AEK Athens vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction and Betting Tips | November 6th 2025

AEK Athens will go up against Shamrock Rovers at the OPAP Arena on Thursday in the third round of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign. The hosts will be looking to build on their phenomenal performance in the last round and push higher up the table.

AEK were outmatched by Slovenian outfit Celje in the opening round, losing 3-1, but reacted with much aplomb as they battered Scottish side Aberdeen 6-0 in their last game to move into 12th place on the league table. The Greek side are making their debut appearance in the Conference League but will be optimistic of getting to the latter stages of the competition.

Shamrock Rovers also suffered defeat at the hands of Celje, losing 2-0 at home in their last game, and are yet to pick up a point going into the third round, having lost to Sparta Praha in the opening round.

The Irish visitors have only made it as far as the knockout playoffs in their previous appearances in this competition and will need to make significant improvements in their remaining four games to keep their hopes of advancing past the league phase alive.

AEK Athens vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Thursday's match will mark the first-ever meeting between the two sides.
• Shamrock have lost all four of their meetings against Greek opposition.
• The hosts have the best offensive record in the Conference League this season after two games played, having scored seven goals.
• The visitors have the third-worst defensive record in the competition this season, with six goals conceded after only two outings.
• Shamrock have managed just one clean sheet in their last 13 games across all competitions.

AEK Athens vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction

Dikéfalos are heavy favorites to get the win on Thursday and will only have to avoid complacency to get all three points. They have been brilliant at home this season and will rely on their home advantage to secure a big win.

The Hoops will have a mountain to climb if they are to get a result against a much better side and will likely focus on avoiding a blowout defeat.

Prediction: AEK Athens 2-0 Shamrock Rovers

AEK Athens vs Shamrock Rovers Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: AEK Athens to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five games have featured fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last six matches)

Edited by Peter P