Ace Football previews the Conference League round 5 match between Breidablik and Shamrock Rovers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Breidablik welcome Shamrock Rovers at Laugardalsvoellur this coming Thursday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Conference League season.
Form: Breidablik vs Shamrock Rovers
Breidablik Form
Breidablik failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against KuPS in a 0-0 match, before coming up short against Shakhtar Donetsk in a 2-0 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 2-2 draw against Samsunspor. Breidablik are without a win in their last six Conference League matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.
Shamrock Rovers Form
Shamrock Rovers were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against NK Celje before drawing 1-1 with AEK Athens. They were defeated once again, when Shakhtar Donetsk ran out 1-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the Conference League, Shamrock Rovers won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats for Breidablik and Shamrock Rovers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Breidablik and Shamrock Rovers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Breidablik matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Breidablik matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Breidablik matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Shamrock Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shamrock Rovers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Conference League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Shamrock Rovers matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Breidablik vs Shamrock Rovers
Despite scoring just once in six Conference League games, Breidablik hope Kristofer Ingi Kristinsson adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Shamrock Rovers put their faith in Graham Burke to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Conference League games.
Popular betting markets: Breidablik vs Shamrock Rovers
Full-time result
Breidablik claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Shamrock Rovers won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Breidablik scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Shamrock Rovers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Breidablik managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Shamrock Rovers kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Breidablik, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Shamrock Rovers, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
