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Bohemians vs Waterford prediction and preview

16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.44Market probability 65%Final score 2–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Bohemians host Waterford in the Premier Division (Ireland) on 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 65% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Bohemians 2–1 Waterford.

Going into the match, Bohemians had won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 11. Waterford had won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 18 scored and 8 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Bohemians's last 10 and 5 of Waterford's last 10; 7 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Bohemians averaged 1.71 goals scored and 1.18 conceded across 17 matches; away from home Waterford averaged 1.50 scored and 1.58 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.80 goals from Bohemians and 1.42 from Waterford. From that it rates a home win at 46%, a draw at 25% and an away win at 30%, against 60%, 21% and 19% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 63%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Bohemians (green) and Waterford (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form67% – 33%
Attack61% – 39%
Defence50% – 50%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals50% – 50%
Overall strength57% – 42%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
BohemiansLLWDW2.001.1050%70%
WaterfordWLDDW1.800.8050%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1279%1.20
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals76%1.22
BTTS 1st Half - No73%1.28
Over 2.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes61%1.53
Bohemians Win60%1.53
Under 3.5 Goals56%1.67
Under 11.5 Corners56%1.67

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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