Djurgarden vs Shamrock Rovers prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2022-11-02 17:45.
The winners and losers of UEFA Europe Conference League (UECL) Group F will face off in this final matchday, with confirmed table-toppers Djurgården hosting the immovable basement dwellers Shamrock Rovers. Djurgården’s first crack at UEFA group stage football has gone off swimmingly, going undefeated thus far (W4, D1) courtesy of coming back from two goals down to beat Molde 3-2 in their last group game.
The Iron Furnaces kept the ball rolling with a 1-0 win over fellow Allsvenskan outfit Norrköping over the weekend, capping off a four-game winning run. Their current form makes the Tele2 Arena even more daunting than it already is, with Djurgården scoring 15 goals on route to winning all five of their European assignments in Stockholm this season, a streak that has contributed to them losing only one of their last 13 home matches on the continental stage (W9, D3).
While not much is on the line for the Swedes, they’ll want to end on a high and extend their unbeaten run against Shamrock Rovers (W2, D1). It’s fair to say the newly crowned Irish Champions – for a record-extending 19th time – haven’t covered themselves in glory on the European front this season, accumulating a measly two group points while scoring just once across the whole campaign, that’s the lowest tally of all UECL group stage participants.
That means the Hoops' European escapades this season will draw to a close when the final whistle blows in Stockholm, and whether their current four-game unbeaten run (W2, D2) will still be intact remains to be seen. A European away fixture isn’t the perfect setting for Shamrock if that is the goal, given they’ve lost their last three such matches without scoring while conceding ten goals in the process.
Players to watch: Djurgården’s Joel Asoro has scored seven goals in his 11 UECL outings in his career, five of which came after half-time, while Rovers’ Rory Gaffney netted their only goal of the group stage, which contributed to him scoring the match opener in 11 of his last 18 goalscoring outings.
Hot stat: Nine of Djurgården’s last ten competitive home fixtures have seen goals scored in both halves.