Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification game between Shamrock Rovers and Santa Clara who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Shamrock Rovers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Santa Clara swing by this coming 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 Santa Clara
Shamrock Rovers Form
Shamrock Rovers recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-0 against Ballkani. They responded by beating Ballkani 4-0, and followed that up by winning 1-2 against Santa Clara. Shamrock Rovers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Conference League Qualification. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost two, as they scored five and conceded three goals.
Santa Clara Form
A draw is all that prevents Santa Clara from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Larne as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Moreirense by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Shamrock Rovers won the game and the exact score was 1-2. Santa Clara won half their previous six away matches in the Conference League Qualification, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding four.
Betting stats and facts for Shamrock Rovers and Santa Clara
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Shamrock Rovers and Santa Clara played across all tournaments.
- Shamrock Rovers have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Shamrock Rovers have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Shamrock Rovers have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Shamrock Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Shamrock Rovers matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 43 of the last 45 Santa Clara matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 22 Santa Clara away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Santa Clara matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Santa Clara away matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Santa Clara away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Shamrock Rovers vs Santa Clara
Shamrock Rovers against Santa Clara is also a battle between Rory Gaffney and Gabriel Silva with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Conference League Qualification goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular markets: Shamrock Rovers vs Santa Clara
Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Tallaght Stadium, Shamrock Rovers won eight and drew two. Santa Clara won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. Shamrock Rovers are on a fantastic streak of no less than 12 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.
Both teams to score
Shamrock Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Santa Clara got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Santa Clara managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shamrock Rovers, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Santa Clara, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.
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