It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Shakhtar Donetsk and Genk. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
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 Shakhtar and Genk.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Genk, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Shakhtar Donetsk's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
Shakhtar Donetsk's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Oleksandria.
In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League match versus Genk with a 2-1 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Shakhtar's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won zero matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in only three days. This game is also played here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
Early season league goal statistics from Shakhtar Donetsk's 2 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Genk form and stats
Genk was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.Four points from two away games for Genk, meaning one draw and one victory in the Pro League so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Genk, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Kortrijk in the Pro League last time out. Daniel Muñoz was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.12. The defender Muñoz scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 5 of 8 duels. Late drama in the previous game, when Daniel Muñoz scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Kortrijk.
A loss against Shakhtar Donetsk was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Genk playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
After this away game Genk return home for a Pro League game against OH Leuven. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Genk have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Genk - Shakhtar 1-2 logged in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 3 goals |   L. Traore 2 goals |  V. Korniienko 1 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Genk missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 14 | Scored | S | 29 | 63 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.6 | 14.6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Desna | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Vorskla | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Zorya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Minai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Mariupol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Lviv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Veres | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 15 | Inhulets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 16 | Chornomorets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kortrijk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | AS Eupen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Cercle Brugge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Standard Liege | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | RFC Seraing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Anderlecht | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |