On Thursday Mar 9th, Feyenoord will travel to Kharkiv to battle Shakhtar Donetsk in a Europa League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Shakhtar Donetsk recorded a 1-2 loss against Rennes. Karl Toko Ekambi struck first for Rennes in the 52nd minute on a feed from Amine Gouiri, then Ibrahim Salah added another in the 106th minute on a feed from Jeremy Doku Finally they completed the comback victory in the 52nd minute on a goal by Karl Toko Ekambi to cap off a wild match. Shakhtar Donetsk is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Feyenoord recorded a 1-0 shutout win against FC Groningen. Oussama Idrissi struck first for Feyenoord in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, FC Groningen couldn’t muster any offence and Feyenoord ran away with the shutout win. Feyenoord looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Santiago Giménez has been the most prolific scorer on Feyenoord in the last five matches with 3 goals. Shakhtar Donetsk hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Heorhii Sudakov and Lassina Traore, and they each have 1 goal.