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Football UEFA Champions League Estadio do Dragao Wed 13 Dec 15:00

Shakhtar Donetsk

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We fancy Shakhtar Donetsk to avoid defeat, so our betting prediction is to back them along with the draw against Porto. We get two strong picks at +130.

Expert Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk stats:

  • Shakhtar Donetsk have won 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have kept 7 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have won 3 consecutive matches
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 15 matches this season

For this Champions League encounter, we want to bet against the home side and our tips include a wager on the visitors and the draw. We like the look of the +130 about this Double Chance selection.

A cracking alternative at bigger odds would be backing Shakhtar Donetsk on the Draw No Bet market where you get money back if the game ends all square.

Last Matches & H2H

Porto won 3-1 against Casa Pia in their previous match, registering seven shots on target. They had 68% possession at Estadio do Dragao, Evanilson, Ze Pedro and Pepe scoring goals in this Primeira Liga match.

Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-0 in their previous match when facing Veres Rivne in Ukrainian Premier League. They had eight shots on target at Arena Lviv and recorded 61% possession. Dmytro Kryskiv and Oleksandr Zubkov scored and they were awarded eleven corners.

FC Porto´s last clash with Shakhtar Donetsk saw FC Porto win the game 3-1 at Volksparkstadion.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Porto (confirmed lineup): Diogo Costa, Jorge Sanchez, Pepe, Fabio Cardoso, Zaidu Sanusi, Pepe, Alan Varela, Stephen Eustaquio, Wenderson Galeno, Evanilson, Mehdi Taremi.

Shakhtar Donetsk (confirmed lineup): Dmytro Riznyk, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Valeriy Bondar, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Mykola Matviyenko, Artem Bondarenko, Taras Stepanenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Oleksandr Zubkov, Danylo Sikan, Dmytro Kryskiv.

Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction

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Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk Odds

According to the betting odds, Porto are red-hot -175 favourites with the bookies to win and that means a 64% chance of winning this Champions League clash. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Shakhtar Donetsk are available at +475.

For those expecting a high-scoring game, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. If you think both teams will score, then BTTS Yes could appeal. Otherwise, you can back BTTS No as an alternative.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

FC Porto logo FC Porto Betting Stats

Shakhtar Donetsk logo Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 15 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 3 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

FC Porto

Shakhtar Donetsk

Goals / match
2.2 1.2
Conceded / match
0.8 0.6
Total / match
3 1.8

Corners

Corners

FC Porto

Shakhtar Donetsk

For / match
3.2 7.4
Against / match
5 3.2
Total / match
8.2 10.6

Possession

Possession

Team News

It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our FC Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.

The Champions League squads highlight the star players operating for every team in the division.

FC Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

FC Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Shakhtar Donetsk Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FC Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

99 Diogo Costa
15 Jorge Sanchez 3 Pepe 2 Fabio Cardoso 12 Zaidu Sanusi
11 Pepe 22 Alan Varela 6 Stephen Eustaquio 13 Wenderson Galeno
30 Evanilson 9 Mehdi Taremi
31 Dmytro Riznyk
13 G. Gocholeishvili 5 Valeriy Bondar 44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy 22 Mykola Matviyenko
21 Artem Bondarenko 6 Taras Stepanenko 10 Georgiy Sudakov
11 Oleksandr Zubkov 14 Danylo Sikan 8 Dmytro Kryskiv

Shakhtar Donetsk Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FC Porto Substitutes

  • 4David Carmo
  • 8Marko Grujic
  • 10Chico Conceicao
  • 14Claudio Ramos
  • 17Ivan Jaime
  • 18Wendell
  • 19Danny Loader
  • 20Andre Franco
  • 21Fran Navarro
  • 23Joao Mario
  • 70Goncalo Borges
  • 87Bernardo Folha

Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes

  • 1Artur Rudko
  • 3Stav Lemkin
  • 4Denil Castillo
  • 7Eguinaldo
  • 9Maryan Shved
  • 16Irakli Azarovi
  • 18Kevin Kelsy
  • 23Pedrinho
  • 25Novatus Miroshi
  • 29Yegor Nazaryna
  • 32Eduard Kozik
  • 39Newerton

Previous Porto Lineups

09 Dec Primeira Liga
FC Porto 3-1 Casa Pia
02 Dec Primeira Liga
Famalicão 0-3 FC Porto
28 Nov Champions League
Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto

Previous Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

08 Dec Ukrainian Premier League
Sh. Donetsk 2-0 Veres Rivne
03 Dec Ukrainian Premier League
Sh. Donetsk 2-0 Metalist 1925
28 Nov Champions League
Sh. Donetsk 1-0 Royal Antwerp

The FC Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk lineups are available before kick-off, with the predicted lineups showing first and they are followed by confirmed starting 11s.

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Porto Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Samuel Portugal Groin injury
Wendell Muscle injury
Ivan Marcano ACL injury
Gabriel Veron Achilles tendon

Shakhtar Donetsk Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Champions League Group H

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 5 4 0 1 10:3 12
2 FC Porto 5 3 0 2 10:5 9
3 Sh. Donetsk 5 3 0 2 7:7 9
4 Royal Antwerp 5 0 0 5 3:15 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 3 3 0 0 9:2 9
2 Sh. Donetsk 3 2 0 1 3:3 6
3 FC Porto 2 1 0 1 2:1 3
4 Royal Antwerp 2 0 0 2 3:7 0

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 32 27 3 2 92:29 84
2 Benfica 32 24 4 4 71:27 76
3 FC Porto 32 20 6 6 60:26 66
4 Braga 32 20 5 7 68:47 65
5 V. Guimarães 32 18 6 8 47:34 60
6 Moreirense 32 14 7 11 33:34 49
7 Arouca 32 13 7 12 53:42 46
8 Famalicão 32 9 12 11 35:39 39
9 Farense 32 10 7 15 45:46 37
10 Rio Ave 32 6 17 9 35:40 35
11 Casa Pia 32 9 8 15 36:48 35
12 Gil Vicente 32 8 9 15 40:51 33
13 Estoril Praia 32 9 6 17 48:55 33
14 Boavista 32 7 10 15 36:58 31
15 Estrela 32 6 12 14 32:49 30
16 Portimonense 32 7 7 18 34:69 28
17 Chaves 32 5 8 19 31:68 23
18 Vizela 32 4 10 18 30:64 22

Ukraine FlagUkrainian Premier League 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sh. Donetsk 27 21 4 2 61:21 67
2 Dynamo Kiev 27 20 3 4 67:25 63
3 Kryvbas 27 16 6 5 47:26 54
4 Dnipro-1 27 13 9 5 37:25 48
5 Rukh Lviv 27 11 12 4 41:29 45
6 Polissya Zhytomyr 27 12 7 8 33:27 43
7 Cherkasy 27 8 8 11 25:32 32
8 Vorskla Poltava 27 8 6 13 25:41 30
9 Kolos Kovalivka 26 6 11 9 18:24 29
10 Chornomorets 27 9 2 16 35:43 29
11 Zorya Luhansk 26 6 10 10 26:33 28
12 Olexandriya 27 6 9 12 24:36 27
13 Obolon Kyiv 27 5 10 12 17:35 25
14 Veres Rivne 27 5 8 14 26:42 23
15 Metalist 1925 27 5 7 15 28:49 22
16 FC Minaj 27 3 10 14 21:43 19

We’re on hand to provide you with the updated Champions League standings. Find out where each team is placed in the table after the latest results.