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 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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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 Balompié	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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

Kylian Mbappe	15 G	1 A
Vinicius Junior	5 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Madrid CF and FK Shakhtar Donetsk is underway.
5' Marlos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Madrid CF so far.
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Viktor Korniienko on 8.
13' Davit Khotcholava is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.
18' FK Shakhtar Donetsk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
23' 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.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Madrid CF in their trying to find a way past FK Shakhtar Donetsk's compact .
29' What a strike from Tete! The score is 0-1.
33' Brilliant from the ! Raphael Varane makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 33.
34' Marco Asensio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
39' Belgium international Thibaut Courtois has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' Sensational shot from Manor Solomon. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is back in the lead.
46' Real Madrid CF make a change. Rodrygo trudges off to be replaced by Karim Benzema on 46 minutes.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' Assisted by Marcelo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luka Modric makes no mistake. 2-2!
59' Vinicius Junior makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
59' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Luka Jovic is replaced by Vinicius Junior on 59 minute.
64' Real Madrid CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace Luka Modric by Toni Kroos on 70 minute.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bohdan Viunnyk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
83' The referee calls foul for Valerii Bondar. He receives a Yellow card.
86' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Dentinho by Heorhii Sudakov on 86 minute.
87' Eder Militao has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
90' Another change for FK Shakhtar Donetsk made on 90 minute. Manor Solomon leaves to be changed by Vitao.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Tete	1
Antonio Rudiger	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 Balompié 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.