The first of two encounters in the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs, as the hometeam Shakhtar Donetsk will try to edge Rennes in their own ballpark.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rennes have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The visiting Rennes played their last game only four days ago, a Ligue 1 match. That game was also an away game, at Toulouse. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Roma.Shakhtar Donetsk have performed here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
The Shakhtar fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Vorskla and win 3-2.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Vorskla.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Shakhtar Donetsk's attacking play is working. Shakhtar Donetsk have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rennes form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Dynamo Kyiv, Fenerbahce and AEK Larnaca in order to reach knockout round play-offs of Europa League.There's been little loot from Rennes's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Ligue 1. Rennes only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws. Total Europa League statistics for Rennes: 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
There might be some fixture complaints from Rennes as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Toulouse. Doku got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Doku hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 12 of 20 times.
A 1-3 loss hosting Lille before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Rennes are hosting Clermont in the Ligue 1 only three days away.
Rennes have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 13 goals have been scored. As for defending, Rennes rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 9 goals |  A. Gouiri 9 goals |   D. Sikan 6 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Rennes missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.7 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 47% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Zorya | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Vorskla | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Hirnyk | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Veres | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Metal Kharkiv | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Minai | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Chornomorets | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Lviv | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 49 |
| 3 | Monaco | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Lens | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Lille | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Nice | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Lorient | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 10 | Reims | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Clermont | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Nantes | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Troyes | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -23 | 18 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 9 |
