Sunday , 16 August 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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
1
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 Beşiktaş 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' Welcome to Tallaght Stadium that hosts another battle between Shamrock Rovers FC and SK Slovan Bratislava.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gary O'Neill, as he is very good at scoring at Tallaght Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It’s high time Stephen Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Graham Burke doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' Daniel Mandroiu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 23' Ezekiel Henty was booked on 23.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Guram Kashia.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vladimir Weiss will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' SK Slovan Bratislava 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.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Shamrock Rovers FC player. Gary O'Neill gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' SK Slovan Bratislava come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Another change for SK Slovan Bratislava made on 59 minute. David Hrncar leaves to be changed by Aleksandar Cavric.
  • 64' Richie Towell doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' 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.
  • 71' A change in the Shamrock Rovers FC ranks — Gary O'Neill exits the field as Dylan Watts enters on 71.
  • 73' The Slovakia Vladimir Weiss breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
  • 73' Richie Towell is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. Shamrock Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past SK Slovan Bratislava's compact .
  • 81' Sean Hoare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joey O'Brien on 81 minute.
  • 82' Jaromir Zmrhal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafael Ratao at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Shamrock Rovers FC — Aaron Greene on, Richie Towell off on 84 minutes.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joeri de Kamps.
  • 90' Myenty Abena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joeri de Kamps at the 90 minute mark.
  • 2-1 the final result. SK Slovan Bratislava will be bitterly disappointed.

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 Beşiktaş 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.