Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego Champions League clash: Crowds ready for Shakhtar Donetsk - Real Madrid action

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 11.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (15016 seats)

Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.

Real Madrid have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only three days ago. That game, against Getafe, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Real Madrid.

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Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

Last season, Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Shakhtar Donetsk, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego. 1W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Shakhtar Donetsk.

The followers are hoping that Shakhtar Donetsk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Champions League fixture against Real Madrid.

In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Metal Kharkiv.

Shakhtar have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Real Madrid, as they won the Champions League.

Playing away, Real Madrid have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the La Liga this season. Total Champions League statistics for Real Madrid: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

It's the second away game in a row for Real Madrid, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Getafe last time out. Militão was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.61. The defender Militão scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.

A home victory as expected against Shakhtar Donetsk ahead of that, in the Champions League.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Madrid are regular goalscorers on their travels. Real Madrid are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Real Madrid - Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - zero - five (Shakhtar Donetsk wins - draws - Real Madrid wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
5 goals
ShakhtarD. Sikan
D. Sikan
3 goals
Real MadridF. Valverde Dipetta
F. Valverde Dipetta
3 goals

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Real Madrid missing players

Shakhtar Donetsk Real Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 9   Played P   12 25
14 6   Won W   9 18
5 3   Drew D   1 4
6 0   Lost L   2 3
48 18   Scored S   26 56
30 5   Conceded C   13 21
96% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 80%
60% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 60%
36% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 40%
24% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 20%
60% 56%   BTTS BTTS   67% 56%
28% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 36%
16% 11%   Failed to Score F T   8% 12%
 
5 7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.1
4.6 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.6
1.7 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
11 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   15.4 17
5.1 6.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.7 6.6
39% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 34%
 
11.3 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   14.4 12.4
4.7 3.2   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 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 9
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 4
3 RB Leipzig 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
4 Celtic 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 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 Kolos Kovalivka 6 3 2 1 5 3 4 3 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 11
4 Zorya 5 3 1 1 12 10 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 0 1 4 5 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 6 3 1 2 7 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 3 0 1 4 3 0 10
7 Metal Kharkiv 6 3 1 2 9 11 2 0 1 1 2 7 4 3 0 1 7 4 -2 10
8 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 5 2 2 1 5 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 8
9 Vorskla 6 2 1 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 7
10 Dynamo Kyiv 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Rukh Vynnyky 5 1 1 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 4
12 Minai 5 1 1 3 4 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 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 6 0 3 3 4 7 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 3 0 2 2 -3 3
15 Hirnyk 5 0 2 3 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 -3 2
16 Chornomorets 6 0 2 4 4 8 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -4 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 Real Madrid 8 7 1 0 19 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 5 0 0 12 4 12 22
2 Barcelona 7 6 1 0 19 1 3 2 1 0 7 0 4 4 0 0 12 1 18 19
3 Athletic Club 8 5 2 1 17 5 5 3 1 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 9 2 12 17
4 Atletico Madrid 8 5 1 2 14 7 4 2 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 7 1 7 16
5 Real Betis 7 5 0 2 10 5 4 4 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 5 15
6 Valencia 8 4 1 3 14 8 4 3 0 1 9 2 4 1 1 2 5 6 6 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 Osasuna 8 4 1 3 9 8 5 3 0 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 13
9 Villarreal 7 3 3 1 10 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 5 2 2 1 5 1 8 12
10 Rayo Vallecano 8 3 1 4 10 12 3 2 0 1 4 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2 10
11 Celta de Vigo 7 3 1 3 9 13 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 1 0 2 2 7 -4 10
12 Mallorca 7 2 2 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 8
13 Girona 8 2 1 5 11 14 4 2 0 2 8 8 4 0 1 3 3 6 -3 7
14 Almeria 8 2 1 5 7 12 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 0 1 3 1 7 -5 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 Getafe 8 2 1 5 8 16 5 1 1 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 4 8 -8 7
17 Sevilla 8 1 3 4 8 14 4 0 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2 6 7 -6 6
18 Espanyol 7 1 2 4 9 14 4 0 1 3 5 10 3 1 1 1 4 4 -5 5
19 Cadiz 7 1 1 5 1 14 4 0 1 3 0 9 3 1 0 2 1 5 -13 4
20 Elche 7 0 1 6 3 18 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 0 0 4 1 12 -15 1

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.