Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 08/03/2021, 15:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/03/2021 at 15:43 in Europa League Prediction

AS Roma have had a decent run in Europa League this season, finishing top of Group A with 13 points. They will be looking to keep the good run when hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the round of 16 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The hosts go to this game with two straight wins and having won three of the last four matches. To get here, they eliminated Portuguese side Sporting Braga with a 5-1 aggregate win and have 11 wins in 15 home matches across all competitions. In the last 10 Europa League matches, Roma have lost just once and won six while they’ve scored in each of the last six matches in this competition. In five of the six matches, they’ve scored two or more goals. In this competition, the Italians have done well at home, going unbeaten in nine; winning six and failing to score in just one. A total of 11 goals in the last three home matches in this competition places Roma firmly as favorites, and six of the last nine at home have produced over 2.5 goals. Borja Mayoral and Edin Dzeko have been the key men for Roma, scoring a combined eight goals in the last six Europa League matches.

Shakhtar blew hot and cold in the Champions League before finally getting eliminated from Group B, with a poor goal difference, having registered eight points. They started their Europa League journey on a high, eliminating Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 on aggregate and here they have one very tough encounter. The Ukrainian side has lost just once in the last eight Europa League matches, and that came heavy – a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Inter Milan. They have six wins in eight Europa League matches but just three clean sheets in the last 11 matches in the competition. The visitors have however managed just two wins in the last five away matches in this competition and one clean sheet in the process. Four of Shakhtar’s last five away matches in this competition have produced over 2.5 goals.