AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction 11.03.2021

Here's our AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction analysis: In a clash between European rivals, Roma will lock horns with Shakhtar Donetsk in the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday evening.

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Match status: 2020/21 Europa League - 1/8-finals
Kick-off: Thursday 11 Mar 2021, 08:00pm CET
 Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

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Following an impressive win against Genoa in the Serie A last weekend, Roma will head into this fixture full of confidence. Their last-32 round exploits saw them secure victory in both legs against Braga to gain qualification into the last-16 stage of the competition.

Shakhtar Donetsk beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the round of 32 to progress into the last-16 round of the competition. They returned to winning ways in the league last weekend after suffering back to back defeats in all competitions, including one that led to their elimination from the Ukrainian Cup.

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Roma's Paulo Fonseca will face his old club Shakhtar Donetsk after seeing off Braga - another one of his former sides - in the previous rounds. There are speculations about the pressure on the manager to deliver silverware, and put an end to Roma's title drought that goes as far back as 2008.

The Rome-based side have reached this stage of the competition for the second successive season, and they will hope to go all the way this time around. In the league, they presently sit in 4th-place on the log, with a total of 50 points from 26 league games, one point above 5th-placed Atalanta. The Giallorossi are in a good position as they challenge for a top-four finish this term.

Roma's last league outing saw them a claim a 1-0 victory against Genoa at Stadio Olimpico. The hosts were in charge from the start and they deservedly grabbed the lead courtesy of a Gianluca Mancini's goal. An uneventful hour after the goal ensured that Roma claimed all three points.

After disappointing back-to-back defeats, Shakhtar Donetsk bounced back by securing a 1-0 victory against Olimpik Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Dodo's goal in the first half proved to be enough for the visitors to claim all three points.

This victory moved them within four points of league leaders Dynamo Kyiv. The Hirnyky currently occupy second-place on the league table, having accrued an impressive total of 36 points from 17 league games this campaign, continuing to mount pressure on the table toppers.

Luis Castro's side were eliminated from the Champions League, despite their stimulating double win over Real Madrid in the group stage. But they managed to pip Inter Milan to third-place, securing entry into Europe's second-tier competition.

Having won the Europa League once in their illustrious history, Shakhtar Donetsk will hope add another one of the trophy to their cabinet. And after reaching the semi-final stage of the competition last year, the Donetsk-based club will be intent on going at least one better this time around.

Injured or Suspended Players

AS Roma: Nicolo Zaniolo and Jordan Veretout.

Shakhtar Donetsk: Maksym Malyshev and Taras Stepanenko.

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AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions

AS Roma have developed a reputation of cowering in front of stronger opposition, with most of their defeats this term coming at the hands of their rivals. Without any doubt, their Ukrainian opposition will prove a hard nut to crack, and they will need to rise up to the big occasion.

With a renewed confidence, Shakhtar Donetsk will head into this fixture aiming to claim any advantage they can nick off their Stadio Olimpico-based opponents. In what is expected to be a tight contest, we expect goals down both ends, with no less than two goals on the board.