Shamrock Rovers vs Vikingur Reykjavik Prediction & Betting Tips (16 July)

Triple holder of the national champion title, Shamrock is at the moment in great danger being only 4th after 23 days played and above all 13 lengths behind the current leader, Shelbourne. Before the first leg ended with a 0-0 draw, the Irish had returned to victory in the championship by winning against Dundalk by the smallest of scores 1-0. Indeed, they had two successive defeats in the elite against Sligo Rovers 2-0 and against St.Patricks 2-1. It is always good to remember that two years ago, Rovers reached the group stage of the Europa Conference League 4 defeats, 2 draws.

 The Icelandic club Vikingur did not have a prolific summer last year, exiting in the first round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers against the Latvians of Riga 1-2. Reigning Icelandic champions two years after their 6th coronation, the evening visitors currently occupy the leading position after 14 days of championship played. Recently, before their 0-0 home first leg, the Rouge et Noir qualified for the national cup final after eliminating Stjarnan in the fateful penalty shootout 1-1 after extra time. Casually, in all competitions, Vikingur has not lost since May 5, a series of 13 matches without defeat for a record of 8 victories and 5 draws.

There is damage to report at Shamrock since Gaffney (1 goal in the league), Burke (2 goals in the league) and the more "defensive" elements like Aaron McEneff (6 appearances) and Lee Grace (9 appearances) will probably all be unavailable for this part (glitches). In addition, the right piston, Nugent (1 goal, 1 assist, indisputable holder) was excluded at the end of the match in the first leg and will logically be missing this evening for this 2nd round. On the other hand, the coach will probably be able to line up Kenny (10 goals), and Greene (8 goals, 2 assists in the championship) will be in the game. On the other side of the median, the same goes for the Icelanders since defender Atlason (11 appearances) is injured.

This is ultimately the only major absence since midfielder Aron Elis (4 goals, 2 assists in the league) was announced forfeit and injured for the first leg but he finally took his place on the match sheet (remained stuck on the bench). Note the possible presence of Djuric (6 goals, 3 goals in the league), Gudjonsson (6 goals, 2 assists), the young 21-year-old striker, Ari Sigurpalsson (4 goals, 4 assists) without forgetting to mention Agnarsson (3 achievements, 2 caviars) and Ingimundarson (3 pawns, 2 offerings).