Ajax vs Shelbourne Prediction

Ajax
3-1
Finished
HT 2-0
Shelbourne
Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam·Atilla Karaoglan, Türkiye 06/08/2026
AjaxAjax
3-1
Finished
ShelbourneShelbourne

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.8 / 10
Value Analysis
70%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Under 3.5
1.56
SignalGOODModel69%SurpriseMediumGap+12.2%
Ajax Rest
4 days
Shelbourne Rest
4 days

Ajax vs Shelbourne: the result in context

Ajax beat Shelbourne 3-1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 6 Aug 2026. It was in line with recent form: Ajax had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Shelbourne.

Referee Atilla Karaoglan averages 5.62 cards a game, 0.97 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
84%1.06
X
3%11.00
2
13%30.50
Double Chance
1X
87%1.01
X2
16%8.70
Both Teams to Score
Yes
48%2.50
No
52%1.45
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.07 + 0.75 = 2.82
Over 1.5
77%1.06
Over 2.5
54%1.25
Over 3.5
33%1.73
Under 1.5
23%7.75
Under 2.5
46%3.50
Under 3.5
67%2.04
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.6 + 3.6 = 9.2
Over 8.5
43%1.33
Over 9.5
34%1.59
Over 10.5
21%1.95
Under 8.5
57%2.78
Under 9.5
66%2.15
Under 10.5
79%1.73
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.2 = 4.1
Over 3.5
30%2.17
Over 4.5
19%3.25
Under 3.5
70%1.56
Under 4.5
81%1.23

Match Events

6'M. Godts(Penalty)
22'O. WijndalAssist: S. Berghuis
47'E. CaffreyRoughing
50'K. DolbergAssist: S. Berghuis
57'M. Godts(Penalty missed)
58'D. Klaassen INMarcos Leonardo out
58'O. Gloukh INJ. Mokio out
64'S. Berghuis INO. Edvardsen out
65'K. Dolberg INJ. Brandt out
74'S. Moore INR. Freitas out
77'M. Godts INM. Carrizo out
80'J. Henry-Francis INA. Coote out
81'K. McInroy INO. Casey out
84'D. Kelly
86'J. MokioRoughing
90+3'J. Norris INS. Gannon out
90+3'S. Bone INJ. Roche out

Lineups

Ajax
4-1-4-1Coach: Michel
Shelbourne
5-4-1Coach: Lorcan Fitzgerald
Avg rating7.15
Avg rating6.71
Maarten Paes6.726M. Paes
Anton Gaaei7.63A. Gaaei
Aaron Bouwman7.730A. Bouwman
Daley Blind8.917D. Blind
Owen Wijndal6.75O. Wijndal
Youri Regeer7.36Y. Regeer
Steven Berghuis9.323S. Berghuis
Davy KlaassenC6.718D. Klaassen
Oscar Gloukh6.510O. Gloukh
Mika Godts8.211M. Godts
Kasper Dolberg6.99K. Dolberg
Eddie Beach7.919E. Beach
Milan Mbeng5.025M. Mbeng
Sam Bone8.215S. Bone
Paddy BarrettC6.629P. Barrett
Kameron Ledwidge6.24K. Ledwidge
James Norris6.218J. Norris
Sean Moore6.922S. Moore
Jack Henry-Francis6.621J. Henry-Francis
Kerr McInroy6.923K. McInroy
Evan Caffrey6.327E. Caffrey
Daniel Kelly7.517D. Kelly

Ajax Substitutes

24Jorthy Mokio58'for O. Gloukh86'6.6
38Marcos Leonardo58'for D. Klaassen6.2
20Oliver Valaker Edvardsen64'for S. Berghuis6.3
8Julian Brandt65'for K. Dolberg6.6
1Marc-André Ter Stegen
22Joeri Heerkens
2Lucas Rosa
12Caio Henrique
15Youri Baas
7Maher Carrizo77'for M. Godts6.2
68Abdellah Ouazane
99Tolu Arokodare

Shelbourne Substitutes

13Murray Johnson
73Finn Moylan
2Sean Gannon90+3'for J. Norris
16Odhran Casey81'for K. McInroy6.3
55James Roche90+3'for S. Bone
6Jonathan Lunney
14Ali Coote80'for J. Henry-Francis6.7
11Ademipo Odubeko
20Rodrigo Freitas74'for S. Moore6.7
36Will Jarvis
44Daniel Ring
56Joey Ikala Wuna

Match Stats

AjaxShelbourne
71%Ball Possession29%
14Corner Kicks0
1Yellow Cards1
32Total Shots3
11Shots on Goal3
15Shots off Goal0
18Shots Inside Box2
14Shots Outside Box1
6Blocked Shots0
11Fouls4
3Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves8
721Total Passes298
670Passes Accurate224
93%Pass Accuracy75%

Team Comparison

AjaxAjax
ShelbourneShelbourne
1906Elo Rating 1583
3.27Attack 2.13
2.25Defense 1.69
100%Hit Rate 59%
17.0Shots per Game 14.6
6.6Shots on Target 5.2
4.9Corners per Game 5.8
1.2Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+323 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy2.82 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

AjaxAjax
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2.1 vs 1.2 in first half)
ShelbourneShelbourne
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Recent Form

AjaxAjax
8W1D1L
02/08/2026
FC VolendamAjax
13
W
30/07/2026
AjaxVojvodina
41
W
26/07/2026
AjaxBurnley
21
W
23/07/2026
VojvodinaAjax
14
W
18/07/2026
AjaxOlympiakos Piraeus
10
W
15/07/2026
AjaxVfL Bochum
11
D
10/07/2026
AjaxAEK Larnaca
10
W
04/07/2026
AjaxPanathinaikos
13
L
24/05/2026
AjaxUtrecht
4030
W
21/05/2026
AjaxGroningen
20
W
ShelbourneShelbourne
3W3D4L

Referee Profile

Atilla Karaoglan160 matches

5.65Cards per match
5.41Yellow cards per match
0.24Red cards per match
26.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Atilla Karaoglan5.62
Other referees4.65

5.62 cards a match, 0.97 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.65).

