Shakhtar Donetsk VS AS Roma ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma
Shakhtar Donetsk and Roma play for Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in a UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) match. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last confrontation was on 08-03-2011 and ended with the result: Shakhtar Donetsk (3-0) Roma.
Shakhtar Donetsk Team News
The home team arrive at this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16), having finished the group stage in the 2nd place of Group F with 12 points. In the last game he played, for the Premier League, won the Chornomorets Odessa at home by (5-0). In the last 10 home games Shakhtar Donetsk has recorded 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always suffered goals in the last 6 games that played in this competition.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma Stats
Shakhtar Donetsk plays the fourth in a series of five consecutive matches against their fans, marking their first official international commitment in 2018. So far this year they have played seven games, six of which were only friendly, and the latter marked the return of the Ukrainian Championship, which had stopped in December 2017. In the national championship, the team holds the lead, also having the best attack of the competition. Already in the UEFA Champions League, the Ukrainians managed to qualify in second place in Group F, with the leading Manchester United, and still home to Napoli, who have been making a fine campaign in the Italian League. The 4-2-3-1 should be the scheme adopted for this duel, especially the Brazilians Fred, Taison and Bernard, in addition to the already naturalized Ukrainian Marlos, who has been the great reference of the club in the attack.
AS Roma Team News
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) after having finished the group stage in the first place of Group C with 11 points. In the last game they played, for Serie A TIM, won Udinese away by (0-2). In the last 10 games as a visitor to Rome won 4, drew 4 and lost 2. In 15 games, suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Roma enter the field for its eighth appearance in 2018, trying to keep up the good performance that has been presenting to have the chance to score their fourth consecutive win of the season. Although he was in a difficult phase between the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, when he was seven games without winning – considering all the competitions he contests -, now the team seems to have recovered, coming from three consecutive victories for the Italian Championship, where occupies the third position. In the UEFA Champions League, the Italian side managed to qualify for the lead in Group C, which still had Chelsea as one of the greatest strengths. As it has been showing in the national championship, the defense has been working satisfactorily in the continental tournament as well, and should be one of the team’s great trump cards in the last eight. Coach Di Francesco should keep the team at 4-2-3-1, with Perotti in the offensive.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma Predictions
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