Shamrock Rovers vs Hamrun prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-17 20:00.
[p]Shamrock Rovers’ final match of the year will see them and opponents Ħamrun Spartans play for pride, with their eliminations from the UEFA Conference League already confirmed.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Shamrock Rovers’ European campaign never really got going, and things have only got worse since completing a domestic league and cup double in October, losing successive Conference League games to bow out of contention. Stephen Bradley’s men have at least scored in four of their five league phase games, so there may be fleeting hope among the home support of rounding off their year with a victory. Yet with Rovers winning only one of their last six UEFA fixtures at home (D2, L3), failing to score four times therein, the omens stand against the hosts. [/p]
[p]Reigning Maltese champions Ħamrun Spartans are in the midst of a title defence that has only three rounds remaining, and with a four-point deficit to make up after a weekend defeat, this Conference League dead rubber may slip down the priority list for the visitors. Defeat here would see them overtaken by Rovers, so there’s still plenty of incentive for Ħamrun to round off their debut UEFA league phase appearance on a positive note. They’re looking to end a seven-game winless run in European away fixtures (D2, L5), with five scoring blanks along the way highlighting where they’ve struggled.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is Ħamrun’s inaugural meeting with an Irish club. Rovers’ only tie against Maltese opposition ended in a 3-0 aggregate victory over Hibernians in the 2022/23 Champions League. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Rovers’ last seven competitive games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Five of Rovers’ last eight UEFA wins were by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Seven of Ħamrun’s last 11 UEFA matches produced over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Ħamrun have never won a European away game by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Graham Burke has been Rovers’ shining light in this competition with a goal or assist in each of their last three Conference League games (G2, A1). N’Dri Koffi recorded his third assist of this season’s Conference League on matchday five and followed it up with a domestic league goal at the weekend. [/p]
[p]Joshua Honohan and Daniel Mandroiu look set to miss out for Rovers. Ħamrun’s Vincenzo Polito is available after serving a suspension. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Ħamrun have bigger priorities, so we are anticipating a Shamrock Rovers win. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]