Larne vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction & Betting Tips (24 October)

Larne are arguably one of the weakest teams on the European stage this season. Crowned Northern Ireland champions for the last two seasons, this club was able to beat Lincoln Red Imps in the play-offs 4-3 over the two matches to validate its qualification for this League phase which started very badly with a heavy defeat suffered at home against Molde 0-3. In the Premiership, Larne FC are only in 7th place out of 12, 10 points behind the leader but also 4 games behind. Winners of Newington 4-0 before the break, the locals will challenge the Crusaders before this meeting. For their part, Shamrock Rovers form the biggest club in the Republic of Ireland.

Champions 21 times in their history, they are still the title holders but they are 2 points behind the leader, Shelbourne, just 3 days before the end of the local Premier League. Before the break, the Hoops were able to regain their belief in the title by winning against Shelbourne 2-0. At the same time, the Irish put in a good performance on the first day of this Conference League, holding off Apoel Nicosia 1-1.

The squad of this Larne team is very logically unknown to the general public except perhaps the midfielder Mark Randall who had played a few minutes in the Premier League with Arsenal at the end of the 2000s. The main offensive asset of this formation is the Scottish striker Andrew Ryan who has scored a whopping 4 goals in 8 days of the championship. The group that makes up Shamrock Rovers is not much more competitive and, as with Larne FC, it is very difficult to find a headliner. However, several elements stand out as players capable of shining in this match.

We think of winger Watts (7 assists this season in the league) who scored against Apoel on the first day, midfielder Burns (5 goals, 4 assists) and attackers Greene (8 goals, 2 assists) and Burke (4 goals, 3 assists). With 12 goals, young prospect Kenny is this team's top scorer.