Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City Betting Tips – Champions League, 23rd October 8.00pm
Manchester City lost what was a meaningless game for them in the group stage at Shakhtar last year. There is a lot more importance on this visit as the Premier League side look to reel in group leaders Lyon. Shakhtar would leap above the Citizens with another home success against them. Read our predictions for Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City Betting Odds*
Man City 4/11
Draw 17/4
Shakhtar Donetsk 6/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 21st, 2018 at 5:43 p.m.)
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Shakhtar Donetsk News and Form
Shakhtar Donetsk have two points from their two games in Group F of the Champions League so far this season. They drew 2-2 at home against Hoffenheim and away at Lyon. A 2-2 correct score here is at 16/1 odds with the shortest priced option in the market a City 2-1 win at 15/2* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm).
Shakhtar’s home form against English opposition is an unbeaten W5 D2. So there is good reason to warrant a good look at them to avoid defeat in this fixture. They are 11/5 in the double chance market* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm) to avoid defeat.
The Ukrainian side have lost just one match all season across all competitions, posting a W10 D3 L1 record in fourteen fixtures. They have scored at least two goals in all but three of the fixtures in that sequence.
Over 2.5 goals is a 2/5 odds* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm) as the goals are expected to flow in this one. The negative for them is that they have conceded exactly two goals in both of their two group stage games so far.
Shakhtar won all three of their home games in last season’s group stage, finishing second behind the Citizens. They conceded exactly one goal in each of those three home games, each of them going over 2.5 goals.
Five of their six Champions League group stage games last season produced at least three goals. So they are usually involved in pretty interesting games one way or another.
Junior Moraes has scored three goals in his last three games for them, while he has netted in four of their last five games in all competitions, including a brace at Lyon in their recent 2-2 UCL draw there.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City Head to Head
This will be just the third meeting between the two sides
Man City and Shakhtar met in last season’s group stage
There was a home win for each as they met last season
City outscored their Ukrainian opponents 3-2 last term
Manchester City News and Form
The Citizens lost their group opener this season at home, a shock 2-1 defeat against Lyon where they were, by and large, outplayed the entire match. They responded with a 2-1 away win in Hoffenheim having fallen behind in the first minute in Germany. Both teams to score is at 8/13 odds* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm).
Manchester City’s form this season is W10 D2 L1 across all competitions, the only loss happening in the aforementioned game against Lyon. They are W5 D1 in their last six games, taking a clean sheet in four of their five games. Man City to win to nil is at 13/8 odds* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm).
City have conceded just two goals in seven away games in all competitions this season (W5 D2).
Manchester City are W3 L2 in their last five away games in the UEFA Champions League, losing two of their last three (at Shakhtar and Liverpool). They have actually won just four of their last ten European away fixtures (D2L4)
Sergio Aguero got their first goal against Hoffenheim on matchday two. That taken his tally to five goals in his last nine European matches. Aguero is the 13/5 first goalscorer favourite for Tuesday’s trip to Ukraine* (betting odds taken on October 21st 2018 at 6:31 pm).
The Premier League have made three previous trips to Ukraine and from those, they are W1 L2. Overall the Citizens are W2 D1 L2 in six previous games against Ukrainian opposition.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City Predictions
Draw: The draw actually has a nice bit of appeal in this one and that is because not only do the home side have scoring form in this seasons’ group stage, but City haven’t quite looked at their strongest yet in this season’s competition. Draw.
