Thursday , 2 July 2026

Arsenal FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Arsenal FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium 59,594 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dmytro Riznyk og 29' 1–0
Ben White 34' Y
Martinelli 84' Y
Y 90' Pedrinho

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Arsenal FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-22 Arsenal FC 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–0 W
19 Oct AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
05 Oct Southampton FC H 3–1 W
01 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–0 W
28 Sep Leicester City FC H 4–2 W
22 Sep Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
02 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–3 L
18 Sep Bologna FC 1909 A 0–0 D
22 Feb Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
15 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 2–2 D
13 Dec FC Porto A 3–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Emirates Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Marino Pusic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Raya made 382 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Pedrinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' GOAL! Dmytro Riznyk scores on 29.
  • 34' Ben White is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 414 games and scored 725 goals.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Ben White by Mikel Merino on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Shakhtar Donetsk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Danylo Sikan is replaced by Kevin Santos on 64 minute.
  • 68' The whistle greets Gabriel Jesus as he departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
  • 72' Myles Lewis-Skelly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Riccardo Calafiori on 72 minute.
  • 77' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 82' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 84' Martinelli was booked on 84.
  • 84' Another change for FK Shakhtar Donetsk made on 84 minute. Eguinaldo leaves to be changed by Lassina Franck Traore.
  • 87' Marlon Gomes is replacing Artem Bondarenko for the FK Shakhtar Donetsk side.
  • 90' FK Shakhtar Donetsk receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marino Pusic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC56% Draw26% FK Shakhtar Donetsk18%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
83%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
44%
Arsenal FC or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC37% Draw50% FK Shakhtar Donetsk13%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.