Roma host the first leg in this deciding Europa League 8th Finals game. Shakhtar Donetsk will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist before the return leg in 9 days.
Roma have less rest than Shakhtar Donetsk in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Stadio Olimpico. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Shakhtar Donetsk have had more rest.
It's quite the trip for Shakhtar Donetsk when visiting Roma as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.
Roma form and stats
Roma participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.33 points is a decent return from 14 Serie A games here at Stadio Olimpico for Roma. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Roma has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Roma's last game was hosting Genoa and winning 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Fiorentina and winning 2-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Roma's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
The manager P. Rodrigues Fonseca will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Parma in only three days.
The Roma manager P. Rodrigues Fonseca has got the team scoring with 33 from 14 home games in the league. On the other hand, Roma have conceded 15 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar was sent out of Europa League in the semi-finals last season.Shakhtar Donetsk's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shakhtar Donetsk collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Zorya game have they lost an away game, meaning Shakhtar has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.
It's the second away game in a row for Shakhtar, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Olimpik Donetsk in the Premier League last time out. It was a Ukrainian Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Ahrobiznes Volochysk (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Shakhtar Donetsk playing away, we found one game. Results were one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Desna in just three days.
Shakhtar Donetsk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Roma won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Shakhtar Donetsk has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / twoTop Goalscorers
  J. Veretout 10 goals |  H. Mkhitaryan 9 goals |  E. Džeko 7 goals |
Roma missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Roma | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 48 | 32 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 9% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 73% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Milan | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 52 |
| 4 | Roma | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 49 |
| 6 | Napoli | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 47 |
| 7 | Lazio | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Bologna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Genoa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Spezia | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Benevento | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -22 | 26 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 18 | Torino | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Parma | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -29 | 16 |
| 20 | Crotone | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -36 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 40 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 36 |
| 3 | Zorya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 32 |
| 4 | Desna | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Mariupol | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | Dnipro-1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 13 |
| 13 | Minai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 13 |
| 14 | Lviv | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -26 | 12 |