Shakhtar Donetsk – Basel, Europa League Predictions

Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least one goal in 10 of their last 13 official matches

🔥 Shakhtar is in incredible shape

Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Wolfsburg 3-0 in the previous match in the Europa League. The Ukrainians led 2-1 in the first match, but played as if they were losing in the result. They gave the wolves almost no chance, outplayed them in the midfield, took advantage of their chances, and in defense managed to neutralize the opponent to some extent. When he had to, Shakhtar’s goalkeeper also intervened well. The form of the team is great and overall the season it did in Ukraine was quite good. We should not forget about Shakhtar’s strong games in the Champions League. At this point, the Ukrainians have a full chance to reach even the final of the tournament.

💯 Basel is another team in the Europa League

Basel does not seem to be the Swiss Super League team when it plays in Europe. The motivation and concentration of the team is difficult to describe in words. Basel led 3-0 to Eintracht in the first match, but just like Shakhtar, in the second match they played as if they were losing and in the end they won 1-0 and in both matches they did not concede a single goal. Their performance here contrasts sharply with that in Switzerland, where they did not even fight for the title last season.

There is practically no favorite in this match

 Expert view: Although at paper Shakhtar is the better team, at this moment we do not think there is a clear favorite. Both teams demonstrate qualities, desire and intransigence. For this reason, we expect them to show respect for each other and probably see a more equal and measured game in the beginning. We think that if there are goals, most of them will be in the second half. We will bet on Shakhtar to score in the 2nd half at 1.60, because it has a lot of individual class in front positions and is very effective, and Shakhtar is a team that raises the speed a lot in the 2nd half of its matches.