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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 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 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

4
4
FC Internazionale Milano 8 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

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Internazionale Milano vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Andriy Pyatov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' What a moment for Lautaro Martinez! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' Samir Handanovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcos Antonio, as he is very good at scoring at Merkur Spielarena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Brazil international Taison has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Alessandro Bastoni has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 391 appearances.
  • 49' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have won 104 goals from 207 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' Taison was booked on 58.
  • 59' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manor Solomon is hanging Alan Patrick on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' Danilo D'Ambrosio doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' The FC Internazionale Milano manager makes a substitution. Ashley Young departs to be replaced by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' What composure from Lautaro Martinez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 75' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes a substitution. Marlos departs to be replaced by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
  • 78' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 160 goal in 423 matches.
  • 81' Victor Moses is replacing Danilo D'Ambrosio for the FC Internazionale Milano side.
  • 83' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 160 goal in 423 matches.
  • 85' Marcelo Brozovic makes way for Stefano Sensi at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Internazionale Milano.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yevhen Konoplianka made 417 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • FC Internazionale Milano celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Edin Dzeko 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Lautaro Martinez 2
Carlos Augusto Lobaton 1
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.