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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 Atletico 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

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 Plzen A 0–2 L
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–2 D
15 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 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 Plzen 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is hosting TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Julian Nagelsmann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is taking the lead after the goal scored by Florian Grillitsch on 6.
  • 11' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that had 407 games and scored 529 goals.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marlos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' GOAL! Ismaily scores on 27.
  • 29' The referee shows TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Florian Grillitsch. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Andriy Pyatov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Havard Nordtveit puts TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the lead.
  • 43' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is showing some good football. However, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pavel Kaderabek made 407 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Time for substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Serhii Bolbat is replaced by Viktor Kovalenko.
  • 62' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 64' Another change for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made on 64 minute. Leonardo Bittencourt leaves to be changed by Kerem Demirbay.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrej Kramaric suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Steven Zuber is replacing Adam Szalai for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
  • 76' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Alan Patrick is replaced by Maycon on 76 minute.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 81' What an equalizer from Maycon!
  • 85' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reiss Nelson is hanging Andrej Kramaric on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Bohdan Butko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Ismaily 2
Taison 2
Maycon 1
Havard Nordtveit 1
Florian Grillitsch 1
Havard Nordtveit 1
Florian Grillitsch 1
Maycon 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 Plzen 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 Dusseldorf 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 Plzen 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.