As part of one of the matches of the Champions League group stage, the players of Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Shakhtar Donetsk
The Miners did not start in the best way in the LCH, although De Derbi's team was expected to almost fight for the first places in the group. As a result, the Donetsk team leaves the tournament, taking the last place in its quartet. In the last round of the Ukrainian championship, the Miners were able to defeat Lviv with a score of 6:1, but the LCH is a completely different reality, where everything is completely different. After a long break, Moraes returned to the general group. The Ukrainian Brazilian will surely get some time in the match and try to prove himself on the football field.
"Sheriff"
The "Sheriff" has no motivation for this meeting. The Moldovan team guaranteed itself an exit to the LE playoffs, and no one expected more. And all thanks to the six points that the team earned in the first two rounds of the competition. In the last round, the team painted a "world" with Petrocube, to which it still loses 1 point, but has three meetings in reserve. The whole foundation of the team will surely come to Kiev, but it will be difficult to take the three points home.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Traore (knee) – Shakhtar Donetsk. Kiabu (injury) – "Sheriff".
- Under question:
- Patrick (injury), Ismaily (injury), Fernado (injury) – all Shakhtar. Bizyak (leg) – "Sheriff".
Statistics and figures:
- Shakhtar is the favorite of the meeting;
- The Miners have 4 wins in 5 meetings;
- "Sheriff" lost 1 meeting out of 5 previous ones;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of "Sheriff".
Forecast
For sure, Shakhtar will be able to please their fans with a victory in this game. I propose an option in which the home team will be able to win with a handicap of 1 ball, at least.
