In the Champions league this Tuesday Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking to end the disappointing 2021-22 campaign with a positive note when they welcome Sheriff Tiraspol to NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev. Match day schedules for 7th December 2021 at 23:00 EAT.
Ukrainian outfits are on top of their top flight with 44 points after 17 matches played. However things aren’t going so well for them in the Champions League where they have picked up one point from their five Group D matches this season.
Shakhtar Donetsk comes into this game after 6-1 Premier League victory versus FC Lviv. In that game, they had 60% possession, 16 shots with nine of them on target and goals were scored by Tete (45’P), Pedrinho (55’), Artem Bondarenko (77’), Marlos (84’ P), Taras Stepanenko (87’) and Yukhym Konoplya (90’). Lviv got 40% possession and five shots with three of them on target.
Sheriff Tiraspol is second in their league with 41 points after 16 matches they have played. In the Champions League the team from Tiraspol has 6 points from two wins which places them the third place with a spot in the Europa League.
Sheriff Tiraspol will be looking to make amends for the 0-3 Champions League loss to Real Madrid last week. In that game, Sheriff got 30% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target. Real Madrid had 17 shots at with eight on target and goals scored by David Alaba (30′), Toni Kroos (45′) and Karim Benzema (55′).
The last three Champions League matches might have ended in defeat for Sheriff, but they have been able to score at least a goal in four out of the five group games while for the home side we expect them to find the net at home soil. We predict goals for both sides in this match.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sheriff Tiraspol head to head
This will be the third meeting between these two sides since 2003. In the previous meetings each sides holds a single win and the other match played out a draw.
- Tiraspol 2-0 Shakhtar 15/09/21
- Shakhtar 2:-0 Tiraspol 06/08/03
- Tiraspol 0-0 Shakhtar 30/07/03
Home
- Shakhtar 6-1 Lviv
- Ingulets Petrove 0-1 Shakhtar
- Inter 2-0 Shakhtar
- Shakhtar 2-0 Lviv
- Kovalivka 1-3 Shakhtar
Away
- Petrocub Hincesti 0-0 Tiraspol
- Tiraspol 7-0 Dinamo Auto
- Tiraspol 0-3 Real Madrid
- FC Floresti 1-3 Tiraspol
- Tiraspol 6-0 Zimbru
Shakhtar Donetsk team news
Lassina Traore, Junior Moraes, Alan Patrick and Ismaily have been ruled out of this match with injuries.
Sherrif Tiraspol team news
For the visitors Lovro Bizjak and Moussa Kyabou are the only absentees for this match.
Prediction and odds
Both sides are on top of their respective domestic leagues and we should expect an entertaining affair that could end with a stalemate.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both teams to score
