Match Report
Hobro went into the game 458th in the table on 9 points; Shakhtar Donetsk sat 46th on 22 — a 13-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hobro: only 554th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 458th. Per game in the league, Hobro were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.17, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.18 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.