Lech Poznan vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Betting Tips (12 March)

Lech Poznan were forced to participate in a play-off to reach the round of 16 following their very good 11th place in the league phase. A very well negotiated play-off by the Poles against the Finns of KuPS, winning the first round 0-2 and the second 1-0. During the league stage, Poznan beat SK Rapid 4-1, Lausanne 2-0 and Sigma Olomouc 1-2. This will apply to the return match, but Lech conceded two defeats on the road against Rayo Vallecano 3-2 and Lincoln 2-1. In the championship, the local players are 3rd with 3 lengths behind the leader, Zaglebie. Last weekend, the local team lost at Widzew Lodz 2-1, three days after their defeat in the cup quarter-final against Gornik Zabrze 0-1.

Shakhtar was exempt from the play-off following their very good 6th place in the league phase. A 6th place achieved thanks to successes against the Maltese of Hamrun 0-2, Shamrock Rovers 1-2, Breidablik 2-0 and Aberdeen 2-3. The only defeat was against Legia 1-2. After a long break, the championship resumed at the end of February for Shakhtar and they won their previous four days, against Episentr 5-0, Karpaty Lviv 3-0, Veres-Rivne 1-0 and last weekend against Oleksandriya 0-1. 

Already forfeited during the round-trip play-off against KuPS, R.Murawski and midfielder Filip Jagiello will forfeit again. Kornel Lisman is not eligible (not registered). The excellent M.Ishak (12 goals, 3 assists in the league), scorer 5 times in this Conference League campaign will be well operational, he who was decisive in the first leg against KuPS with 2 assists on the goals of Antoni Kozubal (1 assist in the league) and the Nigerian striker T.Ismaheel (no goals in the league), author of 3 goals in C4. A bunch of players are not qualified for this competition, in this case R.

Savchenko, I.Petryak and M.Khromey and V.Kornienko. Still injured, defender Danylo Udod should throw in the towel. In the league, Obah (7 goals, 3 assists), Kaua Elias (19 years old, 6 goals, 2 assists) and Pedrinho (5 goals, 5 assists) are the most popular players but it is Yehor Nazaryna, with 2 goals, who is Shakhtar's top scorer in the Conference League.

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• Referee: Rohit Saggi
• Lech Poznan Feedinco Rating: 6.90
• Shakhtar Donetsk Feedinco Rating: 6.92