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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting tips
Manchester City had a phenomenal football season last season. The Premier League, FA Cup, the Community Shield and the EFL Cup were won, but something was missing. The Champions League. After the painful elimination in the quarterfinals against Tottenham Hotspur, The Citizens are allowed to try to catch up again. For that, Shakthar Donetsk has to take action. The two teams know each other all too well from the Champions League.
Shakhtar Donetsk:
The Ukrainian competition looks a bit like the Bundesliga. The predictions prior to a new season are by no means spectacular. Shakhtar Donetsk becomes champion and wins the cup. For the past three years, it has managed to win over twice a year, which is why there is only one competition that really matters to the Miners. Yet in recent years the Ukrainian superpower did not get any further than the eighth final.
The team of Luís Castro has also started the 2019/2020 season all powerful again. They played seven league games this season and all seven league games were won. With the maximum score of 21, Shakhtar Donetsk is already nine points ahead of the competition. Last Sunday the champion won the dress rehearsal against Zorya Luhansk. The club trailed 0-2, but showed resilience and came back to 3-2. Shakthar seemed to lose point when Zorya tied the score in the 86 minute, but in the 89th minute Júnior Moraes scored the winning one with his second goal.
Manchester City:
Manchester City is in a similar position to the upcoming opponent. In England the team seems supreme, but on the European side it doesn’t seem to work. In fact, unlike Shakhtar, the club has never won a Europa League or Champions League in history. Nevertheless, it is time to make a big impression in Europe and that is why players were brought in to achieve this. João Cancelo and Rodri were recruited for over 130 million euros. The club has a favorable draw, whereby The Citizens are obliged by their stand to win every match.
Yet it is not running as well as last season. The expectation was that Manchester City and Liverpool would again compete for the championship this year, but after five games, Manchester City is already five points behind the competition. Against Tottenham Hotspur the first point loss was suffered with a 2-2 draw, but last weekend it went completely wrong for the team of Pep Guardiola. In the away match against Norwich City, 3-2 was lost. Defensively, the situation was bad and both Otamendi and Stones played a weak game. Manchester City lost the first game since January without long-standing Aymeric Laporte. The champion of England has something to make up for on Wednesday evening.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City head to head matches
07.11.18 CL Manchester City Shakhtar Donetsk 6 : 0
23.10.18 CL Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester City 0 : 3
06.12.17 CL Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester City 2 : 1
26.09.17 CL Manchester City Shakhtar Donetsk 2 : 0