Thursday , 2 July 2026

Shamrock Rovers FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 1

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Shamrock Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
SK Slovan Bratislava
Tue 13 Jul 2021 · 19:00 UTC Tallaght Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Mandroiu 18' Y
Y 23' Ezekiel Henty
Y 33' Guram Kashia
Gary O'Neill 45' Y
Richie Towell 73' Y
Y 86' Joeri de Kamps

Overview

Match Preview

Shamrock Rovers FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava — Champions League at Tallaght Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
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Shamrock Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals SK Slovan Bratislava
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-13 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava 2021-07-07 SK Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Shamrock Rovers FC

Recent Form

Shamrock Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava H 2–1 W
07 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava A 0–2 L
17 Sep AC Milan H 0–2 L
27 Aug Ilves Tampere H 2–2 D
01 Aug Apollon FC Lemesos A 1–3 L
25 Jul Apollon FC Lemesos H 2–1 W
SK Slovan Bratislava
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 1–2 L
07 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC H 2–0 W
17 Sep Kuopion PS A 1–1 D
12 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–4 L
28 Nov Besiktas JK A 1–2 L
07 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Tallaght Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Shamrock Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' SK Slovan Bratislava is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' SK Slovan Bratislava is showing some good football. However, SK Slovan Bratislava are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' Goal! Graham Burke scores his 7 goal in 378 matches.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Daniel Mandroiu. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 23' SK Slovan Bratislava player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' SK Slovan Bratislava player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' It looks surprising Shamrock Rovers FC does not make any changes. Gary O'Neill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary O'Neill on 45.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vasil Bozhikov, as he is very good at scoring at Tallaght Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' It’s high time Stephen Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Aleksandar Cavric is replacing David Hrncar for the SK Slovan Bratislava side.
  • 64' GOAL! Richie Towell scores on 64.
  • 69' The travelling SK Slovan Bratislava supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' The Shamrock Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Gary O'Neill departs to be replaced by Dylan Watts.
  • 73' What a strike from Vladimir Weiss! The score is 2-1.
  • 73' Shamrock Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' 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.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Sean Hoare. He replaces Joey O'Brien on 81 minute.
  • 82' The SK Slovan Bratislava manager makes a substitution. Rafael Ratao departs to be replaced by Jaromir Zmrhal.
  • 84' Aaron Greene has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richie Towell on 84 minute.
  • 86' It’s a booking for SK Slovan Bratislava player. Joeri de Kamps gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SK Slovan Bratislava. Joeri de Kamps is replaced by Myenty Abena.
  • Full Time. Shamrock Rovers FC beats SK Slovan Bratislava

Lineups

Shamrock Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Bradley

SK Slovan Bratislava Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Weiss

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vladimir Weiss 1
Graham Burke 1
Richie Towell 1

Head to Head

2021-07-13 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava 2021-07-07 SK Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Shamrock Rovers FC

Shamrock Rovers FC Form

2021-07-13 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava W 2021-07-07 SK Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Shamrock Rovers FC L 2020-09-17 Shamrock Rovers FC 0–2 AC Milan L 2020-08-27 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–2 Ilves Tampere D 2019-08-01 Apollon FC Lemesos 3–1 Shamrock Rovers FC L 2019-07-25 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 Apollon FC Lemesos W

SK Slovan Bratislava Form

2021-07-13 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava L 2021-07-07 SK Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Shamrock Rovers FC W 2020-09-17 Kuopion PS 1–1 SK Slovan Bratislava D 2019-12-12 SK Slovan Bratislava 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-11-28 Besiktas JK 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava L 2019-11-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 SK Slovan Bratislava L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Shamrock Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 SK Slovan Bratislava xG
I would bet for: Shamrock Rovers FC or SK Slovan Bratislava 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shamrock Rovers FC42% Draw28% SK Slovan Bratislava30%
Actual: Shamrock Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Shamrock Rovers FC or Draw
70%
Draw or SK Slovan Bratislava
58%
Shamrock Rovers FC or SK Slovan Bratislava
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shamrock Rovers FC28% Draw49% SK Slovan Bratislava23%
Actual: Shamrock Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Shamrock Rovers FC

Handicap Shamrock Rovers FC covers Push SK Slovan Bratislava covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Shamrock Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
SK Slovan Bratislava keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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