Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Rade Obrenovic
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Tomaz Klancnik
- Referee Andraz Kovacic
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Danny Makkelie
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
100%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
Manchester City FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Manchester City FC
| Erling Haaland | 2 G |
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
| Gleiker Mendoza | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FK Shakhtar Donetsk gets underway.
- 5' Ederson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
- 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.
- 15' Mykola Matviienko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 25' Danylo Sikan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 7 appearances.
- 30' Brazil international Fernandinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Shakhtar Donetsk backline.
- 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 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 Taras Stepanenko suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' FK Shakhtar Donetsk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 55' 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.
- 56' Ilkay Gundogan puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
- 61' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 65' Manor Solomon is replacing Yevhen Konoplyanka for the FK Shakhtar Donetsk side.
- 69' A stunning finish from Manor Solomon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 70' The crowd applauds Kevin De Bruyne as he leaves the pitch. David Silva steps in for Manchester City FC.
- 75' Nicolas Otamendi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Shakhtar Donetsk so far.
- 76' The crowd applauds Rodri as he leaves the pitch. Phil Foden steps in for Manchester City FC.
- 81' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Viktor Kovalenko by Marcos Antonio on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 90' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' A change in the FK Shakhtar Donetsk ranks — Junior Moraes exits the field as Danylo Sikan enters on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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 |
| David Silva | 2 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 |
| Ilkay Gundogan | 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.

