Royal Antwerp FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Royal Antwerp FC

2 – 3

Full Time

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Arbnor Muja 3' 1–0

Michel-Ange Balikwisha 33' 2–0

2–1 48' Danylo Sikan

2–2 71' Yaroslav Rakitskiy

2–3 76' Danylo Sikan

Mandela Keita 12' Y

Y 36' Yukhym Konoplya

Vincent Janssen 37' Y

Y 66' Yaroslav Rakitskiy

Y 82' Danylo Sikan

Toby Alderweireld 90' Y

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Bosuil.

Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rade Obrenovic
Assistant 1 Jure Praprotnik
Assistant 2 Grega Kordez (Slovenia)

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

Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	H	2–3	L
30 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	0–0	D
27 Sep	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	0–0	D
19 Sep	FC Barcelona	A	0–5	L
15 Sep	KVC Westerlo	A	3–0	W

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Royal Antwerp FC	A	3–2	W
19 Sep	FC Porto	H	1–3	L
16 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	1–7	L
09 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	6–6	D
16 Feb	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Gleiker Mendoza

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Bosuil that hosts another battle between Royal Antwerp FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
3' What a strike from Arbnor Muja! The score is 1-0.
8' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
12' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. Mandela Keita will be fuming at that decision.
17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
27' Netherlands international Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' The deadlock is broken! Michel-Ange Balikwisha gets on the scoresheet on 33 minutes.
35' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
36' FK Shakhtar Donetsk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
37' Vincent Janssen was booked on 37.
42' FK Shakhtar Donetsk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yegor Nazaryna made 206 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' Goal! Danylo Sikan scores his 8 goal in 7 matches.
53' Arthur Vermeeren needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marian Shved, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' 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.
66' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
71' Yaroslav Rakitskiy adds to his 0 season tally! FK Shakhtar Donetsk lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
74' The whistle greets Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Valencia.
76' Sensational shot from Danylo Sikan. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is back in the lead.
81' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Mykola Matvienko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Danylo Sikan on 82 minutes.
83' George Ilenikhena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Owen Wijndal on 83 minute.
87' Another change for FK Shakhtar Donetsk made on 87 minute. Danylo Sikan leaves to be changed by Marian Shved.
90' Toby Alderweireld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Royal Antwerp FC 2-3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal ↓ George Ilenikhena 83'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Anthony Valencia 74'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
27
Mandela Keita ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 83'
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
11
Arbnor Muja ↓ Zeno Van Den Bosch 87'
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick van Leeuwen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danylo Sikan	2
Yaroslav Rakitskiy	1
Mykola Matvienko	1
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	1
Arbnor Muja	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or FK Shakhtar Donetsk 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC39% Draw25% FK Shakhtar Donetsk36%

Actual: FK Shakhtar Donetsk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

64%

Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

61%

Royal Antwerp FC or FK Shakhtar Donetsk

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC31% Draw39% FK Shakhtar Donetsk30%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Royal Antwerp FC vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Clean Sheet