KuPS Kuopio vs Shamrock Rovers predictions, Aug 27, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

4 weeks ago

UEFA Europa Conference League, on Thursday, 11:00 am ET

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As KuPS Kuopio prepares to host Shamrock Rovers in the UEFA Europa Conference League on August 27, 2026, both teams will be looking to bolster their standings in the group stage. Recent form suggests a challenging matchup for KuPS, having secured only one win in their last five outings. This lack of momentum could impact their confidence and performance at home, despite the support from their fans.

In contrast, Shamrock Rovers have fared slightly better, recording two wins in their last five matches. Their recent form suggests a degree of tactical flexibility and resilience that may serve them well in this pivotal clash. With odds of 2.05 for a home victory compared to 3.3 for an away win, the bookmakers view KuPS as slight favorites, reflecting the usual advantage of home matches.

Tactically, KuPS will need to leverage their home ground advantage and increase their attacking output, while Shamrock Rovers could exploit any defensive lapses. With our model predicting a 44.8% chance of a home win, the outcome remains uncertain. Both teams have the potential to influence the match significantly, indicating a compelling contest ahead.

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KuPS
44.8%

Draw
26.8%

Shamrock
28.4%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

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Betting Odds

1	X	2
2.05	3.30	3.30
2.05	3.45	3.15
2.13	3.72	3.3
2.06	3.4	3.35

Latest Results

20.08.26 Shamrock Rovers – KuPS Kuopio – 1:1
16.08.26 FC Lahti – KuPS Kuopio – 1:2
13.08.26 CS Universitatea Craiova – KuPS Kuopio – 2:1
09.08.26 KuPS Kuopio – TPS – 1:1
06.08.26 KuPS Kuopio – CS Universitatea Craiova – 1:1

20.08.26 Shamrock Rovers – KuPS Kuopio – 1:1
16.08.26 St Patricks Athletic – Shamrock Rovers – 3:2 AET
13.08.26 Egnatia Rrogozhinë – Shamrock Rovers – 5:1
07.08.26 Shamrock Rovers – Dundalk FC – 3:2
04.08.26 Shamrock Rovers – Egnatia Rrogozhinë – 3:1

Facts

First leg result: 1-1.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

KuPS might have a minor edge in this game.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, KuPS won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 1:1.

