Shamrock Rovers FC vs Apollon FC Lemesos, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Shamrock Rovers FC vs Apollon FC Lemesos — Europe .
- Shamrock Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Apollon FC Lemesos 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephan Klossner
- Referee Remy Zgraggen
- Referee Efe Kurnazca
- Referee Alessandro Dudic
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jul Apollon FC Lemesos H 2–1 W 18 Jul SK Brann H 2–1 W 11 Jul SK Brann A 2–2 D 19 Jul AIK Fotboll A 1–1 D 12 Jul AIK Fotboll H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 1–2 L 18 Jul FK Kauno Zalgiris H 4–0 W 11 Jul FK Kauno Zalgiris A 2–0 W 13 Dec Olympique de Marseille A 3–1 W 29 Nov SS Lazio H 2–0 W 08 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–3 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Shamrock Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Apollon FC Lemesos does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Fotios Papoulis puts Apollon FC Lemesos on the lead.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roberto Lopes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 13' Apollon FC Lemesos player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 14' GOAL! Lee Grace scores on 14.
- 19' 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 Sean Kavanagh suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emilio Zelaya on 29.
- 34' Apollon FC Lemesos started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' Shamrock Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Joey O'Brien. He receives a Yellow card.
- 56' The travelling Apollon FC Lemesos supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' Goal! Roberto Lopes scores his 4 goal in 24 matches.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Kavanagh.
- 61' The whistle greets Ioannis Pittas as he departs to be replaced by Serge Gakpe.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Greene. He replaces Daniel Carr on 64 minute.
- 68' Esteban Sachetti is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 72' Another substitution for Apollon FC Lemesos to replace Fotios Papoulis by Diego Aguirre on 72 minute.
- 77' Gary O'Neill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ronan Finn on 77 minute.
- 81' Time for substitution for Apollon FC Lemesos. Emilio Zelaya is replaced by Facundo Pereyra.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Esteban Sachetti.
- 84' Dylan Watts is replacing Aaron McEneff for the Shamrock Rovers FC side.
- 89' Apollon FC Lemesos is showing some good football. However, Apollon FC Lemesos are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Apollon FC Lemesos.
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Lineups
Shamrock Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 1
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10
Aaron McEneff ↓ Dylan Watts 84'
- 6
- 4
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8
Ronan Finn C ↓ Gary O'Neill 77'
- 2
- 5
- 28
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9
Daniel Carr ↓ Aaron Greene 64'
- 11
Bench
- 24
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7
Dylan Watts ↑ 84'
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22
Aaron Greene ↑ 64'
- 25
- 26
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16
Gary O'Neill ↑ 77'
- 18
Coach Stephen BradleyApollon FC Lemesos Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 10
- 44
- 5
- 26
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11
Emilio Zelaya ↓ Facundo Pereyra 81'
- 17
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9
Ioannis Pittas ↓ Serge Gakpe 61'
- 8
- 41
- 36
Bench
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18
Diego Aguirre ↑ 72'
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87
Serge Gakpe ↑ 61'
- 25
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Facundo Pereyra ↑ 81'
- 88
- 77
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Coach Sofronis Avgousti -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roberto Lopes 1 Lee Grace 1 Sasa Markovic 1 Adrian Sardinero 1 Emilio Zelaya 1 Attila Szalai 1 Aaron Greene 1 Fotios Papoulis 1 Head to Head
Shamrock Rovers FC Form
Apollon FC Lemesos Form
2019-07-25 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 Apollon FC Lemesos L 2019-07-18 Apollon FC Lemesos 4–0 FK Kauno Zalgiris W 2019-07-11 FK Kauno Zalgiris 0–2 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2018-12-13 Olympique de Marseille 1–3 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2018-11-29 Apollon FC Lemesos 2–0 SS Lazio W 2018-11-08 Apollon FC Lemesos 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.47 Shamrock Rovers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 Apollon FC Lemesos xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shamrock Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Shamrock Rovers FC or Draw 72%Draw or Apollon FC Lemesos 55%Shamrock Rovers FC or Apollon FC Lemesos 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%1 – 0 9.3%0 – 0 9%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.4%0 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 5.2%0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.3%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Shamrock Rovers FC
Handicap Shamrock Rovers FC covers Push Apollon FC Lemesos covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 21% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Shamrock Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Apollon FC Lemesos keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.