Conference League Qualification: Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph’s – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 2 match between Shamrock Rovers and St Joseph’s and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shamrock Rovers enjoy home advantage, when visitors St Joseph’s swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph’s

Shamrock Rovers Form

Shamrock Rovers just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Conference League Qualification matches at the Tallaght Stadium. They also drew zero and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded three goals.

St Joseph’s Form

St Joseph’s are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with Cliftonville and a 2-2 draw with Cliftonville. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-4 at the hands of Shamrock Rovers. In their last six away matches in the Conference League Qualification, St Joseph’s won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 14 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Shamrock Rovers and St Joseph’s

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Shamrock Rovers and St Joseph’s. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph’s

Alvaro Rey shows decent form right now for St Joseph’s, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Conference League Qualification. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Shamrock Rovers, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Rory Gaffney also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Conference League Qualification matches.

Betting markets: Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph’s

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Tallaght Stadium across all tournaments Shamrock Rovers won seven times, drew two and lost one times. St Joseph’s claimed two wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Shamrock Rovers are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat at home. Good luck taking on St Joseph’s currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Shamrock Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. St Joseph’s scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. St Joseph’s managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Shamrock Rovers were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Shamrock Rovers saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for St Joseph’s, who scored one time on average in these matches. St Joseph’s’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.