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FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Galatasaray SK, 2017

League One 2017/18 · 2017
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
3 – 1
Full Time
Galatasaray SK
Tue 26 Dec 2017 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Galatasaray SK — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2.50
Draw 3.60
Galatasaray SK 2.87

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Galatasaray SK
Last 5 meetings
2017-12-26 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Galatasaray SK 2017-09-09 Galatasaray SK 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-04-08 Galatasaray SK 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2016-12-31 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Galatasaray SK

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Galatasaray SK H 3–1 W
23 Dec France A 1–3 L
16 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–3 L
02 Dec AS Roma H 2–0 W
25 Nov FC Viktoria Plzen H 1–1 D
Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–3 L
23 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
16 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 0–2 L
09 Dec RSC Anderlecht H 0–1 L
28 Nov PFC CSKA Moskva H 2–2 D
25 Nov France A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to score. At the same time, Galatasaray SK does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Galatasaray SK Lineups

H2H

Head to Head

2017-12-26 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Galatasaray SK 2017-09-09 Galatasaray SK 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-04-08 Galatasaray SK 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2016-12-31 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Galatasaray SK

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2017-12-26 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Galatasaray SK W 2017-12-23 France 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2017-12-16 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2017-12-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2017-12-02 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 AS Roma W 2017-11-25 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 FC Viktoria Plzen D

Galatasaray SK Form

2017-12-26 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Galatasaray SK L 2017-12-23 Galatasaray SK 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2017-12-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 Galatasaray SK L 2017-12-09 Galatasaray SK 0–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2017-11-28 Galatasaray SK 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2017-11-25 France 2–0 Galatasaray SK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Galatasaray SK xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Shakhtar Donetsk50% Draw26% Galatasaray SK24%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
77%
Draw or Galatasaray SK
50%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Galatasaray SK
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk35% Draw46% Galatasaray SK19%
Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push Galatasaray SK covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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