Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction and Betting Preview 21 Oct 2020
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Here's our Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction analysis: 
Real Madrid will be looking to begin their Champions League journey on a winning note when they tackle Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on Wednesday night.
Match status: Champions League - Qualification - Quarter-finals
Kick-off: Wednesday 21 Oct 2020, 05:55pm CET
Venue: Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium (Madrid)
While Madrid were tearing it up in Spain, Shakhtar Donetsk made light work of the Ukrainian Premier League, strolling to success. With a whopping 82 points from their 32 games, the Miners left second-placed Dynamo Kyiv grasping for straws.
Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Team News
Drawn in Group B with the likes of Inter Milan, Monchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk, Los Blancos will have to be at their utmost best to progress from this tricky pack. With these giants pitted together, this could effectively be termed ‘the Group of Death’.Madrid had a howler in the Champions League last season, crashing out in the round-of-16 of the competition. Taking on English giants Man City, Zidane’s men were completely outclassed over two legs. Losing 4-2 on aggregate, Los Blancos bowed out embarrassingly.
However, the fans will not feel too disheartened by their short-lived run in Europe’s elite competition, given they were on fire in the domestic campaign. Finishing top of the standings, Real Madrid clinched the La Liga title, whilst booking a ticket to the CL group stages as well.
Madrid will now begin their European journey with a game against this tricky Shakhtar Donetsk side. Their start to the new domestic campaign has been decent, picking up ten points from their opening five games. Far from their best last time out, they were defeated by newly-promoted Cadiz.
Shakhtar Donetsk are the strongest side in Ukraine, and have remained so for the past decade. They have now clinched the league title four times in a row, much to the delight of their supporters. These ones are simply unstoppable in their country.
Present in the previous edition of the Champions League, Donetsk were in shambles, failing to make it past the group stages. Relegated to the Europa League, they fared pretty well until comfortably hammered 5-0 by Inter Milan in the semifinals.
Their start to the new league campaign hasn’t been ideal, but pretty satisfactory. With only five games played, the Moles occupy third-spot on the log. Their previous match saw them put Lviv to the sword, posting a 5-1 score-line on the board.
Injured or Suspended Players
Real Madrid: Daniel Carvajal, Mariano Diaz, Eden Hazard, Martin Odegaard and Alvaro Odriozola.Shakhtar Donetsk: Maksym Malyshev, Ismaily, Yevgen Konoplyanka, Mykola Matvienko, Sergiy Kryvtsov and Junior Moraes.
Pre-Match Odds
Real Madrid: 1.33Draw: 6.1
Shakhtar Donetsk: 9.8
All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
All odds are for Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.
Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions
The most successful side in the Champions League, Real Madrid have lifted the highly-coveted trophy a whopping 13 times. Donetsk, on the other hand, are less experienced at this stage, and likely to concede defeat to Zidane’s men.Of course, Madrid are winning this one – and this contest is just a matter of how many goals Los Blancos will register. Count on the hosts to register no less than two goals before fulltime.
| Our Betting Tip: |
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| Real Win to Nil @ 2.08 |
| Correct Score: |
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| Real Madrid 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk @ 6.50 |
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Predicted Score-Related Betting Tips
| Match Winner: |
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| Real Win to Nil @ 2.08 |
| Over/Under: |
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| Under 2.5 @ 2.76 |
| Team Goals: |
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| Home Under 2.5 @ 1.91 |
| Goalscorer: |
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| Junior to Score @ 2.50 |
| Handicap: |
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| Home -1.5 AH @ 1.71 |
