Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Monchengladbach
Match Time & Date:
25/11/2020
12:55 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Shakhtar
After rolling over Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in Kiev, Borussia M’gladbach will be looking to record yet another win over the Ukrainian champions when the two teams face each other at Stadion im Borussia-Park. Die Fohlen aim to retain top position in the standings, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Miners on Wednesday evening.
Both Plea and Bensebaini are likely to miss the game after the duo was tested positive for coronavirus, while Hofmann is sidelined with injury. Shakhtar Donetsk, on the other hand, are desperate to get their revenge on Borussia M’gladbach for the embarrassing loss in Kiev, but seeing that die Fohlen are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. Moraes is widely expected to lead the line for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Yann Sommer):
After making 133 league appearances for Basel between 2007 and 2014, Yann Sommer joined Borussia Monchengladbach on March, 2014. The Swiss goalkeeper signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga outfit and he was signed to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who joined Barcelona.
Sommer made 34 appearances for Borussia M’gladbach in the 2014/2015 season and it has to be noted that he managed to keep 15 clean sheets. As a result, die Fohlen finished the season in third place in the standings. The Swiss shoot-stopper, though, was not as successful in the 2015/2016 season, keeping just 5 clean sheets, while conceding 50 goals in the process.
Sommer made his Switzerland debut on 30 May, 2012 in a 1-0 loss to Romania and he represented the Rossocrociati at both 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016. The shoot-stopper made 8 appearances for Switzerland on the road to Euro 2016 and he conceded eight goals in the process. Sommer played four games for the Rossocrociati at the tournament in France, conceding two goals, while keeping two clean sheets.
Highlighted Team (Shakhtar):
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.
Borussia Dortmund
PSG
Montpellier
