Real Madrid CF vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2020-21

Real Madrid CF

2 – 3

Full Time

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Wed 21 Oct 2020 · 16:55 UTC Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 8' Viktor Korniienko

Marco Asensio 34' Y

Y 83' Valerii Bondar

Eder Militao 87' Y

Overview

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Real Madrid CF vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Novak Simovic
Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Referee Szymon Marciniak
Referee Srdan Jovanovic
Referee Uros Stojkovic
Referee Milan Mihajlovic

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 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

Real Madrid CF 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-21 Real Madrid CF 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2018-02-10 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Real Madrid CF 2017-10-14 Real Madrid CF 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2016-04-23 Real Madrid CF 4–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2015-11-27 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	H	2–3	L
17 Oct	Cadiz CF	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Levante UD	A	2–0	W
30 Sep	Real Valladolid CF	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Real Betis Balompie	A	3–2	W
20 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–0	D

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Real Madrid CF	A	3–2	W
17 Aug	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–5	L
11 Aug	FC Basel 1893	H	4–1	W
05 Aug	VfL Wolfsburg	H	3–0	W
12 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	3–3	D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FK Shakhtar Donetsk kicks off things out of here…
5' Real Madrid CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Viktor Korniienko.
13' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Madrid CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Casemiro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Shakhtar Donetsk so far.
29' GOAL! Tete fires home to make it 0-1!
33' The France Raphael Varane breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-1!
34' Marco Asensio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
39' Eder Militao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
42' Manor Solomon doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' The Real Madrid CF bench stirs into life. Rodrygo is withdrawn and Karim Benzema gets his opportunity.
51' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Ferland Mendy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' A stunning finish from Luka Modric — that came from absolutely nowhere!
59' The deadlock is broken! Vinicius Junior gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
59' Vinicius Junior is replacing Luka Jovic for the Real Madrid CF side.
64' Federico Valverde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Madrid CF and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
70' The crowd applauds Luka Modric as he leaves the pitch. Toni Kroos steps in for Real Madrid CF.
75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
80' Real Madrid CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Shakhtar Donetsk's shape.
83' The referee shows FK Shakhtar Donetsk player a Yellow card on 83.
86' Heorhii Sudakov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dentinho on 86 minute.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eder Militao on 87.
90' Vitao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Manor Solomon at the 90 minute mark.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Madrid CF 2-3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Andriy Lunin
17
Lucas Vazquez
8
Toni Kroos ↑ 70'
9
Karim Benzema ↑ 46'
6
Nacho
22
Isco
20
Vinicius Junior ↑ 59'
26
Diego Altube

Coach Zinedine Zidane

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vinicius Junior	5
Karim Benzema	3
Serhii Kryvtsov	2
Rodrygo	2
Manor Solomon	2
Oleksandr Zubkov	2
Federico Valverde	1
Raphael Varane	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2020-10-21 Real Madrid CF 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2020-10-17 Real Madrid CF 0–1 Cadiz CF L 2020-10-04 Levante UD 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2020-09-30 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2020-09-26 Real Betis Balompie 2–3 Real Madrid CF W 2020-09-20 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Real Madrid CF D

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2020-10-21 Real Madrid CF 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-08-17 FC Internazionale Milano 5–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2020-08-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 FC Basel 1893 W 2020-08-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.36 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Madrid CF41% Draw27% FK Shakhtar Donetsk32%

Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

68%

Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

59%

Real Madrid CF or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Madrid CF32% Draw44% FK Shakhtar Donetsk24%

Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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