Drogheda United, Recent Form

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Losing 2-1 away to Derry City won't leave the Drogheda United squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 8 places above them in the league.  They achieved 34% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Derry City's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

They have bagged 4 goals in their last 6 matches but haven't taken the points they might have hoped for, primarily due to some indecisive defending that has seen their goal breached 14 times in that period.  

Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.  

Waterford, Recent Form

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Waterford will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Shelbourne, which ran out a 1-1 draw.  In that game they had 45% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Shelbourne who had 7 attempts and 2 on target.  

Manager Keith Long will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 8 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 5 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   Playing away from home, they have scored in their last 8 games in a row, and have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 6 games.  

They have had a good run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 3 wins along the way.  

Dean McMenamy will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Drogheda United in this match, having already scored 3 goals in his last 6 away games for Waterford.