Europa Conference League

3rd Qualifying Round

Broadcast

Ajax

MATCH FINISHED

6 August, 19:00

Shelbourne

3/50

12/1

40/1

17:00

Denmark

Wales

2.5

19:45

Norway

Portugal

2.5

17:00

Serbia

Netherlands

2.5

17:00

Austria

Kosovo

2.5

17:00

Gibraltar

Andorra

2.5

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Match stats

Ajax

71 Ball possession (%) 29

32 Goal attempts 3

11 Shots on Goal 3

21 Shots off Goal 0

0 Blocked shots 0

14 Corner Kicks 0

0 Goalkeeper Saves 0

3 Offsides 1

11 Fouls 4

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

720 Total Passes 298

669 Completed Passes 224

93 Passes accuracy (%) 75

Ajax vs Shelbourne: prediction & betting odds 6 August 2026

Published: 4 August 2026 22:02

In the opening match of the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, Dutch side Ajax host Irish side Shelbourne 6 August 2026 at 19:00 BST at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.

Ajax will start the third qualifying round of the Conference League at home, and in Amsterdam they could already put themselves in position to reach the decisive qualifying round.

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Betting Tip

Ajax have gone into the Conference League, a minor tournament by their standards, at full tilt. They barely noticed Vojvodina, brushing them aside 4:1 twice. Is the same fate really waiting for Shelbourne?

It is not only the level of the tournament and the opponents that matters, but also the arrival of Michel as head coach. Under the Spaniard, Ajax regularly score at least once. They have already played enough friendlies against clubs who are far from weak. Even Burnley, relegated to the English Championship, should be stronger than Vojvodina, yet they were still beaten (2:1). When players with Germany national team experience, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Julian Brandt, join them for free, their rivals can only be envious. The Amsterdam side will be among the contenders to at least reach the final of the tournament. The qualifying round goes without saying. They will fail to reach the league phase only if they do not want to.

Shelbourne may want the same, but with a squad worth EUR3.7 million they are unlikely to be able to do much against a giant with a EUR230 million roster. Even in Ireland, Shels cannot compete with the dominant side of recent years, Shamrock Rovers: the Dublin team are only fifth after almost three rounds of fixtures. In the previous Conference League qualifying round they scored as many as six goals, but against whom? Estonian side Nomme Kalju, who are clearly not the main force in their own league. Of course, the visitors will sit deep and hold on with everything they have, but they clearly will not last long.

We should be ready for plenty of Ajax goals of every kind. A penalty cannot be ruled out either. Choosing between the Ajax to win + Over 3.5 goals combo and the Ajax handicap, the better choice is the second. Four goals from the Amsterdam side may not happen, but a 3:0 rout looks almost certain. The odds are only slightly lower.

Betting prediction

Ajax (-2.5)

Odds

67/100

Who will referee the match

Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

Matches – 5 (International matches, 2025–2026);
Average fouls per match – 31;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellow cards) – 7.4;
Matches with a red card – 0 of 5;
Matches with a penalty – 1 of 5.

Ajax

Michel	coach
Player		Matches	Goals
Line-up
Maarten Vincent Paes	gk.	0	0
Aaron Bouwman	df.	0	0
Anton Gaaei	df.	0	0
Daley Blind	df.	0	0
Owen Colin Wijndal	df.	0	0
Davy Klaassen	mf.	0	0
Oscar Gloukh	mf.	0	0
Youri Pieter Regeer	mf.	0	0
Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen	fw.	0	0
Mika Marcel Godts	fw.	0	0
Steven Berghuis	fw.	0	0
Substitutes
Abdellah Ouazane		0	0
Joeri Jesse Heerkens	gk.	0	0
Marc-André ter Stegen	gk.	0	0
Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva	df.	0	0
Jorthy Mokio	df.	0	0
Lucas Oliveira Rosa	df.	0	0
Youri Pieter Baas	df.	0	0
Julian Brandt	mf.	0	0
Maher Mauricio Carrizo	fw.	0	0
Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida	fw.	0	0
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen	fw.	0	0
Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare	fw.	0	0

