Shamrock Rovers vs APOEL Prediction & Betting Tips (3 October)

To reach the league stage of the Europa Conference League, Shamrock Rovers were defeated in the round of 16 of qualifying for the Champions League. He then spent 2 rounds in the Europa League and lost his final play-off against PAOK 4-0 and 0-2, which therefore leads him to play this season in C4, the smallest of the three European cups. Since then, the Irish club has returned to the championship without interruption. After 32 days, the Hoops are 3rd in the standings, 5 points behind the leader who has played one match less. They have just shattered in front of St. Patricks 0-3.

 Apoel Nicosia were also transferred to the Europa Conference League after initially trying to qualify for the Champions League. The Cypriot champion was defeated during his 2nd qualifying round in C1 then in the Europa League play-offs, against RFS on penalties. Nationally, the club from the Cypriot capital is in good shape. He remained on 4 successes in a row, the last one coming against Paphos 1-0 last week in the Super Cup. However, Apoel conceded a very frustrating draw on Sunday against Omonia 29th May 0-0, last in the championship. 

The Irish club learned bad news during the last championship match. Out with an injury, defensive captain Honohan is expected to forfeit according to the Irish press. Another absence should be noted, that of striker Gaffney whose long-standing injury forced his coach not to include him on the list of players for the European Cup. There are several important elements on the attacking front: Greene (8 goals in the league) who has just made his return and Kenny (12 goals in the league). Unlike its opponent, Apoel Nicosia can count on several elements known in Europe or in French football.

This is the case of the former Rémois Donis (striker, 2 goals in 10 matches in all competitions), the newcomer El Arabi (4 goals in 12 matches) from Olympiakos but also the experienced Portuguese Pizzi. There is, a priori, no package to report. In a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3, systems that the coach has recently used, El Arabi should unsurprisingly take his place at center forward.