Shakhtar vs Basel Free Betting Tips

The 2019-2020 Europa League is back on the pitch to play the quarter-finals, with the last two scheduled for Tuesday 11 August. Luis Castro’s Shakhtar Donetsk is busy at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen in Germany, behind closed doors given the coronavirus emergency, to face the Swiss of Basel led by Marcel Koller, starting at 21.00. The challenge is direct elimination, in the event of a tie at 90 ‘it will, therefore, continue with extra time and any penalties. Here is the prediction of Shakhtar-Basel.

Shakhtar vs Basel: Europa League quarter-finals

Shakhtar gained access to this quarter-final challenge, squeezing Wolfsburg from the competition. The Ukrainian team, which had already established itself in the first leg of the second round 2-1 in Germany, also repeated their success in the return match played last Wednesday in Kyiv. The team led by Portuguese coach Luis Castro controlled the match without much trouble, then scoring three times in the final minutes, between 89 ‘and 93’ with a brace from Moraes and the seal from Solomon.

On the other hand, there is a Basel which, in turn, relied heavily on the result achieved in the first round of the round of 16 played on 12 March. And the 0-3 obtained on the Eintracht field decided the qualification speech 90 minutes early, since then the Swiss team of Marcel Koller managed the match at St. Jakob Park very well, still winning by 1-4. 0. A challenge decided by the goal scored in the 88th minute by Frei.

Probable formations Shakhtar vs Basel

SHAKHTAR (4-2-3-1): Pyatov; Dodò, Kryvstov, Matviyenko, Bolbat; Marcos Antonio, Stepanenko; Marlos, Alan Patrick, Taison; Junior Moraes. Coach: Luis Castro.

BASEL (4-2-3-1): Nikolic; Widmer, van der Werff, Alderete, Petretta; Xhaka, Frei; Stocker, Campo, Pululu; Cabral. Coach: Marcel Koller.