Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Tips
Get up-to-date predictions, team news and betting tips for the Champions League match between Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday 22nd October (8pm BST).
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions
- Full Time Result: Arsenal Win
- Correct Score: 2-0
- Both Teams To Score: No
- Over 2.5 Goals: No
- First Goalscorer: Leandro Trossard
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Tips
Tip 1
Shakhtar are goalless after two Champions League match days and the underlying numbers leave nothing to the imagination.
Their 10 shots and one shot on target are the lowest of any club in the entire competition.
Arsenal have shut out both Atalanta and PSG so far, continuing their flawless UCL group stage record at the Emirates from last term where they kept clean sheets in wins against Lens, Sevilla and PSV.
Tip 2
The visiting captain is set to be a very busy man in the middle of the park, attempting to contain the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
The 35-year-old has already picked up a caution in this competition as a second half substitute in his side’s 0-0 draw with Bologna.
Suspected starting quartet Havertz, Merino, Sterling and Trossard have won 12 fouls between them across two European matches, indicating the type of evening the holding midfielder may have in store.
Arsenal Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
An avoidable red card for William Saliba condemned the Gunners to their first defeat of the season against Bournemouth on Saturday evening.
Bukayo Saka remains a doubt for this game, as does Jurrien Timber, who are both likely to join Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney on the sidelines.
Arsenal Predicted XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Havertz, Rice, Merino; Sterling, Jesus, Trossard.
Shakhtar Donetsk Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
The Ukrainian outfit enter proceedings off the back of a 1-0 win over Kolos – a win which still leaves them disappointingly two points behind third-placed Polissya Zhytomyr.
Shakhtar arrive at the Emirates with almost an entirely available squad minus backup goalkeeper Tymur Puzankov.
Shakhtar Donetsk Predicted XI: Riznyk; Konoplya, Bondar, Matvienko, Henrique; Stepanenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Newerton; Sikan.
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Head-To-Head Record
Last Four Results:
- 03/11/20: Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Arsenal – Champions League
- 19/10/10: Arsenal 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk – Champions League
- 07/11/00: Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Arsenal – Champions League
- 20/09/00: Arsenal 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk – Champions League
