Shamrock Rovers vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction and Betting Tips

Shamrock Rovers will host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Tallaght Stadium on Thursday in the fourth round of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign. The hosts will be desperate to get a result and move higher up the league table after what has been a disappointing start to their continental campaign.

Shamrock Rovers were gutted to drop points in the final minutes of their 1-1 draw with AEK Athens as Luka Jovic converted a 90th-minute penalty to leave Stephen Bradley’s side with only one point from their first three games.

The Irish giants had a remarkable league phase run in last season’s Conference League, only narrowly missing out on direct qualification for the round of 16 but have struggled in this season's edition and will need to turn things around soon to avoid early elimination from Europe.

Shakhtar have had a much more convincing campaign so far with two wins from three games, most recently picking up a comfortable 2-0 win over Icelandic side Breidablik to move into 10th place in the table. The Ukrainian giants have won five of their last six games across all competitions and will be looking to continue their impressive form on their return to Europe this midweek.

Shamrock Rovers vs Shakhtar Donetsk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Thursday's game will mark the first ever competitive meeting between these two teams.
Shamrock have the joint-second worst defensive record in the Conference League this season having conceded seven goals in just three games.
The hosts have also scored two goals across those three games, only four teams in the tournament have scored fewer.
Shakhtar have scored six goals in three UECL games. Only five teams in the competition have scored more.

Shamrock Rovers vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction

The Rovers go into Thursday's game as heavy underdogs and will need something really special to avoid defeat on home turf.

Hirnyky will be confident to come away with all three points on Thursday due to the clear gulf in class and quality between the two teams and will only need to avoid complacency to get an easy win.

Prediction: Shamrock Rovers 1-3 Shakhtar Donetsk