Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 01/11/2021, 01:17  by Daniel Ngulu in Champions League Predictions

Some sense of stability is back at Real Madrid and they will be looking to go top of Group D when they host Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Second placed Real have six points, same as leaders Sheriff, while Shakhtar have a point, at the bottom of the group. Real Madrid are coming from a 2-1 win over Elche, the third game in four that they’ve scored two or more goals and four of the last five have produced over 2.5 goals. A Vinicius Junior brace in the Elche game took his tally to four goals in four games and he will be a key man here. In their last meeting with Shakhtar, Real won 5-0 and they will be gunning for the same here, especially after struggling at home in the recent games. They’ve played once at home in their last five matches but in the last three home matches they have no win. In their last four matches, Real Madrid have gone to the break leading and in their last five Champions League matches, they have failed to score in just one.

Shakhtar Donetsk have three straight wins since their 5-0 thrashing by Real Madrid. They are coming from a 4-1 win over Desna in the Ukrainian league and four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. They’ve scored two or more goals in four of their last five matches, and go into this game unbeaten in their last four away matches, all with clean sheets. It will be a different kind of game here, as they haven’t had a very good run in the Champions League. In their last four matches in the competition, Shakhtar are winless and without a goal in the last three. They’ve conceded two or more goals in three of the last four Champions League matches. Last season they were drawn in the same group as Real Madrid and they beat the Spanish giants home and away; it will take something special for them to win again at Santiago Bernabeu.