Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Shakhtar Donetsk
Match Time & Date:
23/10/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Manchester City
Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in Kharkiv will host Tuesday’s football game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City. Shakhtar Donetsk kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim, with the team sharing the spoils with Olympique Lyon in their second group game as well. The Miners are eager to record their first win of the process and we predict that they are going to adopt an attack-minded approach in Tuesday’s clash against Man City. The Citizens were more than fortunate to beat Hoffenheim on the road, but they managed to bounce back from a shocking 2-1 loss to Olympique Lyon and nothing else matters. Both Shakhtar and Man City are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist clash and we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score.
Highlighted Player (Yaroslav Rakitskiy):
Yaroslav Rakitskiy is a professional footballer who was born on 3 August, 1989. Rakitskiy made his Shakhtar Donetsk debut on 31 August, 2009 in a 3-1 win over Zorya. It has to be noted that he came as a substitute in the second half of the match.
The Ukrainian footballer who plays as both centre and a left back, made 24 league appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 season and he has been playing for the Miners ever since. Rakitskiy made his Ukraine debut on 10 October, 2009 in a 1-0 win over England in a World Cup qualifying match. Just four days later he scored his first goal for the Ukrainian national team, finding the net in a thrilling 6-0 victory over Andorra.
Yaroslav made two appearances for Ukraine at the 2016 European Championship finals in France, in the opener against Germany (0-2) and in a 2-0 loss to Northern Ireland. His contract with Shakhtar Donetsk expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Manchester City):
Manchester City are the lest famous of the two major clubs based in Manchester. The club was founded in 1880, but they have been struggling in the English Premier League in the past. Nonetheless, ever since the club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the Citizens have been playing an important role in the English top flight.
Manchester City won two Premier League trophies under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini (2011/2012 and 2013/2014), but both managers eventually paid the price for some disappointing results. Man City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium and the stadium capacity is 55,097.
Manchester United are regarded as Manchester City’s biggest rivals and the likes of Kun Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Uwe Rosler, Yaya Toure, Sylvain Distin are some of the most remarkable players that played for the Etihad Stadium outfit. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles and five FA Cup trophies and it has to be noted that they made it to the Champions League semis in the 2015/2016 season.
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