Champions League betting and spectator preview: FC Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk meet at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shakhtar Donetsk have to travel 3600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FC Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona have collected 15 points from their La Liga home games so far after 5-0-0.
A nice win for FC Barcelona last time playing, versus Athletic Club. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Guiu scoring for the victors. Manager Xavi felt very clever after Guiu scored the winning goal against Athletic Club, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 79th minute. The versatile forward Félix outshone all teammates in that match and received a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Félix hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 2-2 draw away in the La Liga before that, with Granada the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for Barcelona as they have a new game in only three days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Real Madrid are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), FC Barcelona's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Barcelona have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games.
Shakhtar Donetsk go into this game after a win, the home game against LNZ Cherkasy that ended 3-0.
Previously, the Champions League win away at Antwerp.
Shakhtar Donetsk have another fixture away in just three days, a Premier League match against Chornomorets. A grim schedule for them!
The Shakhtar manager Atteveld has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. Shakhtar Donetsk have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four FC Barcelona victories, zero draws and one Shakhtar Donetsk win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 5 goals |  F. Torres García 3 goals |   O. Kashchuk 3 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| FC Barcelona | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 57 | 33 | Scored | S | 30 | 44 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 33 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 41% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 7.2 | 8.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 15.6 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Girona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Granada | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Almeria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hirnyk | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Polessya | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Rukh Vynnyky | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Chornomorets | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Dnipro-1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Dynamo Kyiv | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Vorskla | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | Obolon'-Brovar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Zorya | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | LNZ Cherkasy | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Oleksandria | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Veres | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Minai | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 4 |
