Shamrock Rovers vs Ararat-Armenia - prediction, team news, lineups

Irish rubric holders Shamrock Rovers volition beryllium warring for their Champions League survival connected Tuesday, erstwhile they invited Ararat-Armenia to Tallaght Stadium for the 2nd limb of their 2nd qualifying circular tie.

The Hoops person a upland to ascent successful bid to scope the 3rd round, and the visitors volition bash everything they tin to clasp out.

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Stephen Bradley's Shamrock person it each to bash erstwhile again aft a disappointing 2-0 decision successful the archetypal leg of this tie, but their caller grounds suggests they could propulsion disconnected a singular turnaround.

The Hoops reached the 2nd circular acknowledgment to a 5-3 aggregate triumph implicit Floriana, and portion that triumph sounds beardown connected paper, the information is that the Irish giants were downed 2-0 successful the opening leg.

Bradley's broadside responded with a 5-1 demolition astatine Tallaght connected July 14, recovering the necktie and progressing beyond the Maltese nine successful emphatic fashion.

While Ararat-Armenia correspond tougher absorption than Floriana, fans and players alike volition beryllium optimistic considering they are successful the aforesaid concern erstwhile again - 2 goals down up of the location fixture.

Adding to that consciousness of anticipation is the information that Rovers person won 5 of their past six location games, and 3 of their past 4 competitory outings successful Tallaght by a borderline of 2 oregon much goals. 

Meanwhile, Tulipa's Ararat-Armenia person a coagulated pb to defend, and the circumstances surrounding this week's clash reflector their ain way to the 2nd qualifying round.

The Armenian broadside recovered the backmost of the nett doubly successful the 2nd fractional past Tuesday, courtesy of an effort from striker Sandro Lima 5 minutes aft the interval, arsenic good arsenic an 80th-minute onslaught from midfielder Zidane Banjaqui.

That 2-0 triumph successful the archetypal limb astatine location was a repetition of their 2-0 triumph implicit Riga FC connected July 7, a first-round necktie from which Tulipa's men emerged 4-3 aggregate winners.

Fans of the visitors volition beryllium wary considering their squad were beaten 3-2 successful the distant 2nd leg against Riga, knowing that specified a mediocre antiaircraft show could beryllium disastrous connected Tuesday.

To marque matters worse, Ararat-Armenia saw the necktie levelled wrong 25 minutes that day, conceding 2 aboriginal goals, though the much affirmative amongst the travelling enactment would item that the decision was their lone 1 connected the roadworthy since March. 

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Team News

Rovers volition beryllium without a fig of attacking players this week, including versatile wide antheral Daniel Grant and 17-year-old midfielder Victor Ozhianvuna, some of whom are recovering from musculus injuries.

Strikers Daniel Mandroiu and Rory Gaffney are besides moving their mode backmost from respective semipermanent genu and ankle injuries, though neither is acceptable to diagnostic conscionable yet.

In their absence, Aaron Greene and Graham Burke should beryllium connected manus to pb the enactment successful a onslaught partnership, supported from retired wide by wing-backs Tunmise Sobowale and Adam Brennan.

As for Ararat-Armenia, they are apt to commencement a beforehand 3 featuring Sandro Lima astatine centre-forward, flanked by Artur Serobyan and Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

Elsewhere, Karen Muradyan is acceptable to beryllium joined by Alwyn Tera and Hugo Oliveira successful the centre of the parkland connected Tuesday. 

Shamrock Rovers imaginable starting lineup:

McGinty; Grace, Lopes, O'Sullivan; Sobowale, Watts, Healy, Byrne, Brennan; Greene, Burke

Ararat-Armenia imaginable starting lineup:

Joao Bravim; Hovhannisyan, Wilson Valdez, Junior Julio, Pereira; Alwyn, Muradyan, Oliveira; Serobyan, Sandro Lima, Shaghoyan

We say: Shamrock Rovers 3-1 (4-3 pens) Ararat-Armenia

Shamrock person been successful this presumption erstwhile already this month, and came retired connected apical successful benignant acknowledgment to a amusement stopping 2nd limb successful Tallaght.

Repeating the feat volition beryllium nary casual task, but considering that Ararat-Armenia mislaid their distant limb successful the archetypal circular - conceding 3 goals successful the process - a constrictive triumph for the Irish champions connected penalties is feasible.

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