Apollon and Shamrock Rovers face in Neo GSP, in a second leg of this phase of the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round), after Shamrock Rovers have won at home in the first leg by (2-1). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Apollon presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Apollon :
The home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal disadvantage, but with the advantage of having scored 1 goal as a visitor in the first leg. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 matches they record 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In its last 10 home games Apollon records 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 24 of the last 28 games they played have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
Apollon Limassol arrives motivated to this match, after scoring a goal in the visit to the Shamrock Rovers stadium, which allows them to fight for a place in the next round of the Europa League: their only goal was scored by Papoulis. To reach this stage of the competition, the local club easily surpassed Spyris. In this second leg, coach Sofronis Avgousti should benefit the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank. Striker Emilio Zelaya is one of the best players in the team, being very powerful and excellent in the finalization. However, the coach’s headache for this match is Sachetti’s absence, due to suspension.
Shamrock Rovers:
The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 1 goal, but suffered 1 goal at home in the first leg. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this match after a draw away with Cork City by (1‑1). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Shamrock Rovers won 5, drew 2 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack He has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In their away matches there is a tendency to have few goals, since 9 of the last 21 he played ended with less than 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Shamrock Rovers comes to this match after a draw against a ball against Cork City, in a match for the Irish Championship. It should be noted that the Irish come to this second game very motivated, after beating Apollon 2-1, but it is still a dangerous result. By playing away from home, coach Stephen Bradley is expected to play in 4-3-3, favoring a low block and counterattacks by the flanks: McEneff and Boyle must by the wings. It should be noted that the Shamrock Rovers has several defensive and offensive skills. For this second leg, the coach can count on all his players.
