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FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
2 – 2
Full Time
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Florian Grillitsch
Y 30' Florian Grillitsch
Junior Moraes 45' Y
Alan Patrick 52' Y
Yaroslav Rakitskii 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Michael Tykgaard
  • Referee Jakob Kehlet
  • Referee Lars Hummelgaard
  • Referee Jens Maae

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

2
1
1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-04-07 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-08-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Recent Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21 Apr Shaftesbury FC H 4–0 W
14 Apr FC Viktoria Plzeň A 0–2 L
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–2 D
15 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 1–2 L
01 Sep SC Freiburg H 3–1 W
24 Aug FC Bayern München A 1–3 L
18 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 6–1 W
05 May FC Viktoria Plzeň H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% 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, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Andriy Pyatov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Shakhtar Donetsk so far.
  • 6' What composure from Florian Grillitsch! The Austria international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' 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.
  • 27' Ismaily adds to his 0 season tally! FK Shakhtar Donetsk lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Florian Grillitsch.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florian Grillitsch on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Havard Nordtveit — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Shakhtar Donetsk and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Poor challenge from Junior Moraes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have won 100 goals from 203 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan Patrick.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Viktor Kovalenko. He replaces Serhii Bolbat on 57 minute.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Leonardo Bittencourt as he leaves the pitch. Kerem Demirbay steps in for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
  • 69' Taras Stepanenko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Stefan Posch has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim make a change. Adam Szalai trudges off to be replaced by Steven Zuber on 75 minutes.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Alan Patrick as he leaves the pitch. Maycon steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Yaroslav Rakitskiy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Maycon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' A change in the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ranks — Andrej Kramaric exits the field as Reiss Nelson enters on 85.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taison 2
Ismaily 2
Havard Nordtveit 1
Florian Grillitsch 1
Maycon 1
Ismaily 1
Andrej Kramaric 1
Steven Zuber 1

Head to Head

2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-04-07 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-08-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-05-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2018-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-04-24 AS Roma 0–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-04-21 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Shaftesbury FC W 2018-04-14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-09-15 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-09-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 SC Freiburg W 2018-08-24 FC Bayern München 3–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-08-18 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-05-05 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Viktoria Plzeň W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for: FK Shakhtar Donetsk or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk43% Draw27% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw
70%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
57%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Shakhtar Donetsk30% Draw46% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim24%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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