Shamrock Rovers FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 2
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Overview
Match Preview
Shamrock Rovers FC vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League Q at Tallaght Stadium.
- Shamrock Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Joey Kooij
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/game 🟥 2 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jul AC Sparta Praha H 0–2 L 16 Jul KF Vikingur H 2–1 W 09 Jul KF Vikingur A 0–0 D 18 Jul Breidablik UBK A 1–2 L 11 Jul Breidablik UBK H 0–1 L 25 Aug Ferencvarosi TC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 2–0 W 14 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–6 L 07 Mar Liverpool FC H 1–5 L 22 Feb Galatasaray SK H 4–1 W 15 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–3 L 14 Dec Aris Limassol A 3–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Tallaght Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Shamrock Rovers FC and AC Sparta Praha.
- 5' Shamrock Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Shamrock Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' It looks surprising Shamrock Rovers FC does not make any changes. Qazim Laci has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Shamrock Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Sparta Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 38' What a strike from Veljko Birmancevic! The score is 0-1.
- 43' Imanol Garcia de Albeniz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 46' The AC Sparta Praha manager makes a substitution. Martin Vitik departs to be replaced by Asger Sorensen.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jan Kuchta made 166 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' AC Sparta Praha seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Markus Solbakken.
- 62' Ermal Krasniqi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Indrit Tuci on 62 minute.
- 65' GOAL! Tomas Wiesner scores on 65.
- 66' It is a substitution in Shamrock Rovers FC team. Neil Farrugia is replaced by Darragh Burns on 66 minute.
- 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Victor Olatunji. He replaces Jan Kuchta on 76 minute.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Darragh Burns.
- 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dan Cleary suffering a number of foals already.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Lee Grace. He replaces Trevor Clarke on 84 minute.
- 89' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- With this win, AC Sparta Praha is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Shamrock Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Trevor Clarke ↓ Lee Grace 84'
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23
Neil Farrugia ↓ Darragh Burns 66'
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24
Johnny Kenny ↓ Aaron Greene 66'
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Bench
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Lee Grace ↑ 84'
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Aaron Greene ↑ 66'
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Darragh Burns ↑ 66'
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Coach Stephen BradleyAC Sparta Praha Lineups
Starting XI
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Qazim Laci ↓ David Pavelka 62'
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Jan Kuchta ↓ Victor Olatunji 76'
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Indrit Tuci ↓ Ermal Krasniqi 62'
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Martin Vitik ↓ Asger Sorensen 46'
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Bench
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25
Asger Sorensen ↑ 46'
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David Pavelka ↑ 62'
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22
Lukas Haraslin ↑ 46'
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Ermal Krasniqi ↑ 62'
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Victor Olatunji ↑ 76'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aaron Greene 2 Tomas Wiesner 1 Veljko Birmancevic 1 Asger Sorensen 1 Indrit Tuci 1 Victor Olatunji 1 Mathias Ross 1 Head to Head
Shamrock Rovers FC Form
2024-07-23 Shamrock Rovers FC 0–2 AC Sparta Praha L 2024-07-16 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 KF Vikingur W 2024-07-09 KF Vikingur 0–0 Shamrock Rovers FC D 2023-07-18 Breidablik UBK 2–1 Shamrock Rovers FC L 2023-07-11 Shamrock Rovers FC 0–1 Breidablik UBK L 2022-08-25 Shamrock Rovers FC 1–0 Ferencvarosi TC WAC Sparta Praha Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.17 Shamrock Rovers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 AC Sparta Praha xGI would bet for: Shamrock Rovers FC or AC Sparta Praha 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AC Sparta Praha winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.59Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Shamrock Rovers FC or Draw 61%Draw or AC Sparta Praha 69%Shamrock Rovers FC or AC Sparta Praha 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AC Sparta Praha win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 1 9.6%0 – 0 9.5%1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 7.7%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7%2 – 2 5.1%2 – 0 5%1 – 3 4%0 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Shamrock Rovers FC
Handicap Shamrock Rovers FC covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 21% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 12% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Shamrock Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.