Egnatia Rrogozhine vs Shamrock Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups

Shamrock Rovers indispensable clasp onto their pb erstwhile they question to play Egnatia Rrogozhine at Arena Egnatia on Thursday if they are to beforehand into the last circular of Europa League qualifying.

After winning the first limb 3-1 connected August 4, Rovers are successful an incredibly beardown position, though they indispensable debar immoderate complacency successful the 2nd leg.

Match preview

Egnatia Rrogozhine were competitory for ample parts of the archetypal leg, but they were peculiarly susceptible successful the archetypal 15 minutes of the 2nd half, conceding doubly successful that period.

The hosts present look a important challenge, particularly arsenic they person lone erstwhile won by astatine slightest 2 goals successful a European crippled astatine home.

Nevil Dede's broadside person successful information lone won by astatine slightest 2 goals successful 2 of their 17 matches successful UEFA competitions, portion they person lone erstwhile triumphed by astatine slightest 3 goals.

The Albanian club's grounds successful caller continental fixtures has been mediocre considering they person mislaid three, drawn 3 and won 1 of their past 7 European outings.

Egnatia are unbeaten successful their past 4 games successful each competitions astatine home, winning 3 times Arena Egnatia, but they conceded 8 goals successful their 3 astir caller matches successful Europe astatine the stadium.

Shamrock's 3 goals successful the archetypal limb continued their inclination of beardown performances successful the last third, and they besides managed to nett 3 times erstwhile they bushed Dundalk 3-2 connected August 7.

That League of Ireland triumph maintained their pb astatine the apical of the table, with Rovers 7 points up of second-placed St. Patrick's Athletic with 9 matchweeks near to play.

Rovers' triumph successful the archetypal limb represented the club's 4th European occurrence successful a enactment astatine home, but they are winless successful their past 5 games connected the roadworthy successful European competitions, losing connected 4 occasions.

The visitors scored successful 2 of those 5 distant fixtures, though the much concerning statistic for caput coach Stephen Bradley volition beryllium the information his broadside mislaid by astatine slightest a two-goal borderline successful each 4 of their defeats.

Shamrock Rovers' wide grounds connected the roadworthy is inactive concerning fixed they person suffered 3 losses and won conscionable 2 times successful their six astir caller distant contests.

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Team News

Egnatia indispensable debar playing recklessly successful hunt of goals, truthful starting Fernando Medeiros, Altin Kryeziu and Ibrahim Diabate successful midfield whitethorn beryllium sensible.

Forwards Daniel Adjessa and Ildi Gruda tin beryllium expected to play unneurotic arsenic a duo, portion Eneo Bitri is acceptable to pb a three-man defence.

Shamrock volition apt usage a akin enactment and akin unit to the lineup they fielded successful the archetypal leg, with Graham Burke and Aaron Greene candidates to spearhead their team's 3-5-2 shape.

In the mediate of the pitch, anchor Matthew Healy whitethorn beryllium flanked by Dylan Watts and Jack Byrne, the second of whom provided 2 assists against Egnatia.

The trio volition person to cautiously support their backline, which could diagnostic cardinal defenders Tunmise Sobowale, Roberto Lopes and Enda Stevens.

Egnatia Rrogozhine imaginable starting lineup:

Dajsinani; Sota, Bitri, Aliyev; Jaime, Medeiros, Kryeziu, Diabate, Yago; Adjessa, Gruda

Shamrock Rovers imaginable starting lineup:

McGinty; Sobowale, Lopes, Stevens; Fitzgerald, Byrne, Healy, Watts, Brennan; Burke, Greene

We say: Egnatia Rrogozhine 2-2 Shamrock Rovers (Shamrock Rovers triumph 5-3 connected aggregate)

Shamrock's performances distant from location successful Europe person important country for improvement, and that could springiness Egnatia hope.

However, the hosts inactive person to flooded a sizeable deficit, and their antiaircraft frailties volition apt forestall them from staging a palmy comeback.

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