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RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk: prediction for the Champions League fixture
RB Leipzig will host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night in their UEFA Champions League opener. What to expect from this match? Look out for our prediction below.
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RB Leipzig
GermanyRB Leipzig had a decent 2021-2022 season. Although they were unable to challenge Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title, they won the DFB-Pokal for the first time in club history. In the final, the Bulls beat SC Freiburg on penalties. By finishing in the top-4 in the league, they secured a ticket to the main European club tournament.
In the summer, RB Leipzig bought Timo Werner (20 million), Xaver Schlager (12 million), and David Raum (26 million). Domenico Tedesco's charges kicked off the new season with the German Super Cup match, in which they lost to Bayern Munich (1:3). In Bundesliga, the Bulls have one win and two draws and sit in 11th place in the table. After a fantastic performance against Teutonia Ottensen (8:0), RB Leipzig lost 0:4 to Eintracht.
Poulsen, Klostermann, Halstenberg and Olmo are sidelined through injuries.
Shakhtar Donetsk
UkraineThe 13-time Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk were the leaders of the Ukrainian Premier League at the time of the season termination in April 2022. Shakhtar recorded 15 victories over 18 rounds of match and got a direct ticket to the Champions League. The Miners had an impressive offensive record of 49 goals.
On July 14, 2022, Croatian manager Igor Jovićević moved to Shakhtar from Dnipro-1. After the first three matches of the UPL, the Miners are in 4th position with seven points from a draw and two wins. In the last outing, Shakhtar defeated Rukh Vynnyky (1:0).
Korniyenko and Mudryk won't be able to help their team against RB Leipzig.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
Shakhtar are unbeaten in the current season.
СтавкаGoals in both halves- no
In 2 previous games of the visitors, goals were scored in one half.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in the last 2 games of RB Leipzig.
СтавкаYellow cards: total over 5
This bet played in 3 out of 5 games of the visitors.
Tip and bets
In the last five games in Germany, Shakhtar suffered four wide-margin defeats and recorded a victory over Hoffenheim. RB Leipzig were solid in the Europa League last season and reached the semifinals of the competition. The Bulls have superior quality and should win today, but Shakhtar can pull themselves together and avoid crushing defeat.
Our prediction — Asian handicap (+2) to Shakhtar
We expect the Bulls to take control of the game from the first minutes, but they should be aware of Shakhtar's fast forwards, who can catch the hosts on counterattacks or score from free kicks. This should be a close game.
Second bet — one team to win by 1 goal
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