UEFA Europa Conference League-Brunos Magpie VS Dundalk

 

 

The Magpies finished the 2022/23 Gibraltar National League in third place following the end of the season in April. Their last competitive match was over three months ago in the Rock Cup final. Magpies Bruno would go on to lift the trophy after a penalty shootout victory over Lincoln Red Imps. Since then, the Magpies have only played in one friendly match which ended in a 3-0 loss against Championship side Preston North End.

 

Dundalk has the advantage that their season has been in full swing, meaning players will have no rust to lose. Their most recent outing ended in a 3-2 away loss to Bohemian, a result which ended a five match unbeaten run.

 

Dundalk is in full swing. This Irish club is fairly experienced in European competition having played in the group stages of the Europa League in the 2016/17 and 2020/21 seasons. Dundalk are also in solid form overall and have had no trouble finding the net lately.

 

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Ireland Premier Division-Dundalk VS Shamrock Rovers

 

 

Dundalk have not finished in the top two since winning their last league title in 2019. The Lilywhites were hoping to turn things around this year but 36 points from 23 games have instead kept them in contention for third place.

 

Shamrock Rovers are chasing a fourth successive title in the Irish Premier Division. The only team to achieve this in the competition's history is Bohemians, who won five titles in a row between 1999 and 2004. The visitors have been surprisingly great again this season, losing at least 3 games out of all the teams in this division.

 

Dundalk come into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw with St Patrick's Athletic that ended their three-game winning streak, but coming from a goal down with fewer men to earn a point must have boosted the team's confidence. Moreover, Stephen O'Donnell's men are unbeaten in six home games. Both sides scored in all those games.