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

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

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Royal Antwerp FC

Tue 28 Nov 2023 · 17:45 UTC Volksparkstadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Mykola Matvienko 12' 1–0

Y 30' Soumaila Coulibaly

Y 45' Gyrano Kerk

Marino Pusic 56' Y

Giorgi Gocholeishvili 83' Y

Y 90' Arbnor Muja

Overview

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FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp FC — Champions League at Volksparkstadion.

FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bartosz Frankowski
Assistant 1 Marcin Boniek
Assistant 2 Jakub Winkler

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

FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Royal Antwerp FC	H	1–0	W
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

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	0–1	L
24 Nov	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Royal Standard de Liège	H	6–0	W
07 Nov	FC Porto	A	0–2	L
04 Nov	KRC Genk	H	3–2	W
29 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	1–2	L

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Gleiker Mendoza

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FK Shakhtar Donetsk host Royal Antwerp FC — let the battle begin!
5' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Royal Antwerp FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
12' Mykola Matvienko adds to his 0 season tally! FK Shakhtar Donetsk lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
17' Owen Wijndal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 308 appearances.
22' Royal Antwerp FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' 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.
30' Soumaila Coulibaly has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Shakhtar Donetsk in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Royal Antwerp FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Gyrano Kerk argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Chidera Ejuke is replacing Gyrano Kerk for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
51' Arthur Vermeeren, a Belgium midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marino Pusic on 56.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Chidera Ejuke is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 61.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Newerton is replaced by Artem Bondarenko on 70 minute.
73' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Alhassan Yusuf is replaced by George Ilenikhena on 73 minute.
78' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
83' Poor challenge from Giorgi Gocholeishvili. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' It’s high time Marino Pusic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Dmytro Kryskiv has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Kelsy to step up.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arbnor Muja.
90' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes a substitution. Danylo Sikan departs to be replaced by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
It finishes all square. FK Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

6
Taras Stepanenko
11
Oleksandr Zubkov
31
Dmytro Riznyk
5
Valerii Bondar
14
Danylo Sikan ↓ Yaroslav Rakitskiy 90'
16
Irakli Azarov
13
Giorgi Gocholeishvili
10
Heorhii Sudakov
8
Dmytro Kryskiv ↓ Kevin Kelsy 89'
22
Mykola Matvienko
39
Newerton ↓ Artem Bondarenko 70'

Bench

Coach Marino Pusic

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Chidera Ejuke 46'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↓ George Ilenikhena 73'
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
11
Arbnor Muja
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danylo Sikan	2
Arbnor Muja	1
Yaroslav Rakitskiy	1
Mykola Matvienko	1
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Shakhtar Donetsk51% Draw27% Royal Antwerp FC22%

Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw

78%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

49%

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Royal Antwerp FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Shakhtar Donetsk33% Draw50% Royal Antwerp FC17%

Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap	FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

Royal Antwerp FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Clean Sheet