Shakhtar Donetsk vs Feyenoord Predictions, 01 Nov 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 3-1

Shakhtar v Feyenoord Predictions for Wednesday's 8.45pm kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Ukraine hosts Shakhtar and Dutch side Feyenoord at OSC Metalist. The clash 2 weeks ago in the Netherlands ended in a 2-1 victory for the Ukrainian champions, but the 2 goals from Brazilian striker Bernard were the only 2 shots they had on target. Feyenoord themselves only managed 5.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
Kick-off: Wednesday 01 Nov 2017, 08:45pm GMT
Venue: "OSC Metalist" in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Shakhtar v Feyenoord Team News

Shakhtar Donetsk are currently in a very strong position to make it to the next round of the Champions League (CL), as the team sits second on 3 points behind Manchester City and 3 points ahead of Napoli. Feyenoord are rock bottom of the table with 0 points from 3 games.

Despite the fact that Donetsk play their home games in Kharkiv (approx. 300 km away from Donetsk), the team have won 8 of their last 10 home games in all competitions, including a 2-1 victory over Napoli (P10, W8, D1, L1).

In the last 15 games that Donetsk have played, their opponents have scored the first goal on 6 occasions, but Donetsk managed to turn things around and win 5 of those games.

There is a high possibility of both teams scoring. Both teams have scored in 7 of their last 10 games and both teams have let their opponents score in 7 of their last 10 games.

In the last game between the sides, both teams committed 15 fouls while 7 yellow cards and 1 red were shown.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Shakhtar: Pyatov - Ismaily, Khotcholava, Ordets, Butko - Stepanenko, Fred - Dentinho, Taison, Marlos - Ferreyra (4-2-3-1 formation)

Feyenoord: Jones - Haps, Juste, Diks, Nieuwkoop - Vilhena, Ahmadi, Amrabat - Boetius, Jorgensen, Berghuis (4-3-3 formation)

Missing Players of Shakhtar and Feyenoord:

Shakhtar: Maksim Malyshev, Sergey Krivtsov, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Darijo Srna.

Feyenoord: Eric Botteghin, Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Sven van Beek.