Shamrock Rovers vs KuPSPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

At Tallaght Stadium, Shamrock Rovers come off a difficult spell at the back: 2-3 with St Patrick's, 3-2 over Dundalk, 0-0 at Drogheda and the European double header with Egnatia, opened by a 3-1 in Dublin and closed by a 1-5 in Albania. The Irish side gave up goals in all but one of the five, eleven altogether. KuPS, on the other hand, found the target in every one of their recent games: 2-1 at Lahti, 1-1 with Turku PS, 1-0 at Gnistan and the Universitatea Craiova tie, drawn 1-1 in Finland before a 1-2 on Romanian soil. The Finns do not score heavily, but they always score, and that is what marks them out in this tie. The teams had never met before. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.