Shamrock Rovers vs 20.08.26 19:001 – 1Full Time
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Match report
Shamrock Rovers held to draw by KuPS after late Parzyszek leveller
Shamrock Rovers and KuPS shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Tallaght Stadium in the Playoff round of the UEFA Europa Conference League. The hosts led for much of the second half before being pegged back late on by the Finnish visitors, leaving both managers, Stephen Bradley and Miika Nuutinen, with a share of the spoils to take into the return leg.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half when Enda Stevens put Shamrock Rovers ahead, sending the home supporters into raptures after a goalless opening period. Rovers held that advantage for over half an hour, dominating the shot count and looking set to close out a narrow win on home soil.
KuPS refused to fold, and their persistence paid off in the 85th minute when Piotr Parzyszek converted an assist from Clinton Antwi to level the score at 1-1. The equaliser arrived against the run of play in terms of shots on target, denying Shamrock Rovers victory in front of their own fans and leaving the tie finely poised.
Parzyszek made the decisive intervention for KuPS, striking in the 85th minute from Antwi's assist to rescue a point on the road.
Shamrock Rovers were far more clinical in front of goal, registering six shots on target to KuPS's two despite the visitors levelling the score.
Shamrock Rovers and KuPS drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Shamrock Rovers met KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Tallaght Stadium. Referee: Morten Krogh.
Team pages: Shamrock Rovers · KuPS · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 49' Goal: Enda Stevens — 1–0
- 85' Goal: Piotr Parzyszek (assist: Clinton Antwi) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Shamrock Rovers (3-5-2)
KuPS (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Shamrock Rovers 47%, the draw 28%, KuPS 25%. It finished Shamrock Rovers 1–1 KuPS.
Shamrock Rovers' rating edge, but the draw is in play — Shamrock Rovers are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Shamrock Rovers' 47%. The draw at 28% is up from the usual 26.5% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Shamrock Rovers at 47%?
Shamrock Rovers sit 51 points higher on our strength rating — 1395 to 1344. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,362 such games.
Why only 47%?
KuPS hold 5 more possession points (50 to 45 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,538 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the KuPS win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,823. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Shamrock Rovers have shed 112 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,627 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Shamrock Rovers's last five: W-L-W-W-L — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2185 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3995 when clearly colder.
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About this match
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- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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