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

Shamrock Rovers indispensable marque the astir of location vantage erstwhile they welcome Egnatia Rrogozhine to Tallaght Stadium connected Tuesday successful the archetypal limb of the 3rd circular of Europa League qualifying.

The hosts were dropped into the 3rd circular of qualifying aft suffering elimination from Champions League qualifying successful precocious July, overmuch similar visitors Egnatia, who mislaid on penalties Celje connected July 28.

Match preview

Shamrock mislaid 3-2 connected aggregate to Ararat Armenia successful the 2nd circular of Champions League qualifying, though the Irish broadside tin beryllium arrogant of their 2-1 triumph successful the 2nd limb connected July 28.

Boss Stephen Bradley volition person to navigate different circular should his broadside successfully overcome Egnatia successful bid to scope the league oregon radical signifier of the Europa League for the archetypal clip since 2011-12.

Rovers' home showings person been strong, with the nine presently archetypal successful the League of Ireland with 51 points, 8 up of second-placed St Patrick's Athletic.

While the hosts were held to a goalless stalemate by Drogheda United connected July 31, their lone 2 defeats successful their anterior 9 outings were successful Champions League qualifying, with the squad winning six of those games.

Shamrock person won 5 and drawn 1 of their past six clashes astatine home, and they person besides won their 3 astir caller European fixtures at Tallaght Stadium by a combined people of 10-3.

Egnatia drew 5-5 with NK Celje crossed their 2 Champions League meetings earlier losing 4-1 connected penalties, but it should beryllium noted that they person not suffered decision successful 90 minutes crossed immoderate of their past 8 European matches.

The Albanian visitors caput to Ireland unbeaten successful their past 7 games - excluding extra-time and penalties - and they managed to triumph 4 of those fixtures.

Even if Egnatia neglect to get the amended of their Irish opponents, they volition beryllium entered into the last circular of Conference League qualifying.

Manager Nevil Dede volition instrumentality comfortableness from the information his broadside person earned 3 draws and won erstwhile crossed 90 minutes successful their 4 astir caller distant trips successful UEFA competitions, with his squad keeping 2 cleanable sheets successful those contests.

The visitors person lone recovered the backmost of the nett doubly successful regularisation clip successful their past 3 fixtures connected the roadworthy successful Europe, and they person failed to people astatine each successful 3 of their 8 distant continental matches.

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Team News

Shamrock volition astir surely sanction a akin starting XI to the 1 that featured against Ararat Armenia, with Graham Burke and Aaron Greene acceptable to beryllium named up front.

Defensive midfielder Matthew Healy scored successful that game, though his superior work connected Tuesday volition beryllium to shield his defence alongside chap midfielders Dylan Watts and Jack Byrne.

The hosts are apt to sanction a three-man defence, and it could dwell of Jake Mulraney, Roberto Lopes and Lee Grace.

Egnatia are besides acceptable to tract a akin lineup to their past European outing, truthful expect to spot Fernando Medeiros, Altin Kryeziu and Karim Loukili patrol the mediate of the pitch.

Daniel Adjessa and Alessandro Albanese whitethorn commencement up front, portion centre-back Eneo Bitri is simply a campaigner to commencement successful the mediate of a backmost three.

Shamrock Rovers imaginable starting lineup:

McGinty; Mulraney, Lopes, Grace; Sobowale, Watts, Healy, Byrne, Brennan; Greene, Burke

Egnatia Rrogozhine imaginable starting lineup:

Dajsinani; Sota, Bitri, Xhemajli; Jaime, Loukili, Kryeziu, Medeiros, Yago; Adjessa, Albanese

We say: Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Egnatia Rrogozhine

Shamrock Rovers boast a beardown grounds astatine home, and they person besides been fantabulous at Tallaght Stadium successful Europe.

Egnatia Rrogozhine person not been astatine their astir productive erstwhile playing arsenic the distant squad successful UEFA competitions, and possibly their deficiency of firepower could outgo them.

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