Real Madrid CF vs FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs FC Sheriff Tiraspol — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bram Van Driessche
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Rien Vanyzere
- Referee Thibaud Nijssen
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Amaury Delerue
19 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 Atletico 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep FC Sheriff Tiraspol H 1–2 L 25 Sep Villarreal CF H 0–0 D 22 Sep RCD Mallorca H 6–1 W 19 Sep Valencia CF A 2–1 W 15 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 1–0 W 12 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 5–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Real Madrid CF A 2–1 W 15 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–0 W 25 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–0 D 17 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 3–0 W 10 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–0 W 28 Jul FC Alashkert H 3–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will turn into a battlefield for Real Madrid CF and FC Sheriff Tiraspol.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Madrid CF that had 545 games and scored 775 goals.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danilo Arboleda.
- 23' It looks surprising FC Sheriff Tiraspol does not make any changes. Rodrygo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' GOAL! Djasur Yakhshibaev scores on 25. Assisted by Cristiano
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Sheriff Tiraspol is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 39' Casemiro is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
- 40' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 45' FC Sheriff Tiraspol player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustavo Dulanto on 46.
- 47' FC Sheriff Tiraspol receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
- 52' FC Sheriff Tiraspol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Another substitution for FC Sheriff Tiraspol to replace Djasur Yakhshibaev by Bruno Felipe on 57 minute.
- 62' 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 Casemiro suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' Carlo Ancelotti is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
- 65' GOAL! Karim Benzema scores on 65.
- 66' Toni Kroos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Gutierrez on 66 minute.
- 67' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Eden Hazard departs to be replaced by Luka Jovic.
- 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
- 77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 78' FC Sheriff Tiraspol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keston Julien is hanging Frank Castaneda on the field on 78 minute.
- 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luka Jovic on 81.
- 86' FC Sheriff Tiraspol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- 89' What a strike from Sebastien Thill! The score is 1-2.
- 90' Boban Nikolov is replacing Dimitris Kolovos for the FC Sheriff Tiraspol side.
- 90' Sebastien Thill is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Eden Hazard ↓ Luka Jovic 67'
- 4
- 9
- 6
- 15
- 20
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14
Casemiro ↓ Luka Modric 67'
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- 3
- 25
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35
Miguel Gutierrez ↓ Toni Kroos 66'
Bench
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16
Luka Jovic ↑ 67'
- 13
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10
Luka Modric ↑ 67'
- 17
- 5
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8
Toni Kroos ↑ 66'
- 11
- 22
- 24
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21
Rodrygo ↑ 67'
- 26
- 27
Coach Carlo AncelottiFC Sheriff Tiraspol Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 9
- 15
- 31
- 55
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10
Frank Castaneda ↓ Keston Julien 78'
- 2
- 30
- 21
- 13
- 17
Bench
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20
Boban Nikolov ↑ 90'
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16
Keston Julien ↑ 78'
- 1
- 98
- 6
- 99
- 33
- 19
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77
Bruno Felipe ↑ 57'
Coach Yuri Vernydub -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karim Benzema 3 Sebastien Thill 1 Djasur Yakhshibaev 1 David Alaba 1 Toni Kroos 1 Head to Head
Real Madrid CF Form
FC Sheriff Tiraspol Form
2021-09-28 Real Madrid CF 1–2 FC Sheriff Tiraspol W 2021-09-15 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2021-08-25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 FC Sheriff Tiraspol D 2021-08-17 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2021-08-10 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2021-07-28 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 3–1 FC Alashkert W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.35 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 FC Sheriff Tiraspol xGI would bet for: Real Madrid CF or FC Sheriff Tiraspol 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Sheriff Tiraspol winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Real Madrid CF or Draw 65%Draw or FC Sheriff Tiraspol 64%Real Madrid CF or FC Sheriff Tiraspol 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Sheriff Tiraspol win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%0 – 0 9.1%1 – 0 8.5%0 – 1 8.2%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 Actual2 – 0 6.3%0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 3.6%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 2.8%Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF
Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push FC Sheriff Tiraspol covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 28% ✓FC Sheriff Tiraspol keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.