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Shakhtar Donetsk
Europa League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 16, 2023 at 5.45pm UK
Donbass Arena
Rennes

Shakhtar
2 - 1
Rennes

Kryskiv (11'), Bondarenko (45' pen.)
Stepanenko (40'), Mykhaylichenko (84'), Zubkov (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Toko Ekambi (59')
Bourigeaud (43'), Ugochukwu (56'), Omari (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Rennes, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Shakhtar 3-2 Vorskla
Wednesday, November 23 at 2pm in Ukrainian Premier League

We said: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 Rennes

Losing their talisman as well as playing their home matches in another country suggests that Shakhtar may find this assignment much tougher than they would have done in previous years. Rennes are hopelessly out of form but do have plenty of players on the pitch who can make the difference and should have more than Shakhtar on the night. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rennes win with a probability of 57.87%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 20.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.4%) and 0-2 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.12%), while for a Shakhtar Donetsk win it was 2-1 (5.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Shakhtar DonetskDrawRennes
20.42% (0.030000000000001 0.03) 21.71% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01) 57.87% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Both teams to score 56.65% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.5% (0.077000000000005 0.08)41.49% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.1% (0.078000000000003 0.08)63.89% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
Shakhtar Donetsk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.95% (0.075999999999993 0.08)34.05% (-0.076999999999998 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.26% (0.082000000000001 0.08)70.73% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Rennes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.9% (0.018999999999991 0.02)14.09% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.29% (0.035999999999994 0.04)41.7% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Shakhtar Donetsk 20.42%
    Rennes 57.87%
    Draw 21.7%
Shakhtar DonetskDrawRennes
2-1 @ 5.46% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
1-0 @ 5.17% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 2.78% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-1 @ 1.96% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.92% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 1% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 20.42%
1-1 @ 10.12% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.35% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.8% (-0.017 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.25% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 21.7%
1-2 @ 9.93% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 9.4% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
0-2 @ 9.21% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-3 @ 6.48% (0.0029999999999992 0)
0-3 @ 6.02% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.49% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 3.18% (0.004 0)
0-4 @ 2.95% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-4 @ 1.71% (0.006 0.01)
1-5 @ 1.25% (0.002 0)
0-5 @ 1.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 57.87%

How you voted: Shakhtar vs Rennes

Shakhtar Donetsk
32.4%
Draw
11.2%
Rennes
56.4%
188
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