Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Inter nor Shakhtar Donetsk as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shakhtar Donetsk, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
Inter form and stats
Last season, Inter's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Inter have collected 10 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-1-1. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Inter has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. Two home wins in a row for Inter bring valid hopes of a third.
Inter's last game was hosting Bologna and winning 3-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League match versus Borussia M'gladbach with a 3-2 scoreline.
Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovič did an outstanding job against Bologna with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Inter are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found twelve matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won seven, drew three and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Inter as they are travelling to their away game against Cagliari in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
Inter are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (14 goals in 5 games). Inter have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-2L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Shakhtar as they haven't lost any of their last 21 games. Shakhtar are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Impressive finishing from Mykola Matviyenko, Manor Solomon and Fernando secured the home win 5-1 against Minai in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
As you can tell from the results above, Shakhtar Donetsk was very dominant against Minai, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Mykola Matviyenko, Manor Solomon and Fernando providing the goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shakhtar Donetsk manager L. Ribeiro de Castro as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Inhulets.
Shakhtar Donetsk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Shakhtar have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shakhtar Donetsk - Inter 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - two - zero (Inter wins - draws - Shakhtar Donetsk wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lukaku Menama 8 goals |  L. Martínez 5 goals |   V. Kovalenko 4 goals |
Inter missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Inter | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 63 | 39 | Scored | S | 14 | 50 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13.6 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 50% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia M'gladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Sassuolo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Napoli | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Roma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Lazio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Cagliari | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Benevento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Parma | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Torino | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Desna | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Mariupol | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Oleksandria | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Zorya | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Minai | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 9 |
| 12 | Dnipro-1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Lviv | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 8 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 6 |