VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Europe 2019-20 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Europe at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Damir Skomina
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Robert Vukan
- Referee
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–2 L 07 Mar RB Leipzig H 0–0 D 01 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin A 2–2 D 27 Feb Malmo FF A 3–0 W 23 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–0 W 15 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 06 Nov GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 3–3 D 22 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Volkswagen Arena will turn into a battlefield for VfL Wolfsburg and FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
- 5' Wout Weghorst needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 40 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 16' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Junior Moraes on 16.
- 18' The referee calls foul for Wout Weghorst. He receives a Yellow card.
- 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Mykola Matviienko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' 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 Xaver Schlager suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paulo Otavio, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
- 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 48' What a strike from John Brooks! The score is 1-1.
- 53' VfL Wolfsburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Renato Steffen.
- 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
- 66' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Viktor Kovalenko is replaced by Maycon on 66 minute.
- 68' Davit Khotcholava is replacing Ismaily for the FK Shakhtar Donetsk side.
- 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John Brooks.
- 73' Goal! Marcos Antonio scores his 3 goal in 203 matches.
- 73' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 73 minute. Xaver Schlager leaves to be changed by Joao Victor.
- 74' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Joao Victor on 74 minute.
- 79' 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.
- 80' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Admir Mehmedi is replaced by Daniel Ginczek on 80 minute.
- 85' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 88' Time for substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Taison is replaced by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
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- 9
- 31
- 25
- 27
- 13
- 8
- 7
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14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Daniel Ginczek 80'
- 6
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24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Joao Victor 73'
Bench
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- 15
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33
Daniel Ginczek ↑ 80'
- 32
- 12
- 22
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40
Joao Victor ↑ 73'
Coach Oliver GlasnerFK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 98
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31
Ismaily ↓ Davit Khotcholava 68'
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7
Taison ↓ Yevhen Konoplianka 88'
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- 30
- 4
- 22
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Viktor Kovalenko ↓ Maycon 66'
- 21
- 14
Bench
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15
Yevhen Konoplianka ↑ 88'
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27
Maycon ↑ 66'
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Davit Khotcholava ↑ 68'
- 11
- 50
- 81
- 45
Coach Luis Castro -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Junior Moraes 3 Manor Solomon 1 Marcos Antonio 1 John Brooks 1 Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
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 2019-11-06 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-10-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.37 VfL Wolfsburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xGI would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 72% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 64%Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 64%VfL Wolfsburg or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%1 – 2 Actual0 – 0 8%2 – 1 7.9%0 – 1 7.8%1 – 0 7.4%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 1 3.6%0 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 18% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 19% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 25% ✓FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.