Thursday , 2 July 2026

Shamrock Rovers FC vs KF Vikingur, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2024
Shamrock Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
KF Vikingur
Tue 16 Jul 2024 · 19:00 UTC Tallaght Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Trevor Clarke 38' Y
Jack Byrne 56' Y
Roberto Lopes 56' Y
Sean Hoare 59' Y
Dan Cleary 64' Y
Y 68' Erlingur Agnarsson
Dylan Watts 70' Y
Jack Byrne 74' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Shamrock Rovers FC vs KF Vikingur — Champions League Q at Tallaght Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett

Head-to-Head

1
1
Shamrock Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals KF Vikingur
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-16 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 KF Vikingur 2024-07-09 KF Vikingur 0–0 Shamrock Rovers FC

Recent Form

Shamrock Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
18 Aug Ferencvarosi TC A 0–4 L
KF Vikingur
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 1–2 L
09 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC H 0–0 D
27 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shamrock Rovers FC is hosting KF Vikingur for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KF Vikingur that had 3 games and scored 2 goals.
  • 8' Johnny Kenny puts Shamrock Rovers FC on the lead.
  • 13' Karl Gunnarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' 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.
  • 20' Goal! Johnny Kenny scores his 8 goal in 410 matches.
  • 25' Shamrock Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Gary O'Neill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Trevor Clarke.
  • 43' KF Vikingur is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' 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 Oliver Ekroth suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KF Vikingur needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Byrne.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a card for Sean Hoare.
  • 60' Goal! Nikolaj Hansen scores his 2 goal in 3 matches.
  • 62' Another substitution for Shamrock Rovers FC to replace Trevor Clarke by Neil Farrugia on 62 minute.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Dan Cleary. He receives a card.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Shamrock Rovers FC. Aaron Greene is replaced by Darragh Burns.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Erlingur Agnarsson. He receives a card.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Dylan Watts. He receives a card.
  • 74' Shamrock Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 75' Another change for KF Vikingur made on 75 minute. Pablo Punyed leaves to be changed by Viktor Orlygur Andrason.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Shamrock Rovers FC. Johnny Kenny is replaced by Lee Grace.
  • 82' It is a substitution in KF Vikingur team. Erlingur Agnarsson is replaced by Aron THrandarson on 82 minute.
  • 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Shamrock Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Shamrock Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KF Vikingur Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Shamrock Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 KF Vikingur xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shamrock Rovers FC49% Draw28% KF Vikingur23%
Actual: Shamrock Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Shamrock Rovers FC or Draw
77%
Draw or KF Vikingur
51%
Shamrock Rovers FC or KF Vikingur
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shamrock Rovers FC31% Draw51% KF Vikingur18%
Actual: Shamrock Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Shamrock Rovers FC

Handicap Shamrock Rovers FC covers Push KF Vikingur covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Shamrock Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
KF Vikingur keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.