Saturday , 14 November 2026

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Tue 7 Nov 2023 · 17:45 UTC Volksparkstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Danylo Sikan 40' 1–0
Y 45' Ronald Araujo
Marino Pusic 51' Y
Newerton 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Volksparkstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Davor Beljo
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 23.0 goals/game

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

1
1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov FC Barcelona H 1–0 W
25 Oct FC Barcelona A 1–2 L
04 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 3–2 W
19 Sep FC Porto H 1–3 L
16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–7 L
09 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–1 L
04 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
28 Oct Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
25 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–1 W
22 Oct Athletic Club H 1–0 W
08 Oct Granada CF A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
25% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Gleiker Mendoza 2 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 4 G
Lamine Yamal 3 G 4 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G
Gabriel Jesus 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Volksparkstadion that hosts another battle between FK Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' With 4 assists to his name this season, Pedri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 10' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Danylo Sikan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xavi Hernandez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Assisted by Giorgi Gocholeishvili with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danylo Sikan makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Ronald Araujo is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' Marino Pusic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Shakhtar Donetsk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 59 minute. Oriol Romeu leaves to be changed by Pedri.
  • 60' Joao Felix is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raphinha at the 60 minute mark.
  • 63' The whistle greets Danylo Sikan as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Kelsy.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Shakhtar Donetsk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Yegor Nazaryna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taras Stepanenko at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' FK Shakhtar Donetsk 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.
  • 81' Fermin Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pablo Gavira on 81 minute.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marian Shved is hanging Newerton on the field on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. FK Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Barcelona share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marino Pusic

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fermin Lopez 1
Heorhii Sudakov 1
Danylo Sikan 1
Ferran Torres 1

Head to Head

2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona W 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L 2023-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-03-09 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D

FC Barcelona Form

2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona L 2023-11-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-10-28 FC Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club W 2023-10-08 Granada CF 2–2 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Shakhtar Donetsk40% Draw30% FC Barcelona30%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Barcelona
60%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or FC Barcelona
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk25% Draw52% FC Barcelona23%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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