Shamrock Rovers and Ilves meet at Tallaght Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). These two teams have never met before, so this will be their first head-to-head meeting.
Shamrock Rovers :
The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In their last match, for the Premier League, they drew with Shelbourne at home by (0‑0). In their last 8 home matches Shamrock Rovers has 6 wins and 2 draws. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency to have few goals, since 4 of the last 8 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals.
Shamrock Rovers’ team comes into this match after a goalless draw at the reception at Shelbourne, marking the second straight match without a win in the Irish championship. It should be noted that the hosts reach this stage of the Europa League by finishing second in the 2019 Irish Championship. Generally, coach Stephen Bradley plays 4-3-3, favoring ball possession and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks. Ronan Fin is one of the most prominent of this team and he is the one responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. The coach can count on all the players for this match.
Ilves :
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In their last match, for the Veikkausliiga, they beat FC Lahti at home by (3‑1). In their last 10 away matches Ilves has registered 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 9 of the last 10 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 14 games, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘); they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Ilves come to this game motivated, after a 3-1 victory over Lahti, returning to the triumphs after two straight games without winning in official matches. It should be noted that the visitors finished in fourth position at the 2019 Finnish Championship. In this game, coach Jarkko Wiss must act in the usual tactical system, at 4-3-3, with Ilari Mettala being the most offensive reference of the team. Apparently, the coach can count on all the players at his disposal.
