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VfL Wolfsburg vs Shakhtar Donetsk: result 1-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa League8th FinalsKick-off on March 12, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg
1-2
Shakhtar Donetsk

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What was the result of VfL Wolfsburg vs Shakhtar Donetsk?

Shakhtar Donetsk won 1-2 on March 12, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 16′Júnior MoraesShakhtar Donetsk
  • 48′J. BrooksVfL Wolfsburg
  • 73′Marcos AntônioShakhtar Donetsk

Official lineup for VfL Wolfsburg vs Shakhtar Donetsk

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg

4-3-3
  1. 7J. Brekalo
  2. 9W. Weghorst
  3. 14A. Mehmedi
  1. 24X. Schlager
  2. 27M. Arnold
  3. 13Y. Gerhardt
  1. 6Paulo Otávio
  2. 25J. Brooks
  3. 31R. Knoche
  4. 8R. Steffen
  1. 1K. Casteels

Shakhtar Donetsk

4-1-4-1
  1. 10Júnior Moraes
  1. 7Taison
  2. 21Alan Patrick
  3. 20V. Kovalenko
  4. 14Tetê
  1. 8Marcos Antônio
  1. 31Ismaily
  2. 22M. Matvienko
  3. 4S. Kryvtsov
  4. 98Dodô
  1. 30A. Pyatov
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VfL Wolfsburg have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Shakhtar Donetsk have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 7, 2020RB Leipzig(home)0-0Bundesliga
Mar 1, 2020Union Berlin(away)2-2Bundesliga
Feb 27, 2020Malmo FF(away)3-0UEFA Europa League
Feb 23, 2020FSV Mainz 05(home)4-0Bundesliga
Feb 20, 2020Malmo FF(home)2-1UEFA Europa League
Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 8, 2020Kolos Kovalivka(away)4-3Premier League
Mar 4, 2020Dnipro-1(home)4-1Premier League
Mar 1, 2020Vorskla Poltava(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 27, 2020Benfica(away)3-3UEFA Europa League
Feb 23, 2020Desna(home)1-0Premier League

How many goals should we expect?

VfL Wolfsburg score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Shakhtar Donetsk score 2.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VfL Wolfsburg1.71.249/159/15
Shakhtar Donetsk2.11.349/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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