Shakhtar vs Rennes Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 16, 2023
Shakhtar vs Rennes Prediction 16.02.2023. The Europa League continues this Thursday with a match between the current Ukrainian champion Shakhtar and the visiting team from France, Rennes. Shakhtar has yet to play a competitive game since mid-November 2022. Opposite them is Rennes, who have been playing with fluctuating success in recent weeks.
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Shakhtar vs Rennes Odds
Shakhtar vs Rennes 1×2: 3.3/3.43/2.24
Asian Handicap: + 0.25/ -0.25 1.92/1.92
Total Over/Under: Over 2.75/Under 2.75: 1.94/1.91
Odds via 20Bet Sportsbook.
Shakhtar Team News
Shakhtar is trying to defend the league title won last season this year. Then, in a spectacular final of five final matches they convincingly won, they secured two more points than eternal rivals Dynamo from Kyiv. Now, these two rivals have the same number of points in the Ukrainian Premier League, but Dnipro is running away from them by five points.
Igor Jovičević’s team finished the last five games in league with ups and downs. They have three wins and one draw, and one loss each. They met the break in the league competition in second place but played six friendly matches, mainly in Central Europe. One week ago, they beat Sarajevo 4; they played 4:4 with the Slovenian Maribor. They drew 2:2 with both Ludogorets and Koper and lost to Austria 2:1.
These results only guarantee a good form after the continuation of the European competition; the Ukrainians also have several unsolvable problems. Mikhail Mudryk left them and moved to Chelsea. With his departure, Shakhtar lost their lethality in the attack. Namely, only a forward in the entire league can come close to Mudryk in terms of efficiency.
Shakhtar is still a decent team, but it’s hard to predict how far they can go in the Europa League.
Rennes Team News
Rennes enters this match after a painful defeat against Toulouse. The winner in that match was already decided in the 37th minute when the home team led 3:0. The Rennes team tried to match in the second part of the game, but only one goal in the 55th minute was not enough for them to recover. This team has lost five of its last seven games. They recently tied for two defeats, bringing them to sixth place. They are now just one point away from LOSC and a place leading into the European competition.
Rennes wishes to win the match against the Ukrainian team because it would promote them to the European table of the best clubs.
Rennes played in Group B in the European League, with three wins and three draws. They were second behind Fenerbahce, who had won more. How unstable Rennes was in that competition is shown by the matches against the direct rival for the first place in the group – Fenerbahce. They took a 2:0 lead against them in France, only to draw in the end. In Istanbul, they took a 3:0 lead, and after a series of inexplicable mistakes in the rest of the game, they were left without two points.
Shakhtar vs Rennes H2H
Shakhtar and Rennes last played a match between themselves a decade ago, which would have an impact on our thinking about their chances in the next match.
Injuries and suspensions
Shakhtar: Maryan Shived, Yegor Nazaryna, Oleg Ocheretko
Rennes: Martin Terrier, Lorenz Assignon, Hamari Traore, Xeka
Shakhtar vs Rennes Prediction
Here, two teams of different qualities will collide. However, Shakhtar is a bigger unknown as he has not played a single competitive match for three months. Rennes will have a slight advantage over the Shakhtar, but we expect a tight game in which the details will decide.
Kick-off Time: Thursday, 16.02.2023, 21:00 CET
Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.72
Sportsbook: 20bet
