Shamrock Rovers vs KuPS Kuopio predictions, Aug 20, 2026

Aug 18, 2026 0 Comment By Yuriy Borshchenko

UEFA Europa Conference League, on Thursday,

Shamrock Rovers

KuPS Kuopio

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As the Shamrock Rovers prepare to host KuPS Kuopio in the UEFA Europa Conference League on August 20, 2026, both teams are coming off similar forms, each securing two victories in their last five matches. This matchup presents an intriguing contest as both clubs seek to establish a foothold in the tournament.

Shamrock Rovers, playing on home soil, will aim to leverage their familiarity with the venue to gain an advantage. Their attacking play has shown promise, evidenced by recent performances, but consistency will be key in breaking down a resilient KuPS defense.

On the other hand, KuPS Kuopio has demonstrated solid form as well, with a balanced approach that emphasizes both defensive stability and strategic counter-attacks. Their ability to absorb pressure and exploit gaps could prove pivotal against the Rovers’ offensive strategies.

Bookmakers appear to lean slightly towards the home side with odds of 2.02 compared to 3.4 for KuPS, suggesting a narrowly favored outcome for Shamrock. Our model indicates a probability of 46.4% for a home win, with a likely draw at 26.8% and an away win at 27.2%. A predicted final score of 1-1 reflects the closely matched nature of the contest. As such, fans can expect a competitive and tactical showdown on the pitch, with the potential for either side to seize the moment.

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Shamrock
46.5%		 Draw
26.7%		 KuPS
26.7%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:0

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Betting Odds

1 X 2
Bwin 2.00 3.30 3.40
bet_at_home 2.05 3.56 3.4
betsson 1.89 3.45 3.75
MarathonBet 2.02 3.63 3.69
WilliamHill 1.97 3.45 3.2
Pinnacle 2.03 3.63 3.44
Best for US Customers 2 3.45 3.5

Latest Results

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
31.07.26 Drogheda United – Shamrock Rovers – 0:0		 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
01.08.26 IF Gnistan – KuPS Kuopio – 0:1

Facts

  • First leg.
  • Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
  • Shamrock may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
  • Shamrock might have a minor edge in this game.
  • Recently, there has been no match between the teams.

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

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