Shelbourne take on Linfield in the final round of Conference League qualifying with both sides just one step away from what would be a historic achievement in competing in a European competition for the first time. Read on to see my two best selections and all the wider context you'll need for the game.

• These sides faced off in the early rounds Champions League qualifying just a month ago, with Shelbourne coming away 2-1 winners after the two legs.

• Linfield kicked off their title defence of the Northern Irish Premiership with a 3-0 win over Dungannon Swifts courtesy of a hat-trick from Kieran Offord who has also scored two goals in their Conference League qualifying campaign.

• Shelbourne have been meek in their defence of the Irish Premier Division title and currently sit 14 points behind league leaders Shamrock Rovers.

🔴 Shelbourne struggling domestically

Shelbourne have had a poor season by their standards domestically up to this point. They won the Irish Premier Division last season by a margin of just two points but have fallen down the pecking order this season and currently sit fifth in the Irish top flight, 14 points behind current leaders Shamrock Rovers who finished second last season and have managed to maintain their performance level.

That being said, Shelbourne will still really fancy their chances of qualifying from this tie, especially seeing as they already have seen off Linfield over two legs a month ago as part of Champions League qualifying. It is quite rare that sides will play each other in qualifying for two different competitions but it should give both sides a better understanding of their opponents than they would otherwise have if they were drawn against a more unfamiliar opponent.

🔵 Linfield can lean on their solid away record

Linfield are very early on in their domestic season which may give a slight physical advantage to Shelbourne here. However the Northern Irish side have started their domestic season as they finished last with a 3-0 win over Dungannon Swifts - all three goals came from Kieran Offord who has also netted twice in Conference League qualifying. Remarkably, his hat trick on the opening day of the season has already taken him past his tally across 12 appearances for Linfield domestically last campaign (2).

Linfield will be hoping that they got more of a sight of goal in this clash than they did in the Champions League qualifying clash between these sides. They only had one shot on target in that game, but their away record from last season proves that they are capable of a much higher standard of attacking performance. I anticipate that Linfield’s experience in that Champions League qualifying clash will aid them in this first leg, as well as the momentum they’ve been able to develop throughout the Conference League qualifying stages.

📊 Shelbourne v Linfield H2H

As I’ve mentioned, these sides faced off as part of Champions League qualifying just a month ago with Shelbourne coming away 2-1 winners over the two legs having registered a 1-0 win in the initial encounter.

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