It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Shamrock Rovers and Ludogorets. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3200 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 Ludogorets.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Shamrock have not come this way in the Champions League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hibernians. Shamrock Rovers participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round and lost against Slovan Bratislava.Home games in the Premier Division have been a walk in the park for Shamrock Rovers so far, with 32 points won from 12 matches; 10 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shamrock, who played 1-1 against Drogheda United. That match was also played at this venue (Tallaght Stadium). Emakhu was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Drogheda United after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Shamrock Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the FAI Cup match at Bangor GGFC awaits in three days.
Shamrock Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tallaght Stadium with 22 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Shamrock have conceded only 6 goals.
Ludogorets form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sutjeska in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Champions League. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the play-offs against Malmö FF.Ludogorets are still undefeated on their travels in the Parva Liga. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to CSKA 1948 Sofia in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spartak Varna in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ludogorets has managed 5 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date archived scoreline featuring both these teams is the Ludogorets - Shamrock Rovers 3-0 played earlier this season. One of the stars has been Sotiriou with 2 goals scored against Shamrock Rovers in these 1 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burke 7 goals |  R. Gaffney 6 goals |  A. Lyons 6 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Ludogorets missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Ludogorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 20 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 59 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 13 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 42% | ||
| 5.9 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Derry City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Cherno More | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Arda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Beroe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Slavia Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Septemvri Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hebar 1918 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | OFK Pirin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Spartak Varna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
