AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk Preview

AS Roma are banking on a good run in Europe this season as their chance of lifting any domestic trophy has all but ended.

The Giallorossi have been eliminated from the Coppa Italia and there is a 15 points gap between them and Juventus who are top of the Serie A.

They head into this second leg 2-1 down and they will be looking to stop this in form Ukranian side in this game.

They have won 2 and lost 2 of their last four matches in all competitions including a 4-2 win at Napoli on the 3^rd of March.

Shakhtar Donetsk are one of the most successful sides in Ukraine at the moment and they are set to land another league title as they currently lead Dynamo Kiev by 5 points with 22 games already played.

They defeated Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to qualify ahead of Napoli in the group stages and they have been on a run of 5 consecutive wins before this game – it will be interesting to see if they can pull off another surprise win here.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

AS Roma

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Napoli		2-4		AS Roma	3 Mar, 2018	Italian Serie A
L	AS Roma		0-2		AC Milan	25 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A
L	Shakhtar Donetsk		2-1		AS Roma	21 Feb, 2018	Champions League
W	Udinese		0-2		AS Roma	17 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	AS Roma		5-2		Benevento	11 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A

Shakhtar Donetsk

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Shakhtar Donetsk		2-1		AS Roma	21 Feb, 2018	Champions League
W	Shakhtar Donetsk		2-1		Manchester City	6 Dec, 2017	Champions League
L	Napoli		3-0		Shakhtar Donetsk	21 Nov, 2017	Champions League
W	Shakhtar Donetsk		3-1		Feyenoord Rotterdam	1 Nov, 2017	Champions League
W	Feyenoord Rotterdam		1-2		Shakhtar Donetsk	17 Oct, 2017	Champions League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Shakhtar Donetsk		2-1		AS Roma	21 Feb, 2018	Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk		3-0		AS Roma	8 Mar, 2011	Champions League
AS Roma		2-3		Shakhtar Donetsk	16 Feb, 2011	Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk		1-0		AS Roma	22 Nov, 2006	Champions League
AS Roma		4-0		Shakhtar Donetsk	12 Sep, 2006	Champions League