Ace Football team previews the Champions League clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.
Shakhtar Donetsk welcome Royal Antwerp for a clash in the Champions League at Volksparkstadion this coming Tuesday.
Royal Antwerp are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from four matches during this campaign. Following their four encounters, Shakhtar Donetsk collected six which hands them number 3 in the Group H standings.
Form: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp
Shakhtar Donetsk Form
Shakhtar Donetsk are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Barcelona by 1-0. The winning run ended against SC Dnipro-1, who ran out 1-3 winners. Polissya Zhytomyr held them to a 0-0 draw in the previous outing. In their last six Champions League matches at home, Shakhtar Donetsk have one win, while they’ve drawn three and lost two.
Royal Antwerp Form
In their last three matches, Royal Antwerp lost 2-0 against FC Porto, won 6-0 against Standard Liege, and drew 1-1 with St.Truiden. Royal Antwerp only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches, they drew zero and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to two.
Betting facts for Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp played across all tournaments.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored in 59 of the last 61 matches
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won the last 3 matches in a row without conceding a goal
- In 8 of the last 9 Shakhtar Donetsk matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won 5 of the last 6 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Shakhtar Donetsk matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Royal Antwerp matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 8 matches Royal Antwerp played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 8 Royal Antwerp matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Royal Antwerp matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Royal Antwerp have conceded in the last 8 matches in a row
Players in form: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp
Michel Ange Balikwisha shows decent form right now for Royal Antwerp, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Shakhtar Donetsk, who are strong favorites on Tuesday. Siding with Danylo Sikan also looks a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.
Popular betting markets: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Volksparkstadion across all tournaments, Shakhtar Donetsk won six times, drew one, and lost three times. Royal Antwerp claimed three wins, three draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Shakhtar Donetsk scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Royal Antwerp only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Shakhtar Donetsk’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Royal Antwerp, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games.
Suggested bet: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp
Here we present a free betting tip for this Champions League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp.
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