Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille – UEFA Europa League playoff first leg match | Date: Thursday, 15 February 2024 | Kick-off: 18:45 CET | Venue: Hamburg
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Shakhtar Donetsk, who have not played a competitive match in almost two months, will undoubtedly be rusty. They were not particularly outstanding during their winter friendlies.
Marseille, meanwhile, have also left a lot to be desired in recent weeks.
They are winless in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
However, we believe that Shakhtar have enough quality to draw at least in their home match.
We predict Shakhtar Donetsk’s double chance.
Prediction: Shakhtar Donetsk’s double chance
Marseille have scored at least one goal in seven of their past eight games, while Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least one goal in 43 of their last 44 competitive matches.
We are confident that teams will exchange goals here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams to Score
Shakhtar Donetsk will welcome Marseille in the Europa League 2023/24 playoff match.
Due to the continuing situation in Ukraine, the match will be played at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, hence, Shakhtar’s home advantage will not be crucial.
Shakthar placed third in their UEFA Champions League group, which included Barcelona, Porto and Antwerp.
However, they enter this break fresh after a long winter vacation in their domestic league. It means their last competitive match was a 5-3 defeat to FC Porto in December. Despite being eliminated from the Champions League, Shakhtar enjoyed a spectacular group-stage performance. Their 9 points were the most of any eliminated team, and they won convincingly against Barcelona in the process. They have subsequently played seven friendly matches, winning three. The sole defeat in their past five competitive matches came against Porto.
Marseille, on the other hand, will face Shakhtar Donetsk for the first time since 2009. That was also a Europa League tie, which the Ukrainian side won at home and away before clinching the title. The
However, they have been in dismal form heading into this clash. Marseille have not won in their previous five matches and have only lost one. Gennaro Gattuso’s team drew 1-1 with Metz in the previous game, squandering a lead in a game they also completed with ten men.
Both sides scored in four of their past five games, and Marseille have only kept one clean sheet in ten games.
Shakhtar Donetsk: Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Bondar, Lemkin, Matvienko; Stepanenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Eguinaldo; Sikan
Marseille: Lopez; Clauss, Gigot, Balerdi, Merlin, Ounahi, Harit, Onana; Moumbagna, Aubameyang, Ndiaye
TV Channel: DAZN