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Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Wed 7 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tamas Bognar
  • Referee Viktor Kassai
  • Referee Gyorgy Ring
  • Referee Vencel Toth
  • Referee Sandor Ando-Szabo
  • Referee Peter Berettyan

Head-to-Head

3
1
Manchester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 6–0 W
04 Nov Southampton FC H 6–1 W
29 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–0 W
23 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 3–0 W
20 Oct Burnley FC H 5–0 W
07 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Serhii Kryvtsov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 10' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 13' GOAL! David Silva fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 18' FK Shakhtar Donetsk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' Gabriel Jesus has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Kyle Walker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' Raheem Sterling doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Danilo is replacing Kyle Walker for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 63' The whistle greets Junior Moraes as he departs to be replaced by Olarenwaju Kayode.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus scores on 72.
  • 73' The crowd applauds David Silva as he leaves the pitch. Ilkay Gundogan steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Fernandinho is replaced by Fabian Delph.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Maycon is replaced by Alan Patrick on 77 minute.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 89' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' What a moment for Gabriel Jesus! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.01 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC77% Draw15% FK Shakhtar Donetsk8%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
92%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
23%
Manchester City FC or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC61% Draw32% FK Shakhtar Donetsk7%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 1
5.8%
5 – 0
4.6%
5 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 41% 59%
-2 41% 21% 38%
-1.5 62% 38%
-1 62% 18% 19%
-0.5 81% 19%
+0.5 94% 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
47%
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
6%

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