Latest Head To Head

20.08.26 Shamrock Rovers – KuPS Kuopio – 1:1

Standings

Draw

1/8-finals

1	Vikingur Reykjavik	Bye
5	Borac Banja Luka	Bye
6	Bye	Petrocub
7	ML Vitebsk	Bye
8	Bye	Sutjeska
9	Shamrock Rovers	Bye
16	Bye	KuPS
17	Tre Fiori	Bye
19	Floriana	Bye
20	Bye	Drita
21	Flora	Bye
22	Bye	TNS
24	Bye	Inter Escaldes
25	Klaksvik	Bye
29	Vardar	Bye
30	Bye	Riga FC
31	Bissen	Bye
32	Bye	Gyor
33	Lincoln Red Imps	Bye
40	Bye	Larne
41	HJK	Bye
42	Bye	Coleraine
43	Motherwell	Bye
44	Bye	HB Torshavn
48	Bye	Freiburg
49	Gornik Zabrze	Bye
56	Bye	Monaco
57	Basaksehir	Bye
58	FK Sarajevo	Inter Turku	1 : 2, 1 : 1
59	Vaduz	Bye
60	Mornar Bar	Atletic Escaldes	1 : 2, 1 : 2
61	Debrecen	Bye
62	Marsaxlokk	Pyunik Yerevan	0 : 1, 0 : 3
63	Polissya Zhytomyr	Bye
64	Bye	FC Copenhagen
65	Hearts	Bye
69	Hegelmann	Paide	0 : 3, 1 : 1
70	Zira	Torpedo Kutaisi	3 : 0, 3 : 0
71	Penybont	FC Santa Coloma	0 : 3, 0 : 1
72	Bye	SK Rapid
73	Alashkert	Yelimay Semey	3 : 2, 1 : 1
74	Bye	CFR Cluj
76	Bye	Tromso
80	Bye	Brighton
81	Mondorf	Dinamo Tbilisi	1 : 1, 1 : 2
82	Petrovac	Zalgiris	1 : 2, 1 : 3
84	Bye	Hajduk Split
85	Rakow	Bye
86	Bye	Valletta
88	Bye	Hammarby
89	Paks	Bye
90	Bye	Panathinaikos
91	Trnava	Bye
92	Bye	CSKA 1948 Sofia
96	Bye	Hradec Kralove
97	Goteborg	Bye
98	Caernarfon	Levadia	0 : 5, 0 : 5
99	LNZ Cherkasy	Bye
100	Bye	Gent
101	Vllaznia	Malisheva	0 : 5, 2 : 1
102	Bye	Hibernian
103	Bravo	Bye
104	Europa FC	Shkendija	0 : 1, 0 : 5
105	PAOK	Bye
109	U. Cluj	Bye
110	Bye	Brann
111	Dila Gori	Virtus	0 : 1, 3 : 1
112	Bye	Apollon
113	Atalanta	Bye
117	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Bye
118	Bye	Ludogorets
119	Zilina	Bye
120	Bye	GKS Katowice
121	Bohemians	St Josephs	0 : 0, 2 : 0
122	Connahs Q.	FC Ballkani	2 : 3, 0 : 0
124	Bye	Midtjylland
125	Rijeka	Bye
126	Bye	Derry City
127	Vikingur	Stjarnan	2 : 2, 1 : 3
128	Differdange	Ilves	1 : 3, 0 : 0
129	Rangers	Bye
133	Varazdin	Bye
134	Bye	Jablonec
135	Glentoran	RFS	0 : 2, 1 : 2
136	Bye	Vestri
137	Valur	Bye
138	Bye	Zrinjski
139	GAIS	Bye
140	Bye	Nordsjaelland
141	Sheriff Tiraspol	Bye
144	Bye	St. Gallen
145	FCSB	Bye
146	Bye	Auda
147	Aluminij	Bye
148	Dinamo City	FC Astana	4 : 1, 0 : 1
152	Bye	Pafos
153	Zimbru Chisinau	Bye
154	Bye	Noah
155	AF Elbasani	BATE	0 : 1, 1 : 1
156	Bye	Sion
157	Vojvodina	Bye
158	Bye	Ajax
159	Shelbourne	Bye
160	Kalju	Linfield	2 : 2, 1 : 0
161	Zeleznicar Pancevo	Bye
162	Bye	Braga
163	Neftci Baku	Bye
164	Din. Minsk	Sileks	2 : 0, 0 : 1
165	AEK Larnaca	Bye
166	Bye	Beitar Jerusalem
167	Decic	FK Liepaja	1 : 2, 0 : 1
168	Bye	Austria Vienna
169	Twente	Bye
171	Dun. Streda	Bye
172	Velez Mostar	Milsami	1 : 0, 1 : 1
173	Dyn. Kyiv	Bye
176	Bye	Qarabag
177	Getafe	Bye
181	Partizan	Bye
182	UNA Strassen	La Fiorita	2 : 0, 1 : 0
183	FK Panevezys	Bye
184	Bye	Tobol
185	Lugano	Bye
186	Bye	Dukagjini
187	NSI Runavik	Hamrun	2 : 1, 1 : 1
188	Bye	Koper
192	Bye	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Quarter-finals

