FC Sheriff Tiraspol vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
FC Sheriff Tiraspol vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Sheriff Stadium.
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Musial
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Real Madrid CF | H | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Nov | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 1–3 | L |
| 19 Oct | FC Internazionale Milano | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Sep | Real Madrid CF | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Sep | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Aug | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | A | 3–0 | W |
| 21 Nov | Granada CF | A | 4–1 | W |
| 06 Nov | Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | H | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Nov | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Oct | Elche CF | A | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | CA Osasuna | H | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
Real Madrid CF this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Madrid CF
| Kylian Mbappe | 4 G | 1 A |
| Federico Valverde | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Sheriff Tiraspol welcome Real Madrid CF for this crunch clash at Sheriff Stadium.
- 4' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 9' Real Madrid CF 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.
- 14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 19' The travelling Real Madrid CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' FC Sheriff Tiraspol is showing some good football. However, FC Sheriff Tiraspol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Fernando Costanza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
- 30' The deadlock is broken! David Alaba gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 45' FC Sheriff Tiraspol are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Madrid CF backline.
- 46' Toni Kroos makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
- 51' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Karim Benzema makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
- 56' Against the run of play, Karim Benzema has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 59' Fresh legs for FC Sheriff Tiraspol! Keston Julien comes on to replace Bruno Felipe.
- 60' The crowd applauds Dimitris Kolovos as he leaves the pitch. Boban Nikolov steps in for FC Sheriff Tiraspol.
- 61' The crowd applauds Ferland Mendy as he leaves the pitch. Marcelo steps in for Real Madrid CF.
- 65' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace David Alaba by Nacho on 65 minute.
- 70' Frank Castaneda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Sheriff Tiraspol and Real Madrid CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 80' It’s high time Yuri Vernydub made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 81' FC Sheriff Tiraspol make a change. Adama Traore trudges off to be replaced by Maxim Cojocaru on 81 minutes.
- 84' Marco Asensio gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Rodrygo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ferland Mendy on 90 minutes.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.
Lineups
FC Sheriff Tiraspol Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
-
9
Adama Traore ↓ Maxim Cojocaru 81'
- 15
- 31
- 55
-
10
Frank Castaneda ↓ Momo Yansane 59'
- 2
- 30
- 21
- 13
-
77
Bruno Felipe ↓ Keston Julien 59'
Bench
-
20
Boban Nikolov ↑ 59'
- 8
-
16
Keston Julien ↑ 59'
- 1
-
98
Maxim Cojocaru ↑ 81'
- 6
-
99
Momo Yansane ↑ 59'
- 33
- 19
- 17
Coach
Yuri Vernydub
Real Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Ferland Mendy ↓ Marcelo 61'
-
4
David Alaba ↓ Nacho 65'
- 10
- 8
- 9
- 20
-
2
Dani Carvajal ↓ Lucas Vazquez 65'
-
14
Casemiro ↓ Antonio Blanco 84'
- 1
- 3
-
21
Rodrygo ↓ Marco Asensio 84'
Bench
- 16
- 13
-
17
Lucas Vazquez ↑ 65'
- 5
-
12
Marcelo ↑ 61'
-
6
Nacho ↑ 65'
-
11
Marco Asensio ↑ 84'
- 22
- 24
- 25
- 26
-
27
Antonio Blanco ↑ 84'
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Karim Benzema | 3 |
| Sebastien Thill | 1 |
| Djasur Yakhshibaev | 1 |
| David Alaba | 1 |
| Toni Kroos | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sheriff Tiraspol Form
2021-11-24
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
0–3
Real Madrid CF
L
2021-11-03
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
1–3
FC Internazionale Milano
L
2021-10-19
FC Internazionale Milano
3–1
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
L
2021-09-28
Real Madrid CF
1–2
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
W
2021-09-15
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
2–0
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
W
2021-08-25
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
0–0
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
D
Real Madrid CF Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07
FC Sheriff Tiraspol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8
Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
FC Sheriff Tiraspol or Draw
52%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
75%
FC Sheriff Tiraspol or Real Madrid CF
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Madrid CF win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.4%
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — FC Sheriff Tiraspol
| Handicap | FC Sheriff Tiraspol covers | Push | Real Madrid CF covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -0.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 23% | 30% |
| +1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +2 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sheriff Tiraspol keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.