Shamrock Rovers host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 1st Qualifying Round game. Breidablik will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Kópavogsvöllur before the return leg in 10 days.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shamrock Rovers and Breidablik.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round against Ludogorets.Shamrock Rovers are steadily winning Premier Division games and points here at Tallaght Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 243 minutes without scoring a league goal. Gaffney was the last player to find the net.
Shamrock drew their last game, 0-0 away at Drogheda United.
A Premier Division defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Dundalk.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Shamrock Rovers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 12 games), Shamrock Rovers's attacking play is working. 15 goals have been conceded.
Breidablik form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tre Penne and Buducnost in order to reach 1st qualifying round of Champions League.The story so far for the visiting team on their Pepsideild travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Breidablik had fun at their own home (Tallaght Stadium) last time out, beating Fylkir 5-1. Muminovic, Eyjólfsson, Adalsteinsson, Svanthórsson and Lúdvíksson scored. As mentioned above, Breidablik was the only team on the pitch versus Fylkir in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, 3-3 away against KA (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) in the Iceland Cup.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Pepsideild trip to Fram.
Breidablik are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Breidablik have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Gaffney 8 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |  R. Towell 4 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Breidablik missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Breidablik | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 33 | 62 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 8% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.9 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 53% | ||
| 10 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Derry City | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Cork City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -14 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -48 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Valur | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | FH | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | KR | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 6 | KA | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 7 | HK | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Stjarnan | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Fram | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | IBV | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 11 | Fylkir | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 12 |
| 12 | Keflavik | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
