 0-2 in the cup. But overall across the season they have still scored 58 and conceded 40 in 33 matches, and at home in the first half they have been leading or level at the break in as many as 6 of 9 matches. Waterford United's recent form has been more flexible, winning 2-0 in their latest cup match, and before that drawing 1-1 and 2-2, but across the season they have still conceded 54 goals from 32 matches, more than they have managed to score. This game is likely to be Bohemians controlling the attacking play, because they average 61.1% possession in their last 10 matches, clearly higher than Waterford United at around 37.2%, and they also hit more shots on target at 7 versus 5.2 per game. If the home side gets the opening goal and keeps pushing high against a Waterford United side that sits deep and waits to counter, the space in the middle will open up even more. The game is likely to end with Bohemians controlling it throughout and having more chances to add goals rather than being pegged back.