1	Vikingur Reykjavik	Bye
3	Borac Banja Luka	Petrocub	3 : 3, 3 : 0
4	ML Vitebsk	Sutjeska	2 : 1, 3 : 0
5	Shamrock Rovers	Bye
8	Bye	KuPS
9	Tre Fiori	Bye
10	Floriana	Drita	1 : 2, 1 : 1
11	Flora	TNS	1 : 1, 1 : 0
12	Bye	Inter Escaldes
13	Klaksvik	Bye
15	Vardar	Riga FC	2 : 5, 2 : 3
16	Bissen	Gyor	1 : 1, 2 : 6
17	Lincoln Red Imps	Bye
20	Bye	Larne
21	HJK	Coleraine	3 : 0, 5 : 0
22	Motherwell	HB Torshavn	3 : 0, 2 : 0
24	Bye	Freiburg
25	Gornik Zabrze	Bye
28	Bye	Monaco
29	Basaksehir	Inter Turku	0 : 2, 1 : 1
30	Vaduz	Atletic Escaldes	2 : 0, 4 : 0
31	Debrecen	Pyunik Yerevan	0 : 0, 1 : 0
32	Polissya Zhytomyr	FC Copenhagen	1 : 2, 3 : 3
33	Hearts	Bye
35	Paide	Zira	1 : 1, 1 : 0
36	FC Santa Coloma	SK Rapid	2 : 6, 1 : 3
37	Alashkert	CFR Cluj	0 : 3, 1 : 1
38	Bye	Tromso
40	Bye	Brighton
41	Dinamo Tbilisi	Zalgiris	2 : 7, 3 : 0
42	Bye	Hajduk Split
43	Rakow	Valletta	4 : 0, 3 : 1
44	Bye	Hammarby
45	Paks	Panathinaikos	2 : 2, 1 : 2
46	Trnava	CSKA 1948 Sofia	0 : 1, 0 : 0
48	Bye	Hradec Kralove
49	Goteborg	Levadia	3 : 1, 1 : 2
50	LNZ Cherkasy	Gent	0 : 1, 0 : 0
51	Malisheva	Hibernian	1 : 4, 2 : 0
52	Bravo	Shkendija	1 : 3, 2 : 1
53	PAOK	Bye
55	U. Cluj	Brann	1 : 3, 2 : 2
56	Dila Gori	Apollon	0 : 3, 0 : 4
57	Atalanta	Bye
59	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ludogorets	2 : 2, 2 : 0
60	Zilina	GKS Katowice	1 : 3, 2 : 1
61	Bohemians	FC Ballkani	3 : 3, 2 : 1
62	Bye	Midtjylland
63	Rijeka	Derry City	1 : 0, 1 : 0
64	Stjarnan	Ilves	1 : 3, 1 : 0
65	Rangers	Bye
67	Varazdin	Jablonec	0 : 2, 3 : 2
68	RFS	Vestri	1 : 1, 4 : 1
69	Valur	Zrinjski	2 : 2, 1 : 0
70	GAIS	Nordsjaelland	0 : 6, 1 : 0
71	Sheriff Tiraspol	Bye
72	Bye	St. Gallen
73	FCSB	Auda	1 : 4, 2 : 3
74	Aluminij	Dinamo City	0 : 3, 1 : 1
76	Bye	Pafos
77	Zimbru Chisinau	Noah	1 : 2, 1 : 1
78	BATE	Sion	0 : 4, 1 : 1
79	Vojvodina	Ajax	1 : 4, 1 : 4
80	Shelbourne	Kalju	1 : 2, 5 : 2
81	Zeleznicar Pancevo	Braga	0 : 4, 0 : 1
82	Neftci Baku	Din. Minsk	1 : 0, 2 : 4
83	AEK Larnaca	Beitar Jerusalem	3 : 3, 0 : 1
84	FK Liepaja	Austria Vienna	1 : 3, 0 : 2
85	Twente	Bye
86	Dun. Streda	Velez Mostar	3 : 0, 1 : 0
87	Dyn. Kyiv	Bye
88	Bye	Qarabag
89	Getafe	Bye
91	Partizan	UNA Strassen	1 : 0, 4 : 0
92	FK Panevezys	Tobol	1 : 2, 1 : 1
93	Lugano	Dukagjini	5 : 1, 1 : 0
94	NSI Runavik	Koper	4 : 1, 0 : 2
96	Bye	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Semi-finals

