International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Shakhtar Donetsk when visiting Real Madrid as the cities are 4100 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Madrid 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.
Real Madrid form and stats
Seven points from three La Liga home games is a great start for Real Madrid, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
The spoils were shared in Real Madrid's previous game, also at home. Visiting Osasuna travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Benzema felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Osasuna as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 79th minute. The striker Júnior outperformed all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.15 out of 10. Júnior scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Atletico Madrid and winning 2-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Real Madrid as they are travelling to their away game against Getafe in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Real Madrid's attacking play is working.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Shakhtar Donetsk are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Premier League.
Shakhtar play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 6-1 victory visiting Metal Kharkiv. As mentioned above, Shakhtar Donetsk was the only team on the pitch versus Metal Kharkiv in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Sikan's lethal finishing against Metal Kharkiv. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
One match before, 1-1 at home against Celtic in the Champions League. With the hosts stated as having a victory chance of around 80% by the bookies, any positive result for the away team would be a small shock. Researching earlier matches with similar odds and Shakhtar Donetsk as the visiting side, we found 4 results. The data from these were 1 away win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The visitors lost 1 of these games by a margin of at least two goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shakhtar manager Jovičević as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Lviv.
7 goals so far away for Shakhtar Donetsk, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding six meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Real Madrid, zero draws and two wins for Shakhtar Donetsk. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Júnior 5 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 3 goals |  K. Benzema 3 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Real Madrid | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 32 | Scored | S | 32 | 50 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 23 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16.2 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 6.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 40% | ||
| 12.6 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 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 | Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Osasuna | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Valencia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Girona | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Getafe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Almeria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Elche | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -14 | 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 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | Zorya | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Veres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Metal Kharkiv | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Rukh Vynnyky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Minai | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Vorskla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Lviv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 15 | Chornomorets | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Hirnyk | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
