There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Shamrock Rovers and Ferencváros. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Ferencváros when visiting Shamrock as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Shamrock Rovers participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Tallaght Stadium as Shamrock Rovers have scored 27 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Premier Division are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Shamrock Rovers haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 243 minutes ago. Gaffney scored that one.
The supporters are hoping that Shamrock will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Europa Conference League fixture against Ferencváros. Lopes was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Lopes won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Dundalk in the FAI Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier Division game versus Cork City in only three days. This game is also played here at Tallaght Stadium.
Shamrock Rovers can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 27 times. Shamrock Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ferencváros form and stats
The visitors are W9-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the OTP Bank Liga.
The club members enjoyed Ferencváros's previous fixture versus Shamrock Rovers, a Europa Conference League win (4-0) played at home. Traoré got a match rating of 9.12 in that game, top player of the team. Traoré scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A distressing loss as big favourites in the match before that one, the Champions League fixture home hosting KI.
Ferencváros have another game away in just three sleeps, a OTP Bank Liga game vs MOL Vidi. A strenuous fixture list for the visitors!
Ferencváros are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. 19 goals have been conceded by Ferencváros in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended Ferencváros - Shamrock 4-0, played this season. Last three meetings involving these contenders: Shamrock Rovers won one, Ferencváros triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less. Traoré likes to play against Shamrock and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Gaffney 8 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |  R. Towell 4 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Ferencváros missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Ferencváros | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.7 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 34% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 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 | Bohemians | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Cork City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -50 | 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 | Ferencváros | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 63 |
| 2 | Kecskemeti TE | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Debrecen | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Puskas | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 53 |
| 5 | Paksi SE | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Várda SE | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 43 |
| 7 | Mezőkövesd-Zsóry | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 42 |
| 8 | Ujpest | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -13 | 41 |
| 9 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -6 | 39 |
| 10 | MOL Vidi | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Honved | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -17 | 33 |
| 12 | Vasas | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 26 |
