Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Basel 1893, Europe 2019-20 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Basel 1893
Tue 11 Aug 2020 · 19:00 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 26' Fabian Frei
Alan Patrick 52' Y
Y 64' Arthur Cabral
Valerii Bondar 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Basel 1893 — Europe at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee William Collum

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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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

2
1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Basel 1893
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 FC Basel 1893 2016-02-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 FC Basel 1893 2015-10-02 FC Basel 1893 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–1 D
FC Basel 1893
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–4 L
06 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–0 W
12 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–0 W
27 Feb APOEL FC H 1–0 W
12 Dec Trabzonspor H 2–0 W
28 Nov FK Krasnodar A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Basel 1893 this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Basel 1893 is underway.
  • 2' Goal! Junior Moraes scores his 15 goal in 203 matches.
  • 7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' Goal! Taison scores his 12 goal in 203 matches.
  • 26' Fabian Frei was booked on 26.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Basel 1893 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Silvan Widmer made 172 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Basel 1893 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The FC Basel 1893 manager makes a substitution. Taulant Xhaka departs to be replaced by Yannick Marchand.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arthur Cabral.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 72' Manor Solomon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marlos on 72 minute.
  • 73' Ricky van Wolfswinkel is replacing Valentin Stocker for the FC Basel 1893 side.
  • 75' What a strike from Alan Patrick! The score is 3-0.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Viktor Kovalenko. He replaces Alan Patrick on 78 minute.
  • 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eric Ramires suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' The whistle greets Marcos Antonio as he departs to be replaced by Maycon.
  • 86' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tete is hanging Taison on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' It’s a booking for FK Shakhtar Donetsk player. Valerii Bondar gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' What a strike from Dodo! The score is 4-0.
  • Another three points for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

FC Basel 1893 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Koller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 1
Dodo 1
Taison 1
Junior Moraes 1
Alan Patrick 1

Head to Head

2020-08-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 FC Basel 1893 2016-02-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 FC Basel 1893 2015-10-02 FC Basel 1893 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

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 2019-11-26 Manchester City FC 1–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D

FC Basel 1893 Form

2020-08-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 FC Basel 1893 L 2020-08-06 FC Basel 1893 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2020-03-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 FC Basel 1893 W 2020-02-27 FC Basel 1893 1–0 APOEL FC W 2019-12-12 FC Basel 1893 2–0 Trabzonspor W 2019-11-28 FK Krasnodar 1–0 FC Basel 1893 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 FC Basel 1893 xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Shakhtar Donetsk53% Draw24% FC Basel 189323%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Basel 1893
47%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or FC Basel 1893
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk38% Draw43% FC Basel 189319%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push FC Basel 1893 covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Basel 1893 keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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