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FC Internazionale Milano vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Europe 2019-20 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FC Internazionale Milano
5 – 0
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Mon 17 Aug 2020 · 19:00 UTC Merkur Spielarena HT 45+1' · FT 45+1'
Y 58' Taison

Overview

Match Preview

FC Internazionale Milano vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Europe at Merkur Spielarena.

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Pawel Gil
9 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Plzen 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
4
FC Internazionale Milano 7 games · Avg 1.4 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-17 FC Internazionale Milano 5–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-04-04 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2016-09-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

FC Internazionale Milano
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 5–0 W
10 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
05 Aug Getafe CF H 2–0 W
01 Aug Atalanta BC A 2–0 W
28 Jul SSC Napoli H 2–0 W
25 Jul Genoa CFC A 3–0 W
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug FC Internazionale Milano A 0–5 L
11 Aug FC Basel 1893 H 4–1 W
05 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 3–0 W
12 Mar VfL Wolfsburg A 2–1 W
27 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–3 D
11 Dec Atalanta BC H 0–3 L

Key Stats

14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Merkur Spielarena. FC Internazionale Milano are looking to make home advantage count against FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 5' Manor Solomon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Internazionale Milano and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Lautaro Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' Davit Khotcholava needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have won 100 goals from 203 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Diego Godin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 49' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Taison will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Alan Patrick as he leaves the pitch. Manor Solomon steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 64' Danilo D'Ambrosio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 66' Cristiano Biraghi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ashley Young at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 74' Lautaro Martinez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 75' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yevhen Konoplyanka is hanging Marlos on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' What composure from Romelu Lukaku! The Belgium international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 81' Victor Moses has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio on 81 minute.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Romelu Lukaku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' Stefano Sensi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcelo Brozovic on 85 minute.
  • 90' Mykola Matviienko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 203 appearances.
  • The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Conte

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lautaro Martinez 2
Edin Dzeko 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Danilo D'Ambrosio 1

Head to Head

2020-08-17 FC Internazionale Milano 5–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-04-04 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2016-09-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2020-08-17 FC Internazionale Milano 5–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-08-10 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-08-05 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Getafe CF W 2020-08-01 Atalanta BC 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano W 2020-07-28 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 SSC Napoli W 2020-07-25 Genoa CFC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano W

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2020-08-17 FC Internazionale Milano 5–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2020-08-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 FC Basel 1893 W 2020-08-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-12-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Atalanta BC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 FC Internazionale Milano xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Internazionale Milano64% Draw21% FK Shakhtar Donetsk15%
Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Internazionale Milano or Draw
86%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
36%
FC Internazionale Milano or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Internazionale Milano47% Draw41% FK Shakhtar Donetsk12%
Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano

Handicap FC Internazionale Milano covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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