Champions League: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Brest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Round 7 of the Champions League serves up an encounter between Shakhtar Donetsk and Brest taking place at VELTINS-Arena this coming Wednesday.

Shakhtar Donetsk are number 27 in the table on four points after six matches. Brest rank as number 7 with 13 points after six matches played.

Form: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest

Shakhtar Donetsk Form

Only a single draw prevents Shakhtar Donetsk from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 3-2 defeat against PSV Eindhoven, before drawing 1-1 with Rukh Lviv. They came up empty-handed once again when Bayern Munich ran out as 1-5 winners. Shakhtar Donetsk won three of their previous six matches at VELTINS-Arena in the Champions League. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to 12 against.

Brest Form

Brest are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Lyon got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Nantes got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Rennes was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Brest. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Brest won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying four goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Shakhtar Donetsk and Brest

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Oleksandr Zubkov, who is performing well for Shakhtar Donetsk. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Brest.The visitors will be looking to Abdallah Sima to find the net once again, after managing three Champions League goals for Brest in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest

Full-time result

Shakhtar Donetsk won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Brest won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Shakhtar Donetsk scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Brest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shakhtar Donetsk managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Brest kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shakhtar Donetsk, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Brest, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.