LEAGUE OF IRELAND champions Shamrock Rovers will take on Belgian side Gent tonight in the second game of the Europa Conference League.
Stephen Bradley's side face a difficult test in the Belgium backyard tonight (5.45pm Irish time)
Rovers will also be looking for their first one in the tournament after drawing 0-0 with Swedish side Djurgardens at the Tallaght Stadium on Thursday night.
Here are details for the game
Dublin , Ireland - 11 September 2022; Jack Byrne of Shamrock Rovers (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Date
15 September
Kickoff
5.45pm
Venue
Ghelamco Arena
TV Station
Virgin Media Two's coverage will start at 5.30pm.
BT Sport 3 will also broadcast the game
Who are Gent
They are a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders
Gent have won only won the Belgian First Division once and that was in the 2014–15 season.
Their local rivals are Club Brugge, and that derby is known as the Battle of Flanders
They have had some big players play for them that you might recognise like Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, and the likes Dries Mertens.
What do Rover get with a win or a draw tonight
€166,000 for every draw in the group.
€500,000 minium for a win in the group.
What has Stephen Bradley said
“It’s a difficult game, but I feel that we can go and hurt them, I really do,” said Bradley, who became the first Shamrock Rovers manager to win a European group stage point last week,"
“We know it’s a tough place to go. They are a good side, play a very similar system to ourselves, and have two or three really, really good players who are good technically and clever. We have to be at our levels like we were on Thursday, and if we do that, we can cause them problems.”
🟢 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 🟢
🆚 Gent
🏆 UEFA Europa Conference League
📍 Ghelamco Arena
⌚️ 6:45pm / 5:45pm (Irish Time)
📺 Virgin Media Two & BT Sport 3
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 ☘️#RoversInEurope pic.twitter.com/7TsaYB1agx— Shamrock Rovers FC ☘️ (@ShamrockRovers) September 15, 2022
Possible starting lineup
Gent Nardi; Hanche-Olsen, Okumu, Torunarigha; Samoise, Kums, Hong, Castro-Montes; Odjidja-Ofoe; Hauge, Cuypers
Shamrock Rovers Mannus; Gannon, Hoare, Grace; Lyons, McCann, O'Neill, Watts, Byrne; Gaffney, Greene
Odds
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/uefa-europa-conference-league/gent-v-shamrock-rovers/winner
