FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Monaco FC, Champions League 2021-22 PLAY OFF ROUND
Overview
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FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Monaco FC — Champions League at Stadion Metalist.
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AS Monaco FC 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
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 | Qarabağ Ağdam 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | AS Monaco FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Aug | AS Monaco FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Aug | KRC Genk | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Mar | AS Roma | H | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Mar | AS Roma | A | 0–3 | L |
| 25 Feb | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | Racing Club de Lens | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Aug | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Aug | FC Lorient | A | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Aug | AC Sparta Praha | H | 3–1 | W |
| 06 Aug | FC Nantes | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season
AS Monaco FC this season
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Monaco FC
| Folarin Balogun | 5 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Monaco FC get this one started.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Aurelien Tchouameni has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 14' Poor challenge from Kevin Volland. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 18' Against the run of play, Wissam Ben Yedder has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 28' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Monaco FC's shape.
- 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 38' 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.
- 39' A goal from the France international Wissam Ben Yedder! He fires home on 39 to make it 0-2!
- 39' Dodo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' Dodo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
- 45' Axel Disasi, a France defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 46' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Mykola Matviienko by Ismaily on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 54' That is a Yellow card for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Tete will be fuming at that decision.
- 59' Marlon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 64' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Tete has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 66' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Tete has done his job and it is now time for Marlos to step up.
- 70' AS Monaco FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean Lucas is hanging Gelson Martins on the field on 70 minute.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlon on 70.
- 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aleksandr Golovin.
- 74' The Ukraine Marlos breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-2!
- 75' Marlos does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Shakhtar Donetsk surge ahead!
- 76' Fresh legs for AS Monaco FC! Wilson Isidor comes on to replace Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 80' The referee has no hesitation. Manor Solomon is booked for FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Yellow card on 80.
- 81' That is a Yellow card for AS Monaco FC. Youssouf Fofana will be fuming at that decision.
- 82' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk bench stirs into life. Manor Solomon is withdrawn and Mykhailo Mudryk gets his opportunity.
- 86' Time for substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Marcos Antonio is replaced by Taras Stepanenko.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 30
-
22
Mykola Matviienko ↓ Ismaily 46'
- 21
-
19
Manor Solomon ↓ Mykhailo Mudryk 82'
-
3
Vitao ↓ Serhii Kryvtsov 101'
- 14
-
23
Lassina Franck Traore ↓ Fernando 101'
Bench
-
31
Ismaily ↑ 46'
-
99
Fernando ↑ 101'
-
4
Serhii Kryvtsov ↑ 101'
- 9
-
11
Marlos ↑ 66'
-
6
Taras Stepanenko ↑ 86'
- 1
-
20
Mykhailo Mudryk ↑ 82'
- 44
- 15
- 26
- 25
Coach
Roberto De Zerbi
AS Monaco FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
12
Caio Henrique ↓ Ismail Jakobs 117'
-
19
Djibril Sidibe ↓ Ruben Aguilar 98'
- 17
- 22
-
8
Aurelien Tchouameni ↓ Axel Disasi 117'
- 31
- 16
- 3
-
7
Gelson Martins ↓ Jean Lucas 70'
- 10
- 5
Bench
- 9
-
11
Jean Lucas ↑ 70'
- 4
-
37
Sofiane Diop ↑ 76'
-
39
Wilson Isidor ↑ 76'
-
26
Ruben Aguilar ↑ 98'
-
6
Axel Disasi ↑ 117'
-
14
Ismail Jakobs ↑ 117'
- 1
- 34
- 36
- 40
Coach
Niko Kovać
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wissam Ben Yedder | 2 |
| Marlos | 2 |
| Pedrinho | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.46
FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15
AS Monaco FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
74%
Draw or AS Monaco FC
53%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or AS Monaco FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Monaco FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk
| Handicap | FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers | Push | AS Monaco FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 21% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 17% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

