Round 11 of the Irish Premier Division sees Waterford United host Drogheda United. This is a classic battle of “who can suffer longer.” First, the home side. Waterford United are the only team in the league still without a win this season, with 0 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats from 16 league matches. Yes, you read that right: 16 games, zero wins. At home, they have 8 matches, 0 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, earning them the title of Ireland’s version of the “peace ambassador” — it’s not that they don’t want to win, it’s just that whenever they get close, their feet suddenly seem to belong to someone else. Their last six games have produced 3 draws and 3 defeats, a run of form like a cup of tea left standing all day: lukewarm doesn’t even begin to cover it. The visitors, Drogheda United, are not a strong side either, but at least they already have five wins to their name. Away from home, they have 8 matches, 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, scoring 12 and conceding 18. Their defense is hardly solid, but it is still more respectable than the home side’s constipation-like attack, which averages 1.38 goals conceded at home while struggling to score at the other end. The handicap market is where things get interesting. Several bookmakers opened at level-ball, with the home team’s odds generally sitting at a high 1.00-1.11. By the close, some lines had even dropped to Waterford United +0 or +0.5. In other words, market confidence in a home win is basically nonexistent. Crown moved from Drogheda United -0.25 to level-ball, while the away price was pushed down to a low 0.78; Yihewwei* also swung back and forth, eventually leaving Drogheda United’s price mostly below 0.80 under a level-ball line. It’s like an auction where everyone is quietly raising their paddles in support of the visitors, but no one wants to say it out loud. As for the head-to-head record, the two sides have met 10 times recently, with each winning 3 and drawing 4. On the surface, they look evenly matched. But Waterford United’s last win came back in October 2025 — back when the weather was still warm, and now it’s almost winter. One more detail: Waterford are without defender F. Armstrong, while Drogheda also miss defender Owen Lam due to an ACL injury. Even so, Drogheda’s overall away points return — 8 points from 8 matches — still edges out Waterford’s home haul of 6 points from 8 matches. When a winless team meets an opponent whose away defense is poor but who can at least score goals, the script is most likely this: the hosts continue to “defend” their unbeaten run without a win, while the visitors leave with either one point or all three.