Dundalk – Waterford

In 4 meetings between Dundalk and Waterford, Dundalk have been the more successful side, winning 1 to 1 with 2 draws along the way. The record leans firmly in one direction, but in a rivalry like this one head-to-head form rarely tells the full story once the game kicks off. The numbers suggest an entertaining watch: 4.5 goals per match on average, 75% of encounters going beyond two and a half, and both teams scoring in 75% of them. The pattern has been fairly consistent across the sample above. Venue has shaped plenty of these results. Dundalk read 1-0-1 at home against this side, whereas Waterford sit on 0-2-0 on their own turf, a split that is worth keeping in mind before the teams line up again. Form going into the next meeting is worth a glance. Dundalk have won 0 of their last 5 games and are scoring 1 a game, while Waterford have taken 2 wins from 5, averaging 2.2, so both arrive with recent evidence to lean on. Taken together, the split works out at roughly 25% for Dundalk, 50% drawn and 25% for Waterford. It is the kind of record that rewards the favourite more often than not, without ever making the outcome a certainty. Most recently, on 11.09.2026, Waterford and Dundalk served up a 1–1 result, the newest entry in this head-to-head. Until the sides are paired again, that match remains the latest word in a long-running rivalry.