Real Madrid have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Shakhtar Donetsk. Prepare for the match with this cup 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 Real Madrid.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Madrid have to travel 4100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist as Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 16 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar Donetsk has a nice streak going on as they have played 20 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Zorya defeat 261 days ago.
Shakhtar Donetsk are returning here after visiting Dnipro-1 in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Tetê scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Borussia M'gladbach in the Champions League.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Shakhtar as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Minai are visiting.
Shakhtar are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Shakhtar have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Madrid form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Manchester City.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Real Madrid have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga home defeat versus Deportivo Alaves with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Inter.
The schedule is very tough for Madrid now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Sevilla is waiting in only four days.
Madrid has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Madrid have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Real Madrid - Shakhtar 2-3 earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: Shakhtar Donetsk won one, Real Madrid won two and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Kovalenko 4 goals |  A. Lourenço 4 goals |   K. Benzema 4 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 50 | 29 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
| 4 | Inter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Desna | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Mariupol | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Zorya | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Minai | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Dnipro-1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Inhulets | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Lviv | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 7 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 6 |
| 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 Sociedad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Cadiz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Granada | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Elche | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Getafe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Barcelona | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Eibar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Levante | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Huesca | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 20 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 7 |