Shakhtar Donetsk will welcome RB Leipzig in Poland on matchday 6 of the Champions League. The kickoff time is due at 17:45 UK time at the Polish Army Stadium.
Predictions, odds, teams news, and predicted starting lineups for the Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig matchday 6 Champions League clash.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One — Shakhtar Donetsk to win either half — 2.64
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two — Both teams to score YES — 1.7
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three — Over 2.5 goals — 1.7
Shakhtar have the quality to win in one half against RB Leipzig despite being the underdogs. They are one win away from booking their place in the next round. They won the reverse fixture in Germany and winning in one half against Leipzig at home should be in their reach.
RB Leipzig are struggling to keep clean sheets. They conceded two goals at home against Real Madrid last week. Both teams were on the scoreboard the last time they met and are likely to repeat the same next week.
Leipzig’s last Champions League game ended with over 4.5 goals against Real Madrid. Both sides provided over 4.5 goals in the reverse fixture in Germany and they are likely to repeat the same in Poland next week.
Shakhtar Donetsk may be the underdogs but they have a slim chance of pulling a shock win over RB Leipzig. They have 4.7 odds at 22bet.com to beat the German side. After all, the Ukrainian side won the reverse fixture 4-1 in Germany.
are 3rd in Group F with 6 points after five matches. Shakhtar could leapfrog 2nd-placed Leipzig if they pull off an unlikely win next week.
The Ukrainian giants are doing well in their domestic league as they currently find themselves in 4th position with 19 points but are just three points behind 1st-placed Dnipro-1.
RB Leipzig need to avoid a defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk to successfully book their place in the knockout stage. They have 9 points and because they lost heavily in the reverse fixture, a defeat to Shakhtar would see them drop to 3rd position by head-to-head.
Leipzig are decent in the Bundesliga as they are occupying the 5th position with 19 points after 12 matches and are six points behind 1st-placed Bayern Munich.
Viktor Kornienko and Maryan Shved are injured.
Goalkeeper: Trubin
Defenders: Taylor, Bondar, Kryvstov, Mykhaylichenko
Midfielders: Zubkov, Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Nazaryna, Mudryk
Forward: Sikan
Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, Péter Gulácsi and Janis Blaswich are injured.
Goalkeeper: Nyland
Defenders: Simakan, Orban, Diallo, Raum, Henrichs
Midfielders: Schlager, Kampl
Forwards: Szoboszlai, Nkunku, Werner
Where will this fixture be played?
Venue: Polish Army Stadium, Poland
Date: 02/11/2022 Time: 17:45 UK Time.
How can I watch this match?
You can watch this match on Melbet/Helabet Live Stream.