Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rade Obrenovic
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Tomaz Klancnik
- Referee Andraz Kovacic
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Danny Makkelie
7 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.3 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Nov | Chelsea FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Nov | Liverpool FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 06 Nov | Atalanta BC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Nov | Southampton FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | Aston Villa FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov | Manchester City FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 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 |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
Manchester City FC this season
Top Scorers (This Season)
Manchester City FC
| Erling Haaland | 8 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk get this one started.
- 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 10' Rodri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andriy Pyatov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' 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 Marcos Antonio suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 55' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 56' What a moment for Ilkay Gundogan! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
- 61' It’s high time Luis Castro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Manor Solomon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yevhen Konoplyanka at the 65 minute mark.
- 69' Brilliant from the ! Manor Solomon makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 69.
- 70' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by David Silva.
- 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 76' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Rodri has done his job and it is now time for Phil Foden to step up.
- 81' The whistle greets Viktor Kovalenko as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Antonio.
- 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 203 games and scored 100 goals.
- 90' Fernandinho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' The crowd applauds Junior Moraes as he leaves the pitch. Danylo Sikan steps in for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
- 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 8
- 30
- 31
- 25
- 9
- 20
- 7
-
17
Kevin De Bruyne ↓ David Silva 70'
-
16
Rodri ↓ Phil Foden 76'
- 27
Bench
-
21
David Silva ↑ 70'
- 2
- 5
- 22
-
47
Phil Foden ↑ 76'
- 26
- 33
Coach
Pep Guardiola
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 98
- 31
-
10
Junior Moraes ↓ Danylo Sikan 90'
- 30
- 4
- 22
- 6
- 20
- 21
- 14
Bench
-
8
Marcos Antonio ↑ 81'
- 5
- 50
- 1
- 28
-
19
Manor Solomon ↑ 65'
-
45
Danylo Sikan ↑ 90'
Coach
Luis Castro
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Jesus | 4 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 |
| Ilkay Gundogan | 2 |
| David Silva | 2 |
| Bernardo Silva | 1 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 1 |
| Raheem Sterling | 1 |
| Manor Solomon | 1 |
Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2019-11-26
Manchester City FC
1–1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
D
2019-11-23
Manchester City FC
2–1
Chelsea FC
W
2019-11-10
Liverpool FC
3–1
Manchester City FC
L
2019-11-06
Atalanta BC
1–1
Manchester City FC
D
2019-11-02
Manchester City FC
2–1
Southampton FC
W
2019-10-26
Manchester City FC
3–0
Aston Villa FC
W
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2019-11-26
Manchester City FC
1–1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
D
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92
Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for:
Manchester City FC to win 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
43%
Manchester City FC or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
| Handicap | Manchester City FC covers | Push | FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 23% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

