Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd November 2022

Shakhtar Donetsk go up against RB Leipzig this coming Wednesday in a game played out at a neutral venue. A few teams are still looking for a ticket to the knockout phase, as we have reached the final round of the Champions League group phase.

Before the final round of group games Shakhtar Donetsk are looking at six points as number three, while RB Leipzig stares at nine points as number two. After collecting six points from their first five Champions League outings, Shakhtar Donetsk have their target set on advancement from the group phase, but they require a win in the final round of their group campaign.

Having collected nine points from their first five Champions League outings, RB Leipzig are aiming to advance from the group phase. Not quite there yet, they need a point to make things certain in this final sixth round.

Shakhtar Donetsk show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.4 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 24 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off one clean sheet.

RB Leipzig scored 25 goals, conceded 12 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk form

Having collected three points from three draws in their previous three matches, Shakhtar Donetsk are on the lookout for a win again. Against Real Madrid it finished 1-1, before they split the points with Celtic in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 2-2 against FC Olexandriya. Shakhtar Donetsk didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Champions League games at the a neutral venue. They have a record of five draws and one defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored five goals.

RB Leipzig Form

In their last three matches, RB Leipzig drew 3-3 with Augsburg, beat Real Madrid by 3-2 and beat Bayer Leverkusen by 2-0. RB Leipzig, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the Champions League.

With the results that RB Leipzig have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Shakhtar Donetsk at a neutral venue.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig Team News

Shakhtar Donetsk seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Wednesday.

Maryan Shved and Viktor Korniienko are all absent from the Shakhtar Donetsk squad that faces RB Leipzig at a neutral venue.

RB Leipzig are juggling with four absent players on on Wednesday when travelling to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Names like Yussuf Poulsen, Peter Gulacsi, Konrad Laimer and Lukas Klostermann most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Shakhtar Donetsk ran out 1-4 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at a neutral venue. Shakhtar Donetsk enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to RB Leipzig. A 4-1 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Shakhtar Donetsk to win this match at best price odds of 4.20.

Both teams scored one time in the last one match between Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig Results

Shakhtar Donetsk vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Shakhtar Donetsk against RB Leipzig is also a battle between Mykhaylo Mudryk and Andre Silva with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.

Shakhtar Donetsk claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing six along the way. They endured defeat in zero of the games in this run. RB Leipzig won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Shakhtar Donetsk probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as RB Leipzig managed only three clean sheets in the previous 10 matches away. The hosts claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches on home soil.

In the past one encounter between Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Shakhtar Donetsk scoring an average of four goals per game. RB Leipzig averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Shakhtar Donetsk, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of the last ten matches RB Leipzig played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.5 goals in these matches.