FC Internazionale Milano vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Internazionale Milano vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Giuseppe Meazza.
- FC Internazionale Milano 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Referee Mircea Grigoriu
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Ovidiu Hategan
- Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
- Referee Christian Dingert
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 Kobenhavn 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–0 W 21 Nov SSC Napoli H 3–2 W 07 Nov AC Milan A 1–1 D 03 Nov FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 3–1 W 31 Oct Udinese Calcio H 2–0 W 27 Oct Empoli FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L 03 Nov Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L 19 Oct Real Madrid CF H 0–5 L 28 Sep FC Internazionale Milano H 0–0 D 15 Sep FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 0–2 L 25 Aug AS Monaco FC H 2–2 D Key Stats
14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history40% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Internazionale Milano gets underway.
- 5' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marlos made 203 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 203 games and scored 91 goals.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Internazionale Milano is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Internazionale Milano needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' Vitao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Taras Stepanenko is replaced by Marcos Antonio on 46 minute.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vitao on 49.
- 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedrinho, as he is very good at scoring at Giuseppe Meazza with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is showing some good football. However, FK Shakhtar Donetsk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' Edin Dzeko puts FC Internazionale Milano on the lead.
- 66' FC Internazionale Milano 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.
- 67' Goal! Edin Dzeko scores his 93 goal in 514 matches.
- 68' FC Internazionale Milano manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joaquin Correa is hanging Lautaro Martinez on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Pedrinho by Artem Bondarenko on 73 minute.
- 78' Another change for FC Internazionale Milano made on 78 minute. Nicolo Barella leaves to be changed by Arturo Vidal.
- 79' Danilo D'Ambrosio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Darmian on 79 minute.
- 80' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Tete by Marlos on 80 minute.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Mykhailo Mudryk. He replaces Fernando on 81 minute.
- 86' Another substitution for FC Internazionale Milano to replace Ivan Perisic by Federico Dimarco on 86 minute.
- With this win, FC Internazionale Milano is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FC Internazionale Milano Lineups
Starting XI
- 36
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23
Nicolo Barella ↓ Arturo Vidal 78'
- 9
- 20
- 1
- 13
- 77
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14
Ivan Perisic ↓ Federico Dimarco 86'
- 37
- 10
- 95
Bench
- 2
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22
Arturo Vidal ↑ 78'
- 11
- 21
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33
Danilo D'Ambrosio ↑ 78'
- 5
- 8
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19
Joaquin Correa ↑ 68'
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12
Stefano Sensi ↑ 86'
- 97
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32
Federico Dimarco ↑ 86'
Coach Simone InzaghiFK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
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38
Pedrinho ↓ Artem Bondarenko 73'
- 5
- 2
- 7
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99
Fernando ↓ Mykhailo Mudryk 81'
- 22
- 6
- 19
- 81
- 3
- 14
Bench
- 70
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8
Marcos Antonio ↑ 46'
- 30
- 4
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11
Marlos ↑ 80'
- 1
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20
Mykhailo Mudryk ↑ 81'
- 77
- 45
- 44
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15
Artem Bondarenko ↑ 73'
- 26
Coach Roberto De Zerbi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lautaro Martinez 2 Edin Dzeko 2 Romelu Lukaku 2 Danilo D'Ambrosio 1 Head to Head
FC Internazionale Milano Form
2021-11-24 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2021-11-21 FC Internazionale Milano 3–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-11-07 AC Milan 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2021-11-03 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 FC Internazionale Milano W 2021-10-31 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Udinese Calcio W 2021-10-27 Empoli FC 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano WFK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2021-11-24 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2021-11-03 Real Madrid CF 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2021-10-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–5 Real Madrid CF L 2021-09-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 FC Internazionale Milano D 2021-09-15 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2021-08-25 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 AS Monaco FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.63 FC Internazionale Milano xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.7 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xGI would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 61% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Internazionale Milano winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.33Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
FC Internazionale Milano or Draw 86%Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 39%FC Internazionale Milano or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.9%0 – 0 11.9%2 – 1 8.8%3 – 0 6.7%0 – 1 5.8%3 – 1 4.8%1 – 2 3.7%2 – 2 3.1%4 – 0 2.7%0 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano
Handicap FC Internazionale Milano covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 26% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet 50% ✓FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.