Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Champions League | Group Stage
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THE FACTS
When is Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk on and what time does it start? Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk will take place on Wednesday 4th October, 2023 – 17:45 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk on in the UK? Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk will be televised live on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the UK? Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk can be streamed live on the discovery+
THE TEAM NEWS
ANTWERP
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Butez; Bataille, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Wijndal; Vermeeren, Keita; Valencia, Ekkelenkamp, Balikwisha; Janssen
UNAVAILABLE: De Laet (Injured), De Wolf (Injured), Engels (Injured), Ondrejka (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Miroshi, Rakitskiy, Azarov; Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov; Zubkov, Kelsy, Kashchuk
UNAVAILABLE: Bondar (Injured), Lemkin (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Matviyenko (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
When you consider the fact that all three of Antwerp’s games since their 5-0 loss away to Barcelona have ended in goalless draws, you can be forgiven for thinking that goals will be hard to come by in this game, with Shakhtar Donetsk the visitors to Belgium. Both sides are still waiting to gain their first points in Group H and each will be well aware of the importance this particular encounter entails, with Porto hosting Barcelona on the same night. This may lead to a more open contest than what we’ve seen in recent Antwerp fixtures and as was the case in Shakhtar’s first group game, both teams to score appears to be very much on the cards, regardless of the final outcome.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
