SK Rapid vs Shamrock Rovers prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-27 20:00.
[p]Rapid Vienna have flown out of the UEFA Conference League blocks quickly by winning their first three league phase games, while only conceding once in the process to boost their hopes of qualification to the knockout rounds. Now unbeaten across their last four competitive outings too (W2, D2), the hosts have also kept clean sheets in the last three of those fixtures (W2, D1) so theyāre in good shape as they prepare to take on Shamrock Rovers, the first Irish side they played in Europe when beating them āto nilā twice in September 1964.[/p]
[p]The Green-Whites will hope to maintain their perfect record against Irish clubs (W4), something boosted by keeping a clean sheet in each of their last three Conference League matches at Allianz Stadion (W2, D1). Low-scoring has therefore been another theme of their outings, as none of their last six Conference League home games produced more than one goal in regulation time (W3, D2, L1).Ā [/p]
[p]Shamrock will be looking to change that as thereās been an average of 3.33 goals per game across their Conference League outings this term (W2, D1) and they enter here in fine spirits thanks to an unbeaten seven match run across all competitions (W6, D1). With the Irish league complete, they kept themselves sharp with two friendlies against HJK late last week (L2), which didnāt exactly go to plan with Aaron McEneff limping off injured during the first defeat.[/p]
[p]Thatās a worry for manager Stephen Bradley, who recently reached the impressive milestone of eight years in charge of the Hoops. However, he hasnāt been celebrating too much on the road as his team had failed to score in four consecutive Conference League away games before beating Northern Irish side Larne 4-1 on matchday two.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Guido Burgstaller has netted three times across Rapidās last three competitive fixtures and has opened the scoring in four of his five goalscoring outings this term. Dylan Watts has completed the scoring in each of Shamrockās last three competitive fixtures, something heās also done in two of their three Conference League games this season.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only one of Rapidās last eight Conference League fixtures saw both teams get on the scoresheet (W5, D1, L2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]