Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
1 – 2
Full Time
AS Roma
Thu 18 Mar 2021 · 17:55 UTC NSK Olimpijs'kyj HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'
Y 25' Roger Ibanez
Marcos Antonio 38' Y
Alan Patrick 55' Y
Y 57' Rick Karsdorp

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma — Europe at NSK Olimpijs'kyj.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz

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

5
3
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals AS Roma
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 AS Roma 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

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar AS Roma H 1–2 L
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
AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–1 W
14 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–2 L
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to score. At the same time, AS Roma does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Leonardo Spinazzola has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' AS Roma come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Roger Ibanez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Ukraine international Anatolii Trubin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' Marcos Antonio is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' Mykola Matviienko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 206 appearances.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Roger Ibanez as he leaves the pitch. Gianluca Mancini steps in for AS Roma.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Borja Mayoral makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro, as he is very good at scoring at NSK Olimpijs'kyj with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Alan Patrick. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Rick Karsdorp is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' Bruno Peres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rick Karsdorp on 58 minute.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Junior Moraes makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 59' Another substitution for AS Roma to replace Amadou Diawara by Lorenzo Pellegrini on 59 minute.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Alan Patrick as he leaves the pitch. Yevhen Konoplianka steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Serhii Kryvtsov made 206 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' What composure from Borja Mayoral! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 75' Stephan El Shaarawy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Dentinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Junior Moraes at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' A tactical swap from FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Heorhii Sudakov on, Manor Solomon off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Serhii Bolbat. He replaces Dodo on 82 minute.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Roma needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • It finishes all square. FK Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 AS Roma 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

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2021-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 AS Roma L 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

AS Roma Form

2021-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 AS Roma W 2021-03-14 Parma Calcio 1913 2–0 AS Roma L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 AS Roma xG
I would bet for: FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk41% Draw30% AS Roma29%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
71%
Draw or AS Roma
59%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or AS Roma
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Shakhtar Donetsk31% Draw49% AS Roma20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push AS Roma covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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