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Vikingur will host Shamrock Rovers at the Vikingsvollur Stadium on Tuesday in the first leg of the first round of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The home side lifted the Besta Deild title last season and have now secured a spot in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
They are enjoying a good run of form at the moment, beating Fram 2-1 on home turf in their last league outing before advancing to the final of the Iceland Men's Football Cup following a victory over Stjarnan. They will be looking to carry that momentum onto the continental stage when they play on Tuesday.
Similarly, Shamrock Rovers continued their dominance in the Premier Division, lifting their fourth consecutive league title last season and will now begin their fight for a spot among Europe's elites this week.
They faced Breiðablik at this stage of the qualifiers last season, suffering a 1-0 defeat in the first leg on home turf before losing 2-1 on the road a week later. They then dropped down to the UEFA Conference League qualifiers where they suffered a 6-0 aggregate defeat to Ferencvaros and will hope they can find better luck this time around.
Vikingur vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Vikingur and Shamrock.
- The visitors have had six meetings against Icelandic opposition in European competition. They have won four of those games and lost the other two.
- The home side have managed just one clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions.
- Five of the Hoops' seven league defeats this season have come on the road.
Vikingur vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction
Vikingur are on a three-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last 12 games across all competitions, a run stretching back to early May. They are undefeated in their last 14 home games and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Shamrock's latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to kick on from that come Tuesday. They have, however, won just one of their last six games on the road and may have to settle for a draw here.
Prediction: Vikingur 1-1 Shamrock Rovers
Vikingur vs Shamrock Rovers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Six of the visitors' last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of the hosts' last eight matches)
