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FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Santiago Jaime
  • Referee Roberto Diaz

Head-to-Head

1
3
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Manchester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
02 Oct Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D
19 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–2 D
05 May FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 0–0 D
28 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–0 W
24 Apr AS Roma A 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 3–0 W
20 Oct Burnley FC H 5–0 W
07 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–0 D
02 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–1 W
29 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Cardiff City FC A 5–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have kicked off against Manchester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Taras Stepanenko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
  • 10' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Junior Moraes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fernandinho made 436 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Viktor Kovalenko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 203 appearances.
  • 30' A goal from the Spain international David Silva! He fires home on 30 to make it 0-1!
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Aymeric Laporte makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Shakhtar Donetsk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk bench stirs into life. Viktor Kovalenko is withdrawn and Alan Patrick gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Kevin De Bruyne by Bernardo Silva on 69 minute.
  • 71' Bernardo Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Fonseca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. John Stones is replaced by Kyle Walker on 80 minute.
  • 84' Dentinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fernando at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' Serhiy Kryvtsov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 87' Gabriel Jesus makes way for Phil Foden at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 90' Nicolas Otamendi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • FK Shakhtar Donetsk will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.78 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Shakhtar Donetsk20% Draw26% Manchester City FC54%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
46%
Draw or Manchester City FC
80%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Manchester City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk13% Draw46% Manchester City FC41%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.8%
0 – 2
11.9%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% 85%
+0.5 40% 60%
+1 40% 25% 35%
+1.5 65% 35%
+2 65% 19% 17%
+2.5 83% 17%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
17%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
46%

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