John Russell	coach
Player		Matches	Goals
Line-up
Edward James Beach	gk.	0	0
James Barry Norris	df.	0	0
Kameron Malcolm Ledwidge	df.	0	0
Milan Bernhard Mbeng	df.	0	0
Patrick Barrett	df.	0	0
Samuel Bone	df.	0	0
Evan Caffrey	mf.	0	0
Jack Henry-Francis	mf.	0	0
Kerr McInroy	mf.	0	0
Daniel Kelly	fw.	0	0
Sean Ryan Moore	fw.	0	0
Substitutes
Finn Moylan		0	0
Joey Ikala Wuna		0	0
Murray Johnson	gk.	0	0
James Roche	df.	0	0
Odhrán Casey	df.	0	0
Seán Gannon	df.	0	0
Alistair Michael Coote	mf.	0	0
Jonathan Lunney	mf.	0	0
Ademipo Ibrahim Odubeko	fw.	0	0
Daniel Ring	fw.	0	0
Rodrigo Costa Freitas	fw.	0	0
William Robert Jarvis	fw.	0	0

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Tables

Tournament Home Away

#	Team	G
1	Aarhus	0:0
2	Ajax	0:0
3	Atalanta	0:0
4	Borac Banja Luka	0:0
5	Sporting Braga	0:0
6	Brann	0:0
7	Brighton and Hove Albion	0:0
8	Copenhagen	0:0
9	Crvena Zvezda	0:0
10	CSKA Sofia	0:0
11	Egnatia Rrogozhine	0:0
12	Freiburg	0:0
13	Gent	0:0
14	Getafe	0:0
15	Hajduk Split	0:0
16	Hearts	0:0
17	Iberia 1999	0:0
18	Inter Club d'Escaldes	0:0
19	Jablonec	0:0
20	Kairat	0:0
21	FK Kauno Zalgiris	0:0
22	KuPS	0:0
23	Lincoln Red Imps	0:0
24	Lugano	0:0
25	Midtjylland	0:0
26	Mjällby	0:0
27	Monaco	0:0
28	Nordsjælland	0:0
29	Pafos	0:0
30	Panathinaikos	0:0
31	FC Riga	0:0
32	Sint-Truidense	0:0
33	FC Thun	0:0
34	Trabzonspor	0:0
35	Twente	0:0
36	Universitatea	0:0

#	Team	G
1	Aarhus	0:0
2	Ajax	0:0
3	Atalanta	0:0
4	Borac Banja Luka	0:0
5	Sporting Braga	0:0
6	Brann	0:0
7	Brighton and Hove Albion	0:0
8	Copenhagen	0:0
9	Crvena Zvezda	0:0
10	CSKA Sofia	0:0
11	Egnatia Rrogozhine	0:0
12	Freiburg	0:0
13	Gent	0:0
14	Getafe	0:0
15	Hajduk Split	0:0
16	Hearts	0:0
17	Iberia 1999	0:0
18	Inter Club d'Escaldes	0:0
19	Jablonec	0:0
20	Kairat	0:0
21	FK Kauno Zalgiris	0:0
22	KuPS	0:0
23	Lincoln Red Imps	0:0
24	Lugano	0:0
25	Midtjylland	0:0
26	Mjällby	0:0
27	Monaco	0:0
28	Nordsjælland	0:0
29	Pafos	0:0
30	Panathinaikos	0:0
31	FC Riga	0:0
32	Sint-Truidense	0:0
33	FC Thun	0:0
34	Trabzonspor	0:0
35	Twente	0:0
36	Universitatea	0:0

#	Team	G
1	Aarhus	0:0
2	Ajax	0:0
3	Atalanta	0:0
4	Borac Banja Luka	0:0
5	Sporting Braga	0:0
6	Brann	0:0
7	Brighton and Hove Albion	0:0
8	Copenhagen	0:0
9	Crvena Zvezda	0:0
10	CSKA Sofia	0:0
11	Egnatia Rrogozhine	0:0
12	Freiburg	0:0
13	Gent	0:0
14	Getafe	0:0
15	Hajduk Split	0:0
16	Hearts	0:0
17	Iberia 1999	0:0
18	Inter Club d'Escaldes	0:0
19	Jablonec	0:0
20	Kairat	0:0
21	FK Kauno Zalgiris	0:0
22	KuPS	0:0
23	Lincoln Red Imps	0:0
24	Lugano	0:0
25	Midtjylland	0:0
26	Mjällby	0:0
27	Monaco	0:0
28	Nordsjælland	0:0
29	Pafos	0:0
30	Panathinaikos	0:0
31	FC Riga	0:0
32	Sint-Truidense	0:0
33	FC Thun	0:0
34	Trabzonspor	0:0
35	Twente	0:0
36	Universitatea	0:0