GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Stadion Maksimir.
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Christian Dingert
- Referee Sven Jablonski
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–3 D 22 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–2 D 01 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–2 L 18 Sep Atalanta BC H 4–0 W 27 Aug Rosenborg BK A 1–1 D 21 Aug Rosenborg BK H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Nov GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 3–3 D 22 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–2 D 01 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–1 W 18 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–3 L 21 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–4 L 14 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–2 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FK Shakhtar Donetsk kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 13' Alan Patrick puts FK Shakhtar Donetsk on the lead.
- 18' It’s high time Nenad Bjelica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marin Leovac made 188 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Goal! Bruno Petkovic scores his 21 goal in 188 matches.
- 30' Emir Dilaver needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emir Dilaver.
- 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikola Moro on 41.
- 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mislav Orsic, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Maksimir with 8 goals in the last 6 games.
- 51' Dodo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. GNK Dinamo Zagreb needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' It looks surprising GNK Dinamo Zagreb does not make any changes. Dino Peric has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 71' 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.
- 72' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Petar Stojanovic departs to be replaced by Luka Ivanusec.
- 73' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 74' Nikola Moro was booked on 74.
- 77' Marko Gjira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mislav Orsic on 77 minute.
- 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlos on 79.
- 83' What a strike from Luka Ivanusec! The score is 2-1.
- 84' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes a substitution. Alan Patrick departs to be replaced by Tete.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Dentinho. He replaces Mykola Matviienko on 86 minute.
- 89' GOAL! Arijan Ademi scores on 89. Assisted by Dani Olmo
- 90' The referee shows GNK Dinamo Zagreb player a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Taras Stepanenko as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Antonio.
- The final score is 3-3.
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Lineups
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups
Starting XI
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Bruno Petkovic ↓ Damian Kadzior 90'
- 40
- 28
- 22
- 55
- 5
- 7
- 30
- 66
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99
Mislav Orsic ↓ Marko Gjira 77'
- 27
Bench
- 19
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92
Damian Kadzior ↑ 90'
- 1
- 16
- 20
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36
Marko Gjira ↑ 77'
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17
Luka Ivanusec ↑ 72'
Coach Nenad BjelicaFK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
- 98
- 31
- 7
- 10
- 30
- 4
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22
Mykola Matviienko ↓ Dentinho 86'
- 11
- 6
- 20
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21
Alan Patrick ↓ Tete 84'
Bench
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8
Marcos Antonio ↑ 90'
- 5
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9
Dentinho ↑ 86'
- 50
- 1
- 45
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14
Tete ↑ 84'
Coach Luis Castro -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mislav Orsic 1 Yevhen Konoplianka 1 Dodo 1 Bruno Petkovic 1 Arijan Ademi 1 Luka Ivanusec 1 Junior Moraes 1 Alan Patrick 1 Head to Head
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form
2019-11-06 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-10-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2019-10-01 Manchester City FC 2–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2019-09-18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 Atalanta BC W 2019-08-27 Rosenborg BK 1–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2019-08-21 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Rosenborg BK WFK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2019-11-06 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-10-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2019-10-01 Atalanta BC 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2019-09-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2019-02-21 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2019-02-14 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.06 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.61 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.67Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Draw 71%Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 52%GNK Dinamo Zagreb or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 8.4%2 – 2 6.7%1 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 5.7%2 – 0 5.5%1 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 4.6%0 – 0 3.9%3 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.6%0 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Handicap GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 19% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 15% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet 21% ✓FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