1	Vikingur Reykjavik	Bye
2	Borac Banja Luka	ML Vitebsk	2 : 2, 1 : 0
3	Shamrock Rovers	Bye
4	Bye	KuPS
5	Tre Fiori	Drita	0 : 5, 1 : 4
6	Flora	Inter Escaldes	0 : 4, 0 : 2
7	Klaksvik	Bye
8	Riga FC	Gyor	1 : 1, 1 : 0
9	Lincoln Red Imps	Bye
10	Bye	Larne
11	HJK	Motherwell	0 : 2, 1 : 1
12	Bye	Freiburg
13	Gornik Zabrze	Bye
14	Bye	Monaco
15	Inter Turku	Vaduz	2 : 2, 2 : 1
16	Debrecen	FC Copenhagen	1 : 5, 0 : 3
17	Hearts	Bye
18	Paide	SK Rapid	0 : 2, 1 : 4
19	CFR Cluj	Tromso	1 : 2, 0 : 5
20	Bye	Brighton
21	Zalgiris	Hajduk Split	0 : 4, 2 : 5
22	Rakow	Hammarby	1 : 0, 0 : 0
23	Panathinaikos	CSKA 1948 Sofia	2 : 1, 1 : 1
24	Bye	Hradec Kralove
25	Goteborg	Gent	1 : 1, 0 : 1
26	Hibernian	Shkendija	0 : 0, 2 : 1
27	PAOK	Bye
28	Brann	Apollon	4 : 2, 0 : 1
29	Atalanta	Bye
30	Hapoel Tel Aviv	GKS Katowice	1 : 2, 2 : 0
31	Bohemians	Midtjylland	2 : 3, 0 : 2
32	Rijeka	Ilves	1 : 1, 1 : 0
33	Rangers	Bye
34	Jablonec	RFS	2 : 1, 2 : 0
35	Valur	Nordsjaelland	0 : 5, 0 : 2
36	Sheriff Tiraspol	St. Gallen	1 : 5, 1 : 3
37	Auda	Dinamo City	0 : 4, 1 : 0
38	Bye	Pafos
39	Noah	Sion	1 : 2, 2 : 2
40	Ajax	Shelbourne	2 : 2, 3 : 1
41	Braga	Din. Minsk	0 : 0, 1 : 0
42	Beitar Jerusalem	Austria Vienna	2 : 2, 1 : 2
43	Twente	Dun. Streda	3 : 3, 6 : 0
44	Dyn. Kyiv	Qarabag	0 : 2, 1 : 0
45	Getafe	Bye
46	Partizan	Tobol	2 : 1, 3 : 0
47	Lugano	NSI Runavik	2 : 2, 2 : 0
48	Bye	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Final

1	Vikingur Reykjavik	Borac Banja Luka	1 : 3
2	Shamrock Rovers	KuPS	1 : 1
3	Drita	Inter Escaldes	2 : 2
4	Klaksvik	Riga FC	0 : 0
5	Lincoln Red Imps	Larne	0 : 2
6	Motherwell	Freiburg	1 : 3
7	Gornik Zabrze	Monaco	2 : 3
8	Inter Turku	FC Copenhagen	0 : 0
9	Hearts	SK Rapid	2 : 2
10	Tromso	Brighton	0 : 0
11	Hajduk Split	Rakow	2 : 2
12	Panathinaikos	Hradec Kralove	2 : 2
13	Gent	Hibernian	0 : 0
14	PAOK	Brann	1 : 1
15	Atalanta	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0 : 0
16	Midtjylland	Rijeka	2 : 0
17	Rangers	Jablonec	1 : 0
18	Nordsjaelland	St. Gallen	1 : 0
19	Dinamo City	Pafos	1 : 1
20	Sion	Ajax	2 : 4
21	Braga	Austria Vienna	2 : 0
22	Twente	Qarabag	0 : 1
23	Getafe	Partizan	3 : 1
24	Lugano	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2 : 1

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