Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th October 2023
Royal Antwerp go up against Shakhtar Donetskon Wednesday in a game played out at Bosuil Stadion. This is their second outing this season in the group stage of the Champions League.
After the opening round of the group matches Royal Antwerp are number four on zero points, while Shakhtar Donetsk have zero points as number three.
Winning the Champions League will never happen in this life time for Royal Antwerp. They will nevertheless put up a strong fight with every point being considered a small victory.
Shakhtar Donetsk are considered hefty outsiders for just about everything when joining the Champions League this season. Winning the title would be the shock of the century when even a third place finish in the group look a stretch.
Royal Antwerp managed to score three goals, concede six and secure a clean sheet one times in their last three matches in this tournament.
Shakhtar Donetsk hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings in this tournament, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.8 per match for a total of 18 against, while claiming a clean sheet zero times as well.
Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction
Royal Antwerp Form
Royal Antwerp have three draws to show from their last three games, as RWD Molenbeek held on to a 0-0 draw. Against Gent, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 0-0 against KV Mechelen.
Shakhtar Donetsk Form
Shakhtar Donetsk added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Obolon-Brovar 1-0. A 1-3 defeat against FC Porto followed, before sharing the points with Rukh Lviv in a 1-1 draw. Shakhtar Donetsk managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in seven.
Royal Antwerp have experienced several draws in recent matches, which makes the stalemate look like a tasty bet this coming Wednesday against Shakhtar Donetsk at Bosuil Stadion.
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Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Stats
- Royal Antwerp have not lost 18 of the last 20 home matches
- Royal Antwerp have won the last 3 home matches in a row without conceding a goal
- Royal Antwerp have won 9 of the last 11 home matches
- Royal Antwerp have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 4 Royal Antwerp matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored in 50 of the last 52 matches
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored in 31 of the last 33 away matches
- In 8 of the last 10 matches Shakhtar Donetsk played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches Shakhtar Donetsk played, both teams scored
- In 8 of the last 10 Shakhtar Donetsk away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Team News
Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk H2H
A new experience awaits these two sides, as this is the first time Royal Antwerp face off against Shakhtar Donetsk, at least in the Champions League.
Royal Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips
No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Royal Antwerp and Shakhtar Donetsk in this current Champions League season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.
Royal Antwerp were able to win five of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing four of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Shakhtar Donetsk won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and suffered defeat in two of them. Shakhtar Donetsk have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in six of their last 10 home games.
In Royal Antwerp's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.5 goals goals per match across all tournaments. In the last ten games for Shakhtar Donetsk, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.