Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' David Silva has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Wellington Nem, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' 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.
  • 24' What composure from Gabriel Jesus! The Brazil international strokes it home. 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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Taison is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
  • 44' Serhii Kryvtsov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Raheem Sterling is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the right winger.
  • 54' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Kyle Walker has done his job and it is now time for Danilo to step up.
  • 63' Olarenwaju Kayode has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Moraes on 63 minute.
  • 68' FK Shakhtar Donetsk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' Gabriel Jesus doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Ilkay Gundogan gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces David Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Delph is hanging Fernandinho on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Maycon as he departs to be replaced by Alan Patrick.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Riyad Mahrez makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus fires home to make it 6-0!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.