Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Shakhtar
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2019
12:55 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Dinamo Zagreb
Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist will host Tuesday’s clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Zagreb, the two teams who are vying for second place in Group C. Shakhtar Donetsk quickly bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Manchester City, with the team beating Atalanta 2-1 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in their second group game. The Miners are the dominant force in the Ukrainian football and seeing that they are a real force to be reckoned with at home, it is no wonder Luis Castro’s troops are seen as hot favourites to pick up all three points from the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist showdown.
Dinamo Zagreb often struggle on the travels and that is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the Ukrainian champions this time out. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Junior Moraes, who has been scoring goals for fun in the national championship this term.
Highlighted Player (Oleksiy Shevchenko):
Oleksiy Shevchenko is a Ukrainian goalkeeper who was born in Dnipropetrovsk on February 24, 1992. The 188-cm tall shot-stopper played for his home-town club Inter Dnipropetrovsk during his youth career and he started his senior career at Metalurh Zaporizhya. Oleksiy Shevchenko made 13 appearances for Metalurh 2, while playing no more than 13 games for the first team.
In 2013 he moved to Dynamo Kyiv, but he was immediately sent on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod. The Ukrainian goalkeeper played for the likes of Olimpik Donetsk, Torpedo Kutaisi and Dila Gori on loan as well before signing a contract with Zorya Luhansk in 2016.
Shevchenko made his debut for Zorya in the Ukrainian Premier League on April 10, 2016 in a 2-1 loss to Dnipro. He quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Zorya and he did well to keep ten clean sheets in 25 appearances for Zorya in the 2016/2017 Ukrainian Premier League campaign. Shevchenko received his first call-up for the Ukraine national football team in October 2016 for 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Kosovo.
Highlighted Team (Dinamo Zagreb):
Arguably the biggest club in Croatia and one of the most prominent football outfits in the Balkan region, Dinamo Zagreb have won 18 league titles, 11 of which came successively. Dinamo Zagreb have never been relegated to a lower tier of both Croatian and Yugoslav football.
Modri as they are called in Croatia are renowned for their impressive production line of youth footballers. Their highly organised football academy has so far produced world-class players such as Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marko Pjaca and many others. Dinamo Zagreb play their home matches at the Stadion Maksimir in front of 35,000 people.
The club lacked support during the last couple of seasons due to fans’ disagreement with club management, most notably notorious Zdravko Mamic, who is under investigation for long-lasting corruption, tax evasion and embezzlement. For the first time since 2015, Dinamo Zagreb will have the full support of their most faithful supporters in the Champions League.
Chelsea
Everton
Inter
Atalanta
