The first of two encounters in the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Slovan Bratislava will try to edge Shamrock Rovers in their own ballpark.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shamrock Rovers, who are travelling more than 2100 kilometers to play this game.
Slovan Bratislava form and stats
Bratislava participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round.Slovan Bratislava's previous game was a Super Liga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Trencin. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that match, Bratislava won a home game hosting Trencin (2-1).Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Shamrock Rovers was sent out of Europa League in the 2nd qualifying round last season.Shamrock Rovers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shamrock Rovers collect 19 points from their 9 away matches in the Premier Division. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Shamrock go into this game after a win, the home game against Dundalk that ended 3-1.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Drogheda United in the Premier Division.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shamrock manager S. Bradley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Sligo Rovers.
The travelling fans enjoy Shamrock's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Gaffney 7 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |  D. Mandroiu 4 goals |
Slovan Bratislava missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Slovan Bratislava | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 63 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 45 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 7.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.2 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 38% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Derry City | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -26 | 13 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 9 |