Friday , 30 October 2026

AS Roma vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AS Roma
3 – 0
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Thu 11 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Marash Kumbulla 55' Y
Y 58' Alan Patrick
Y 73' Maycon
Y 74' Taison
Y 74' Maycon
Y 75' Taison
Gianluca Mancini 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Europe at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
8 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
5
AS Roma 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-11 AS Roma 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2018-04-24 AS Roma 0–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-12-02 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 AS Roma 2017-04-01 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 AS Roma 2016-12-17 AS Roma 0–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–0 W
07 Mar Genoa CFC H 1–0 W
03 Mar ACF Fiorentina A 2–1 W
28 Feb AC Milan H 1–2 L
25 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
21 Feb Benevento Calcio A 0–0 D
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar AS Roma A 0–3 L
25 Feb Maccabi Tel Aviv FC H 1–0 W
18 Feb Maccabi Tel Aviv FC A 2–0 W
09 Dec FC Internazionale Milano A 0–0 D
01 Dec Real Madrid CF H 2–0 W
25 Nov Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–4 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AS Roma and FK Shakhtar Donetsk has kicked off!
  • 5' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mykola Matviienko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Roma.
  • 15' Manor Solomon is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
  • 20' Marlos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Lorenzo Pellegrini — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Borja Mayoral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 35 minute.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' FK Shakhtar Donetsk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marash Kumbulla.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alan Patrick on 58 minutes.
  • 62' It is a substitution in AS Roma team. Pedro is replaced by Stephan El Shaarawy on 62 minute.
  • 67' Spain international Pau Lopez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' GOAL! Stephan El Shaarawy fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Maycon is booked for FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Taison is booked for FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Junior Moraes as he leaves the pitch. Dentinho steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Taison on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Junior Moraes by Dentinho on 76 minute.
  • 77' Assisted by Bryan Cristante with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gianluca Mancini makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 78' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Leonardo Spinazzola is withdrawn and Bruno Peres gets his opportunity.
  • 79' The whistle greets Amadou Diawara as he departs to be replaced by Roger Ibanez.
  • 83' Gianluca Mancini is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 87' The whistle greets Tete as he departs to be replaced by Yevhen Konoplianka.
  • 88' A change in the FK Shakhtar Donetsk ranks — Marlos exits the field as Marcos Antonio enters on 88.
  • FK Shakhtar Donetsk will have plenty to reflect on. AS Roma were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Mayoral 2
Gianluca Mancini 1
Lorenzo Pellegrini 1
Stephan El Shaarawy 1
Junior Moraes 1

Head to Head

2021-03-11 AS Roma 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2018-04-24 AS Roma 0–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-12-02 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 AS Roma 2017-04-01 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 AS Roma 2016-12-17 AS Roma 0–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

AS Roma Form

2021-03-11 AS Roma 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2021-03-07 AS Roma 1–0 Genoa CFC W 2021-03-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 AS Roma W 2021-02-28 AS Roma 1–2 AC Milan L 2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-02-21 Benevento Calcio 0–0 AS Roma D

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2021-03-11 AS Roma 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2021-02-25 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC W 2021-02-18 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 0–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-12-09 FC Internazionale Milano 0–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2020-12-01 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Real Madrid CF W 2020-11-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: AS Roma or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma43% Draw29% FK Shakhtar Donetsk28%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
71%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
57%
AS Roma or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma29% Draw49% FK Shakhtar Donetsk22%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.