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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
25% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Phil Foden 3 G 1 A
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Gleiker Mendoza 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Manchester City FC face off against FK Shakhtar Donetsk in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' David Silva doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 207 games and scored 104 goals.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past FK Shakhtar Donetsk's compact .
  • 24' What a strike from Gabriel Jesus! The score is 2-0.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' Junior Moraes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Serhii Kryvtsov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Raheem Sterling gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Kyle Walker is replaced by Danilo.
  • 63' Olarenwaju Kayode gets the nod from FK Shakhtar Donetsk. He replaces Junior Moraes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 72' Gabriel Jesus with the second goal in the match!
  • 73' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. David Silva is withdrawn and Ilkay Gundogan gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 76 minute. Fernandinho leaves to be changed by Fabian Delph.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Maycon is replaced by Alan Patrick.
  • 82' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Magnificent from Riyad Mahrez! That is 80 goals in 451 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Ismaily has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gabriel Jesus makes it 6-0.
  • It finishes all square. Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk share the spoils 6-0.

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.