This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Inter at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Shakhtar Donetsk with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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 Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk.
It's quite the trip for Shakhtar Donetsk when visiting Inter as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Inter form and stats
Last season, Inter's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.14 points is a decent return from 6 Serie A games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Inter tasted defeat here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, as they have taken at least one point from their last 23 home games in the league.
Inter's last game was hosting Napoli and winning 3-2. Midfield player Ivan Perišić got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Perišić scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
Before that, Inter played out a Serie A draw 1-1 when visiting Milan.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Inter home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager S. Inzaghi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Venezia in only three days.
Goals are plentiful at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league this season as Inter has scored 18 goals here in 6 home games. On the other hand, Inter have conceded 6 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.Shakhtar Donetsk's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shakhtar Donetsk collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Shakhtar who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Oleksandria.
Shakhtar Donetsk are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League against Rukh Vynnyky.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Kolos Kovalivka with the score of 3-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Inhulets.
Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 7 away matches. Shakhtar are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The latest past scoreline between these teams is the Shakhtar Donetsk - Inter 0-0 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Inter two wins, four draws and Shakhtar Donetsk zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Džeko 7 goals |   M. Lemos Martins 7 goals |  L. Martínez 6 goals |
Inter missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Inter | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 66 | 43 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16.4 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 11.8 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Inter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Sheriff | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Milan | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Inter | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Roma | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Lazio | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Juventus | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Bologna | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Empoli | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Venezia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Torino | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | Udinese | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Spezia | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Genoa | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 7 |
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 38 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 38 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Dnipro-1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Zorya | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Desna | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Veres | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Kolos Kovalivka | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 14 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Lviv | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 13 |
| 13 | Chornomorets | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 11 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 15 | Minai | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 7 |