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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
0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Gleiker Mendoza 1 G
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City FC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Shakhtar Donetsk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David Silva makes it 0-1.
  • 35' What composure from Aymeric Laporte! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Ismaily has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 203 appearances.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Viktor Kovalenko as he leaves the pitch. Alan Patrick steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bernardo Silva is hanging Kevin De Bruyne on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' What a strike from Bernardo Silva! The score is 0-3.
  • 76' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is showing some good football. However, FK Shakhtar Donetsk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Manchester City FC ring the changes. John Stones has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Walker to step up.
  • 84' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Fernando has done his job and it is now time for Dentinho to step up.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Serhiy Kryvtsov.
  • 87' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Gabriel Jesus by Phil Foden on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi.
  • 0-3 the final result. FK Shakhtar Donetsk will be bitterly disappointed.

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.