Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich: Prediction and Tips

Bayern Munich will be looking to chalk up another victory in the UEFA Champions League when they take on Shakhtar Donetsk at Arena AufSchalke on Tuesday.

The Bavarians inflicted Shakhtar’s heaviest ever defeat in Europe, beating them 7-0 in their last meeting back in 2015, so Marino Pusic’s men will be looking to prove that was a one-off.

Shakhtar have picked up just four points from a possible 15 in this competition and while they have not been beaten heavily, they have struggled to find the net against the continent’s top opponents.

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Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer %	Odds	Odds %
Bayern Munich to win	66.7%	1/7	87.5%
Bayern Munich win 3-0	N/A	6/1	14.3%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• Shakhtar Donetsk have failed to score in three of their five UEFA Champions League group games.

• Bayern Munich have recorded back-to-back wins without conceding in Europe.

• Jamal Musiala has 12 goals in 19 games in all competitions.

Supercomputer Prediction

Shakhtar	14.1%
Draw	19.2%
Bayern Munich	66.7%

The odds suggest that Bayern have an 87.5% chance of beating Shakhtar in their upcoming fixture.

However, the BetSie Supercomputer believes a Bayern Munich victory is less likely to happen with a 66.7% probability.

Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Bayern Munich win to nil	4/5
Jamal Musiala to score at any time	11/8
Heorhiy Sudakov to be shown a card	12/5

Bayern Munich win to nil - 4/5

While Bayern are unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season and have opened up a  five-point gap at the top in Germany, it hasn’t been as plain sailing for them in the UEFA Champions League.

The Bavarians have lost both of their away games in Europe, falling to a 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa and a 4-1 loss to Barcelona.

However, Vincent Kompany’s side face an easier away task this time around as they take on a Shakhtar side who have lost three of their five games in this competition.

The Miners did secure a 0-0 draw with Bologna and a 2-1 win over Young Boys but let a 2-0 lead slip against PSV last time out to lose 3-2, after being reduced to 10 men following Pedrinho’s red card.

That would have been a big chance to secure a win that would have given them a solid chance of progressing to the knockout stages, whereas now they face an uphill task to manage that.

Goals have been an issue for the Ukrainian side in the UEFA Champions League, as they have failed to score against Bologna, Arsenal and Atalanta.

Harry Kane’s injury absence for Bayern is a bonus for Shakhtar, but the German giants have a plethora of attacking talents to choose from and they are fancied to record a comfortable win in this game.

Bayern beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on matchday one and while a similarly high-scoring affair looks unlikely, they can keep at bay a Shakhtar team that have struggled to break down top-level opponents as of late.

Jamal Musiala to score at any time - 11/8

With Kane out on the sidelines, his teammates will have to fill the attacking void and one player that is capable of doing that is Jamal Musiala.

The Germany international has 12 goals and three assists in 19 games in all competitions, with two of those strikes coming in the 4-2 win over Heidenheim last time out.

Musiala netted the only goal in the European win over Benfica on matchday four and he can be front and centre for his side again.

Heorhiy Sudakov to be booked - 12/5

Heorhiy Sudakov is one of the hottest properties in Ukrainian football and it seems only a matter of time before he moves to a top team in Europe.

The midfielder will be tasked with a lot of defending on Tuesday and it would be no surprise to see him put in a couple of mis-timed challenges.

Sudakov has been cautioned three times this season, two of those coming in his last four appearances, and he is fancied to go in the book again.

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Shakhtar Donetsk

Formation: 4-3-3
Team: Riznyk; Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Azarovi; Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Sudakov; Zubkov, Sikan, Kevin

Bayern Munich

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Ulreich; Boey, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Muller

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