Nomme Kalju vs Shelbourne - prediction, team news, lineups

Shelbourne indispensable debar complacency astatine Nomme Kalju's Parnu Rannastaadion connected Thursday if they are to beforehand into the Conference League's 3rd qualifying round.

The League of Ireland visitors managed to win the archetypal limb 5-2 connected July 23, but fixed the unpredictable quality of continental football, Nomme Kalju cannot beryllium wholly disregarded.

Match preview

Nomme Kalju would astir surely person been retired of contention for the adjacent circular of qualifying had Enrique Esono not netted his 2nd of the crippled successful second-half stoppage time.

While a fig of teams person managed to overturn three-goal deficits successful Europe, the hosts person lone erstwhile scored 3 goals successful UEFA competitions - a 4-1 occurrence implicit FK Trakai successful 2016 - and they person ne'er recovered the backmost of the nett 4 times.

Having overseen his side's decision successful the archetypal leg, Nikita Andreev's squad are present winless successful 3 matches, and the nine person failed to execute triumph successful six of their 8 astir caller UEFA contests.

Roosad Pantrid person besides mislaid three, drawn 2 and triumphed successful conscionable 2 of their past 7 location outings, and they lone won those 2 games 1-0.

Nomme Kalju's grounds successful beforehand of extremity astatine Parnu Rannastaadion indispensable amended if they are to beforehand considering they person lone erstwhile scored 3 oregon much goals successful their past 13 matches successful each competitions.

Shelbourne started the archetypal limb successful cleanable fashion, racing into a 3-0 pb by the 25th minute, and though they conceded conscionable earlier fractional time, they restored their three-goal vantage 2 minutes aft the restart.

Head manager John Russell volition beryllium delighted with his team's occurrence fixed it represented their 2nd triumph successful 3 games - helium had overseen 1 triumph successful his erstwhile six successful complaint of the nine - but it whitethorn beryllium concerning that his broadside are winless successful 4 distant contests.

The Reds participated successful the league signifier of the Conference League successful 2025-26, and they ended that contention with a grounds of 2 draws and 4 losses.

However, the visitors person present won 4 of their past 5 qualifying rounds successful UEFA competitions, and they managed to triumph their 2 astir caller distant qualifying matches.

Shelbourne person lone mislaid 1 European fixture by a borderline of astatine slightest 4 goals, and successful 7 Conference League qualifying games, they person been beaten by 3 goals connected conscionable 1 occasion.

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Team News

Nomme Kalju volition surely commencement forward Enrique Esono aft helium scored doubly successful the archetypal leg, and possibly helium volition beryllium partnered by Mihhail Orlov.

Modou Tambedou and Alexander Musolitin volition person to rapidly get the shot from midfield into the guardant line, portion centre-backs Maksim Podholjuzin and Roko Vukusic indispensable beryllium prepared to support ample spaces if the crippled becomes stretched.

It would beryllium sensible for Shelbourne to reward the squad that started the archetypal limb with appearances connected Thursday, truthful expect to see Rodrigo Freitas and Daniel Kelly diagnostic unneurotic successful attack, particularly as Sean Boyd is suspended.

Jack Henry-Francis and Evan Caffrey were afforded starts successful the mediate of the transportation against Nomme Kalju successful the reverse fixture, and determination is nary crushed to uncertainty their inclusion this clip around.

Goalkeeper Eddie Beach volition request to beryllium adequately protected by his backline, which volition apt beryllium led by Paddy Barrett and Kameron Ledwidge.

Nomme Kalju imaginable starting lineup:

Perk; Mashchenko, Podholjuzin, Vukusic, Nikolajev; Siht, Tambedou, Musolitin, Vastsuk; Orlov, Esono

Shelbourne imaginable starting lineup:

Beach; Mbeng, Barrett, Ledwidge, Norris; Moore, Caffrey, Henry-Francis, Coote; Freitas, Kelly

We say: Nomme Kalju 1-2 Shelbourne (Shelbourne triumph 7-3 connected aggregate)

Given Shelbourne person specified a comfy lead, the lone mode Nomme Kalju tin get backmost into the necktie is by playing aggressively.

However, that whitethorn exposure the hosts to counter-attacks, and if the visitors tin marque the astir of those opportunities, past it would not beryllium astonishing if they won yet again.

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