Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction -The encounter between Manchester City and the Donbass club is the battle for the coveted top spot.
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction: Match Facts
- Shakhtar Donetsk having played 5 matches is at position 2 with 9 points in this 2017-18 Europe UEFA Champions League Group F.
- They have won 3 times, drawn 0 times and lost 2 games.
- They have won 3 times, drawn 0 times and lost 0 times in their overall 3home games played.
- Their last 5 matches played they have won 3 games, drawn 0 games and lost 2 games: (WWWLL)
- Their last game played against Veres at home and won the match 2-0.
- So far in this season they have scored 7 goals for (GF), conceded 8 goals against (GA) and have remained with a goal difference (GD) of -1 goals.
- Manchester City having played 5 matches is at position 1 with 15 points in this 2017-18 Europe UEFA Champions League Group F.
- They have won 5 times, drawn 0 times and lost 0 games.
- They have won 3 times, drawn 0 times and lost 0 times in their overall 3 away game played.
- Their last 5 matches played they have won 5 games, drawn 0 games and lost 0 games (WWWWW)
- They come into the game having beaten West Ham 1-2 at home.
- So far in this season they have scored 13 goals for (GF), conceded 3 goal against (GA) and have remained with a goal difference (GD) of 10 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction: H2H
- Manchester City’s only previous meeting with Shakhtar Donetsk was their 2-0 win earlier this season.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction: Player News and Squads
SHAKHTAR DONETSK PREDICTED LINE UP: Goalkeeper: Pyatov Defenders: Srna, Krivstov, Ordets, Ismaily Midfielders: Fred, Stepanenko Attacking Midfielders: Marlos, Kovalenko, Bernard Forwards:Ferreyra
WHO TO WATCH: Striker Facundo Ferreyra tops Shakhtar’s goalscoring charts this season with six from nine so far, with a further two assists as he also scored in the first match against Napoli.
MANCHESTER CITY PREDICTED LINE UP: Ederson – Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Danilo – Fernandinho – Silva, De Bruyne, Sané – Agüero, Jesus
WHO TO WATCH: Aguero’s goal scoring form will be needed in this clash.
Why Shakhtar Donetsk will win
The hosts have Everything to play for in this match but with home ground advantage they will angling to revenge their first match loss against the same rivals away.
Why Manchester City will win
City’s current run of form could continue into the mid-week fixture, because there’s a definite hunger for collective success in the squad and this, mixed with the imperious confidence they are playing with, certainly makes us think that their form will continue on Tuesday night, irrespective of opposition.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction
Shakhtar Donetsk deserve a good deal of respect, more so because they score plenty of goals and in only two of their first 11 matches this season did they fail to find the net twice and With defending certainly the least tactical aspect of City’s game and with Pep Guardiola more likely to rest some key figures ahead of next weekend’s Manchester derby,it presents a good chance for the hosts
Our Verdict: A narrow win for Shakhtar Donetsk
| DATE | HOW TO BET | GAME ID | HOME TEAM | DRAW | AWAY TEAM | TIME |
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