Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Celtic
Match Time & Date:
25/10/2022
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic will look to keep their Champions League last 16 hopes alive when they host Shakhtar Donetsk to their Celtic Park on Tuesday evening. The Hoops have collected no more than one point in total in the process, but it seems as if their displays are much better than the results. All Jota, McGregor, and Starfelt should miss out with injuries, while Japan centre-forward Furuhashi is pushing for a start.
The Miners, on the other hand, aim to overtake Leipzig in second place in Group F, but seeing that Celtic have turned their stadium into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed from the trip to Glasgow. Shakhtar Donetsk boss Igor Jovicevic can count on key players for the reverse fixture. When the two teams met in Warsaw earlier in the process, they played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Player (Joe Hart):
Joe Hart is an English goalkeeper who was born on 19 April, 1987. Following a three-year spell with Shrewsbury Town, Hart joined big-spending Manchester City in 2006. After ending his loan spell with with Birmingham City (2010), he returned to Man City and he has been playing for the Etihad Stadium outfit ever since.
Joe Hart earned his 63rd cap for England at the Euro 2016 finals, but he has yet to win a trophy at the major tournaments with the Three Lions. On the other hand, the 29-year-old goalkeeper has clinched two Premier League trophies with Manchester City (2011/2012, 2013/2014) and the FA Cup title in 2011.
Speaking of his individual honours, Joe Hart has won the Premier League Golden Glove award on four occasions (2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2014/2015). Hart made his England debut against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June, 2008. It has to be noted that he managed to keep a clean sheet on his debut for the English national team.
Highlighted Team (Shakhtar Donetsk):
Despite the fact that they were founded back in 1936, Shakhtar Donetsk were struggling to win the Ukrainian Premier League trophy until 2002. The Miners have established themselves as the dominant force in Ukrainian football and it has to be noted that they won their ninth domestic trophy in 2014.
Shakhtar Donetsk were playing at Donbass Arena in the past, but due to war in Donbass the club temporarily moved to Arena Lviv. In 2009 the Miners won the UEFA Cup trophy under Romanian boss Mircea Lucescu, beating Werder Bremen in the title game. Croatian full back Dario Srna was named the man of the match. Dynamo Kiev are considered Shakhtar Donetsk’s main rivals and there have always been fireworks in meetings between the two sides.
Shakhtar have a rivalry with Metalurh Donetsk as well and the two local rivals face each other in the Donetsk Derby. Chelsea ace Willian, Manchester United star Mkhitaryan and Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho all played for Shakhtar in the past.
