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)

12 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern Munchen	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 Bodo/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 Munchen	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

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy

4 G

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Gleiker Mendoza

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Signal Iduna Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedrinho made 388 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' FK Shakhtar Donetsk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' Sehrou Guirassy puts Borussia Dortmund on the lead.
22' Karim Adeyemi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
25' Kevin Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
27' The referee shows Borussia Dortmund player a card on 27.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Borussia Dortmund and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' What a strike from Sehrou Guirassy! The score is 2-0.
46' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Maximilian Beier trudges off to be replaced by Pascal Gross on 46 minutes.
50' Marlon Gomes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' Julien Duranville is replacing Julian Brandt for the Borussia Dortmund side.
58' Marlon Gomes was booked on 58.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Borussia Dortmund and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
64' Gio Reyna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karim Adeyemi on 64 minute.
69' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Irakli Azarov has done his job and it is now time for Pedrinho to step up.
77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' Brilliant from the ! Ramy Bensebaini makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 79.
83' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk bench stirs into life. Pedrinho is withdrawn and Newerton gets his opportunity.
84' A change in the FK Shakhtar Donetsk ranks — Marlon Gomes exits the field as Artem Bondarenko enters on 84.
85' The whistle greets Jamie Bynoe-Gittens as he departs to be replaced by Yan Couto.
89' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk bench stirs into life. Dmytro Kryskiv is withdrawn and Taras Stepanenko gets his opportunity.
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 Munchen 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.