Marseille vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction: Who will be stronger at the end of the second meeting?

Prediction for the UEFA Europe League match which will take place on February 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Marseille

The team was close to victory in the first match. The team went ahead twice, but both times, they allowed their opponents to score. The second time, Shakhtar scored the return goal at 90+3. As a result, it was 2:2. It was not a bad result for Marseille on the eve of the home game.

After the game in Germany, Marseille had time to visit Brest, where they lost to the local team 0:1 in the 22nd round of the French Ligue 1. In the league standings, the Provençals are currently only 9th with five points behind the European Cup competition (top-6).

Shakhtar Donetsk

For the Pitmen, the meeting with Marseille was the first official one since mid-December. The team, although they attacked slightly less sharply than their opponents according to the expected goals statistics, earned a deserved draw. After conceding a goal on 64 minutes, Mykola Matvienko scored on 68 minutes, and after conceding on 90 minutes, Shakhtar got back on track on 90+3 through Eguinaldo's effort.

We would like to remind you that in the Ukrainian league, which will resume at the end of February, Shakhtar is in fourth place after 17 rounds, three points behind the top spot, but have two games in hand.

Expert Betting Tips

Marseille, as the last matches show, still has not solved the problems in defense. Gennaro Gattuso's team scores regularly, but they also concede regularly. In the first game of the round, Shakhtar proved to be a team capable of quality attack, and it won't come as a surprise if the second match of the confrontation will be as good as the first one. We bet on an exchange of goals.