Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sheriff Tiraspol – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | UCL 2021-22

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Shakhtar Donetsk will host Sheriff Tiraspol in the last group game of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League campaign.

Venue: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium (Kiev)

Key Statistics

Shakhtar have lost just one of their last 12 hoke games (W9, D2).

They have failed to score in each of their UCL group games at home. 

The home team have scored just one goal in the UCL group stage this season. They have conceded eleven goals.

Sheriff Tiraspol have scored six goals and conceded ten in the UCL group stage this season.

The visitors have lost just one of their last 14 away games in all competitions (W9, D4).

Head to head

Both teams have met three times in the past and each team have a single win to their name in this tie (D1).

Latest Performances in all competitions

Shakhtar Donetsk: W-W-L-W-W

Sheriff Tiraspol: D-W-L-W-W

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk will look to end their Champions League group stage on a high note when they host their Moldovan opponents in the last group game of the 2021/22 UCL campaign.

The hosts have crashed out of the tournament after picking up just one point from their opening five group games.

They were expected to at least finish third in this group, ahead of their lowly visitors. But a 2-0 loss to Sheriff in their first group game set the stage for a woeful UCL campaign which has seen them score just once in five games.

They enter this tie fresh from a 6-1 demolition of Lviv in the domestic league. The win was their eighth consecutive win in the league and would have given them a lot of confidence heading into this tie.

This UCL campaign was their fourth participation in a row and is the first time Shakhtar have failed to progress to the UCL knockout round. 

However, despite that failure and the little significance of this game, the hosts will be desperate to avenge their loss to Sheriff in the opening game and also win the €3 million prize money awarded per group stage win in the UCL.

Possible Shakhtar starting line-ups

Anatolii Trubin; Viktor Korniyenko, Valeriy Bondar, Nykola Matviienko, Dodo; Marlos, Marcos Antonio; Tete, Mykhailo Mudryk, Manor Solomon; Fernando.

Injuries: Lassina Traore, Junior Moraes, Alan Patrick, Ismaily

Doubtful: None

Suspension: None

Sheriff Tiraspol

Sheriff will travel to the capital of Ukraine to face the team that they beat to open their remarkable, but brief UCL campaign.

After recording two wins from their opening two UCL group games this year, the visitors have failed to win any of the remaining three games. The Moldovan side lost those three games by an aggregate scoreline of 9-2, conceding three goals in each of the games.

But the six points they got from their opening wins against Shakthar and Real Madrid have assured them of a place in the Europa League. 

The visitors come into this game fresh from a disappointing goalless draw with Petrocub in their domestic league. The result ended a ten-game winning domestic run and was only the second game from their last 19 in all competitions where Yuriy Vernydub’s side failed to score.

With a respectable head-to-head record against Shakhtar, the visitors will fancy their chances of taking a point from this game. 

Possible Sheriff Tiraspol starting line-ups

Giorgos Athanasiadis; Fernando Costanza, Danilo Arboleda, Gustavo Dulanto, Cristiano; Edmund Addo, Sebastien Thill; Adama Traore, Dimitrios Kolovos, Bruno; Frank Castaneda.

Injured: Lovro Bizjak, Moussa Kyabou

Doubtful: None

Suspension: None

Prediction

Shakhtar 2-2 Sheriff