Marseille vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Match Preview

• Marseille are winless in seven straight games across competitions.
• We’ve seen four or more goals in all three of their home fixtures in Group B.
• Each of Shakhtar’s three away games in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League saw the Over 2.5 goals FT & BTTS pick coming in.

Marseille will be hoping to forget the recent domestic failures on Thursday evening when they host Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout stage playoffs. The Ukrainian outfit came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw in the first match played seven days ago on German soil.

Marseille’s domestic ambitions have suffered a serious blow in a 0-1 defeat at Brest on Sunday. Les Phocians looked dreadful on both ends of the pitch on the occasion. They had an extra man in the final 30 minutes of the affair but it counted for little. The fact that Gennaro Gatusso’s men registered only two shots on target in the 90 minutes of action speaks volumes. As a consequence, the Italian manager got sacked on Monday.

Shakhtar Donetsk had a free weekend. The season in Ukrainian top flight continues only the next weekend. The team led by Croatian manager Marino Pusic are currently fourth in the Premier League standings. They are three points behind leaders Kryvbas KR with two games in hand on them.

Recent Meetings

Marseille and Shakhtar met each other in the 2009 Europa League quarterfinal. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced with two wins on the occasion.

Les Phocians are thus searching for their maiden win over Shakhtar in fourth head-to-head encounter with the Ukrainian powerhouse.

The Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score pick landed in each of the last two head-to-head matches between these rivals.

Marseille vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction

Marseille dropped to ninth place in the Ligue 1 standings after the loss at Brest. They are winless in seven consecutive matches in all competitions. Things do not look promising for the French outfit ahead of Shakhtar’s visit. We don’t see any value in backing the home win pick at the 1.72 odds here, especially if we know that the Ukrainians have two wins and a draw in the last three H2H meetings. Also, things in Marseille’s dressing room are far from ideal. The sudden managerial change will hardly fix things in such a short period. We will take the 2.05 odds offered for Shakhtar to avoid a defeat in France.

Alternatively, we like the Both Teams To Score bet at the 1.70 odds. We’ve seen at least four goals in all three of Marseille’s home matches in Group B in this term of Europa League. The Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score bet also landed in all of Shakhtar’s three away matches in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. The run involves a 3-5 defeat at Porto on the final day. Also, the reverse game between these rivals brought us a four-goal thriller seven days ago at Volksparkstadion.

Steffen Schmidt- February 19, 2024

Marseille vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips

Shakhtar Donetsk to win or draw

OK

	2.13 Odds
	2.05 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

	1.72 Odds
	1.70 Odds

Correct Score: Draw 2-2

OK

	15.00 Odds
	12.60 Odds