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Betting tips for Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma - 21.02.2018

After resuming the league competition last weekend with a win against Chernomorets (5-0), the current Ukrainian Premier League champion receives AS Roma in the first leg of the round of 16 tie. Champions League. Paulo Fonseca's Shakhtar Donetsk finished second in Group F behind Manchester City, leaving Napoli and Feyenoord eliminated. The Ukrainian team was the first to defeat the Citizens this season, a match that assured them their place in this tie. It was the fourth victory in the 6 matches played, which began with the triumph on the stage of this match against the Italians (2-1), the 2-0 defeat at Etihad, the victory at De Kop against Feyenoord (1 -2), the 3-1 at home against the Dutch, the 3-0 defeat at San Paolo and the aforementioned victory against the Citizens.

In the Ukrainian Premier League, the Donetsk side are leading with 45 points in 20 games, 3 more than the Dynamo Kiev that has yet to play another game. However, the team came from losing their match before the break against FC Zorya (2-1), the second loss in just 4 days, after falling at home to Olexandriya (1-2) in mid-November.


AS Roma lives its first season in 25 years without having Francesco Totti on the squad. The march of the Great Romanist Captain, together with Spalletti's march to Inter Milan have caused the current capital team to be in an adaptation phase, occupying the 3rd position with 50 points (15 wins, 5 draws and five losses) in 25 journeys.

Eusebio Di Francesco has been chosen by Monchi, the club's new sporting director, to take charge of the team this season. Along with the coach, they have come to the Italian capital with contrasted players, such as the left-handed Serbian Aleksandar Kolarov, from Manchester City; Mexican Central Hector Moreno, from PSV; the also central Brazilian Juan Jesus, from Inter Milan; and the French pivot Maxime Gonalons, former captain of Olympique de Lyon. In addition, Monchi has bet heavily on Feyenoord's right-hand side Rick Karsdorp; the left-handed Turkish top Cengiz Ünder, from Basaksehir; and the Czech center forward Patrik Schick, from Sampdoria.

The Roman team took first place in their Champions League group ahead of Chelsea, Atlético de Madrid and Qarabag. The Italians added 3 wins, two draws and one defeat (in the Metropolitan Wanda).

 

Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma   Prediction: X/X 5.00

Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma   Betting tip: Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.80

Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma score recommendations: 0-0 10.00