Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Gleiker Mendoza 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Royal Antwerp FC have kicked off against FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Arbnor Muja has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Yegor Nazaryna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' Mandela Keita is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' FK Shakhtar Donetsk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Brilliant from the forward! Michel-Ange Balikwisha makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 33.
  • 35' Yukhym Konoplya was booked on 35.
  • 36' Yukhym Konoplya picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vincent Janssen.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oleksandr Zubkov made 7 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' FK Shakhtar Donetsk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danylo Sikan makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Shakhtar Donetsk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and FK Shakhtar Donetsk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' Jelle Bataille has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for FK Shakhtar Donetsk. Yaroslav Rakitskiy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Yaroslav Rakitskiy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is replaced by Anthony Valencia.
  • 76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danylo Sikan makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 81' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Danylo Sikan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Ilenikhena is hanging Owen Wijndal on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' A change in the FK Shakhtar Donetsk ranks — Danylo Sikan exits the field as Marian Shved enters on 87.
  • 90' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Royal Antwerp FC.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick van Leeuwen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-09-27 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 KAA Gent D 2023-09-23 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC D 2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-09-15 KVC Westerlo 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L 2023-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-03-09 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2023-02-23 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6–6 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2023-02-16 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W

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
4%
0 – 2
4%
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.