Feb 16th features a match where Rennes will travel to Kharkiv to battle Shakhtar Donetsk in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Shakhtar Donetsk has not played yet this season, while in their last match, Rennes recorded a 1-3 loss against Toulouse. Rafael Ratão scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 27th minute, then Zakaria Aboukhlal added another in the 28th minute. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Amine Gouiri has been the most effective weapon for Rennes lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. 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.