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VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Europe 2019-20 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 2
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Thu 12 Mar 2020 · 20:00 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Wout Weghorst 18' Y
Renato Steffen 56' Y
John Brooks 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Europe at Volkswagen Arena.

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

2
VfL Wolfsburg 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Junior Moraes 3
Marcos Antonio 1
John Brooks 1
Manor Solomon 1

Head to Head

2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2020-03-07 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 RB Leipzig D 2020-03-01 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2020-02-27 Malmo FF 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-02-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2020-02-15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg W

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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg36% Draw28% FK Shakhtar Donetsk36%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg26% Draw46% FK Shakhtar Donetsk28%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 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.