Shamrock Rovers vs Molde Prediction: the Irish will not be able to maintain the advantage

Prediction for the UEFA Conference League match which will take place on February 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers is the most successful team in the history of Irish football. They have won the national championship 21 times, and 25 more times they have won the National Cup. Both are record-breaking figures. That said, last season they missed out on the league title for the first time in five years, finishing only second two points behind Shelbourne. They also made a poor debut this season, losing 0:1 to Bohemians in the opening round.

Shamrock Rovers traditionally perform poorly on the international stage. Even to the group stage of European cups they reached very rarely, but now not only played at the general stage of the UEFA Conference League, but also made it to the playoffs. In six rounds, the Irish have three wins, beating Larne 4:1, TNS 2:1 and Borac Banja Luka. In the games with APOEL and Rapid there were draws - 1:1 each, and they lost only to Chelsea - 1:5. All this allowed them to take tenth place in the composite standings.

Moreover, a week earlier, the Irish created a big sensation. In the first match of the round of 32 of the UEFA Conference League, they were considered unqualified outsiders, but managed to beat away Molde - 1:0. Now they need to maintain their advantage in the return game in Dublin.

Molde

Molde performs in a much more competitive Norwegian championship. In the history of the Blue and White five times became champions of the country, but the last title they won in 2022. The new round of the national championship has not yet started, and last season they performed extremely poorly, taking only fifth place in the standings, because of which they have flown past the European Cup. In addition, they reached the final of the Norwegian Cup, but in the decisive game lost on penalties to Fredrikstad - 0:1.

In the international arena, the Norwegians started with Europa League qualification, where they played unsuccessfully and went to the general stage of the UEFA Conference League. In six rounds they suffered three defeats, failing to cope with Gent - 1:2, Jagiellonia - 0:3, as well as with APOEL - 0:1. In the game with HJK there was a draw - 2:2, while managing to beat Larne and Mladu Boleslav - 3:0 and 4:3, respectively. With seven points, the Blue and Whites are in 23rd place in the composite standings.

Norwegians were very lucky with the draw for the round of 32 of the UEFA Conference League. They fell to the modest Shamrock Rovers, but in reality everything turned out to be not so simple. Already in the 42nd minute Valdemar Lunn received a straight red card, after which Moulde suffered a defeat in the minority - 0:1.

H2H Meetings

Shamrock Rovers and Molde have had three face-to-face meetings in their history. First, they played at the group stage of the UEFA Conference League in the 2022/23 season, when both times the Norwegians won 3:0 and 2:0. The rivals played one more game a week earlier (1:0).

Betting Stats

• Molde beat Shamrock Rovers in two of the last three head-to-head meetings.
• In four of the last five matches with Molde there was no exchange of goals.
• In three of the last five matches involving Molde there was a bookmaker's total under.
• Shamrock Rovers did not score against Molde in two of the last three head-to-head meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

Shamrock Rovers have already jumped above their heads in the current UEFA Conference League draw. The Irish not only reached the general stage of the tournament, but also made it to the playoffs, where in the first match of the round of 32 sensationally beat away Molde. It is important to note that the Norwegians themselves gave the opponent such an opportunity, being left in the minority in the first half. In the return leg, they should still confirm their own level by achieving a positive result for themselves.

W2 for 1.73

Total Under 2.5 for 1.93

Total 1 Under 0.5 for 1.53