Borussia Dortmund vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

Borussia Dortmund

3 – 1

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FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Wed 29 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Signal Iduna Park 81,365 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sehrou Guirassy 17' 1–0

Sehrou Guirassy 44' 2–0

2–1 50' Marlon Gomes

Ramy Bensebaini 79' 3–1

Y 25' Kevin Santos

Maximilian Beier 27' Y

Y 58' Marlon Gomes

Overview

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Borussia Dortmund vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Glenn Nyberg
Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)

10 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Atlético 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

Borussia Dortmund 7 games · Avg 3.6 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-29 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2018-04-02 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Borussia Dortmund 2017-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-02-25 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2016-08-06 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	H	3–1	W
25 Jan	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–2	D
21 Jan	Bologna FC 1909	A	1–2	L
17 Jan	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	0–2	L
14 Jan	Holstein Kiel	A	2–4	L
10 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	2–3	L

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	1–3	L
22 Jan	Stade Brestois 29	H	2–0	W
10 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	1–5	L
27 Nov	PSV	A	2–3	L
06 Nov	BSC Young Boys	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy

2 G

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Gleiker Mendoza

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Borussia Dortmund and FK Shakhtar Donetsk get this one started.
5' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
17' GOAL! Sehrou Guirassy scores on 17. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi
22' Borussia Dortmund are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against FK Shakhtar Donetsk's 4-1-4-1 shape.
25' Kevin Santos was booked on 25.
27' Maximilian Beier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Borussia Dortmund in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FK Shakhtar Donetsk's compact 4-1-4-1.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Borussia Dortmund and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' The 37-year-old Taras Stepanenko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' GOAL! Sehrou Guirassy scores on 44. Assisted by Julian Brandt
46' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Maximilian Beier departs to be replaced by Pascal Gross.
50' Marlon Gomes adds to his 0 season tally! FK Shakhtar Donetsk lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
54' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Julian Brandt departs to be replaced by Julien Duranville.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Marlon Gomes is booked for FK Shakhtar Donetsk — card on 58.
63' It’s high time Marino Pusic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' Karim Adeyemi makes way for Gio Reyna at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
72' Pedrinho gets the nod from FK Shakhtar Donetsk. He replaces Irakli Azarov and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 204 games and scored 101 goals.
79' Against the run of play, Ramy Bensebaini has scored! This game has turned on its head.
83' FK Shakhtar Donetsk make a change. Pedrinho trudges off to be replaced by Newerton on 83 minutes.
84' Marlon Gomes makes way for Artem Bondarenko at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
85' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens departs to be replaced by Yan Couto.
89' Fresh legs for FK Shakhtar Donetsk! Taras Stepanenko comes on to replace Dmytro Kryskiv.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Borussia Dortmund players.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Ramy Bensebaini ↓ Waldemar Anton 89'
10
Julian Brandt ↓ Julien Duranville 54'
1
Gregor Kobel
20
Marcel Sabitzer
9
Sehrou Guirassy
26
Julian Ryerson
23
Emre Can
4
Nico Schlotterbeck
14
Maximilian Beier ↓ Pascal Gross 46'
27
Karim Adeyemi ↓ Gio Reyna 64'
43
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens ↓ Yan Couto 85'

Bench

Coach Mike Tullberg

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

38
Pedrinho ↓ Newerton 83'
11
Oleksandr Zubkov ↓ Lassina Franck Traore 72'
31
Dmytro Riznyk
5
Valerii Bondar
16
Irakli Azarov ↓ Pedrinho 72'
10
Heorhii Sudakov
37
Kevin Santos
8
Dmytro Kryskiv ↓ Taras Stepanenko 89'
30
Marlon Gomes ↓ Artem Bondarenko 84'
17
Vinicius Tobias
22
Mykola Matvienko

Bench

Coach Marino Pusic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sehrou Guirassy	2
Ramy Bensebaini	1
Marlon Gomes	1

Head to Head

Borussia Dortmund Form

2025-01-29 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2025-01-25 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D 2025-01-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-14 Holstein Kiel 4–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2025-01-29 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2025-01-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-12-10 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–5 FC Bayern München L 2024-11-27 PSV 3–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2024-11-06 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 BSC Young Boys W 2024-10-22 Arsenal FC 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Borussia Dortmund xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Borussia Dortmund50% Draw24% FK Shakhtar Donetsk26%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw

74%

Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

50%

Borussia Dortmund or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Borussia Dortmund36% Draw42% FK Shakhtar Donetsk22%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap	Borussia Dortmund covers	Push	FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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