Cards come from 147 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

UEFA Europa Conference League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC LuganoFC Lugano330011:4+79WWW
2PanathinaikosPanathinaikos33009:3+69WWW
3TwenteTwente33008:2+69WWW
4MonacoMonaco33007:1+69WWW
5BrightonBrighton32105:0+57WDW
6BrannBrann32107:3+47DWW
7FC CopenhagenFC Copenhagen32107:3+47WDW
8Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova32106:2+47WWD
9Mjallby AIFMjallby AIF32105:1+47WDW
10St. TruidenSt. Truiden32104:1+37DWW
11AjaxAjax32019:3+66WWL
12TrabzonsporTrabzonspor32016:3+36LWW
13HNK Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk Split32013:2+16LWW
14SC FreiburgSC Freiburg32014:5-16WLW
15FK Crvena ZvezdaFK Crvena Zvezda31116:604WDL
16AtalantaAtalanta31114:404DLW
17SC BragaSC Braga31112:3-14DWL
18GentGent31111:2-14DLW
19RigaRiga30303:303DDD
20FC ThunFC Thun31023:303WLL
21Borac Banja LukaBorac Banja Luka31023:4-13LWL
22Lincoln Red Imps FCLincoln Red Imps FC31023:6-33WLL
23FK JablonecFK Jablonec30213:4-12DDL
24AarhusAarhus30211:2-12DDL
25FC NordsjaellandFC Nordsjaelland30213:5-22LDD
26Egnatia RrogozhinëEgnatia Rrogozhinë30212:4-22LDD
27Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty30213:7-42DLD
28CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia30124:6-21LDL
29FC Iberia 1999FC Iberia 199930122:5-31LDL
30PafosPafos30123:7-41LDL
31GetafeGetafe30123:7-41LLD
32Heart Of MidlothianHeart Of Midlothian30122:6-41LLD
33KuPSKuPS30122:6-41DLL
34FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland30122:8-61LLD
35Inter Club d'EscaldesInter Club d'Escaldes30032:7-50LLL
36Kauno ŽalgirisKauno Žalgiris30031:11-100LLL
Conference League

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
HNK Hajduk Split
Seeded
Sheriff Tiraspol
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Dynamo Kyiv
Seeded
Qarabag
Seeded
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Twente
Seeded
FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Tre Fiori
Seeded
IFK Goteborg
Seeded
Floriana
Seeded
Drita
Seeded
Atert Bissen
Seeded
Gyori ETO FC
Seeded
Neftchi Baku
Seeded
Başakşehir
Seeded
Vardar Skopje
Seeded
Riga
Seeded
Spartak Trnava
Seeded
CSKA 1948
Seeded
Železničar Pančevo
Seeded
SC Braga
Seeded
Hibernian
Seeded
Austria Vienna
Seeded
CFR 1907 Cluj
Seeded
Panevėžys
Seeded
FK Tobol Kostanay
Seeded
HJK Helsinki
Seeded
Coleraine FC
Seeded
Flora Tallinn
Seeded
The New Saints
Seeded
Debreceni VSC
Seeded
Apollon Limassol
Seeded
AEK Larnaca
Seeded
Beitar Jerusalem
Seeded
Raków Częstochowa
Seeded
Valletta FC
Seeded
Dunajska Streda
Seeded
Vestri
Seeded
Gais
Seeded
FC Nordsjaelland
Seeded
FC Sion
Seeded
Rapid Vienna
Seeded
Zimbru
Seeded
FC Noah
Seeded
ML Vitebsk
Seeded
Sutjeska
Seeded
Universitatea Cluj
Seeded
Brann
Seeded
FC Vaduz
Seeded
FCSB
Seeded
Auda
Seeded
NK Varazdin
Seeded
FK Jablonec
Seeded
Aluminij
Seeded
Vojvodina
Seeded
Ajax
Seeded
Polessya
Seeded
FC Copenhagen
Seeded
Paks
Seeded
Panathinaikos
Seeded
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Seeded
Ludogorets
Seeded
Borac Banja Luka
Seeded
Petrocub
Seeded
LNZ Cherkasy
Seeded
Gent
Seeded
FC Lugano
Seeded
Dukagjini
Seeded
Žilina
Seeded
GKS Katowice
Seeded
Motherwell
Seeded
HB Torshavn
Seeded
Bravo
Seeded
Koper
Seeded
HNK Rijeka
Seeded
Derry City
Seeded
Shelbourne
Seeded
FK Partizan
Seeded
Valur Reykjavik
Seeded
Zrinjski
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
HNK Hajduk Split
Seeded
Sheriff Tiraspol
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Dynamo Kyiv
Seeded
Qarabag
Seeded
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Twente
Seeded
FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Tre Fiori
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded

About the Ajax vs Shelbourne forecast

This is a UEFA Europa Conference League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About UEFA Europa Conference League

More UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Europa Conference League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

Ajax have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Ajax and Shelbourne have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.