Monaco vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 15/08/2021, 00:40  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 15/08/2021 at 00:43 in Champions League Prediction

Monaco suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 1-0 at the hands of Lorient on Friday. They will be hoping to recover when they go head to head with Shakhtar Donetsk at home in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff on Tuesday. Monaco have done well so far in the Champions League, winning their two qualifying games in the previous round. They beat Czech Republic side Sparta Prague 5-1 on aggregate, and this is the run they will want to maintain going to the midweek clash. They head to this game without a clean sheet in the last three matches, and just one in the last five, which will be a concern here. At home, they are unbeaten in the last three matches, winning two, and in the last 16 home games, they have just two losses.

Shakhtar, on the other hand, head to this game on the back of two straight wins, the most recent a 2-0 victory over Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian league. They’ve scored two goals or more in four of their last five matches and four of the five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Shakhtar have scored in nine of their last 10 matches and this is a run they will be keen to carry to France. They beat Genk 4-2 on aggregate in the last round, stretching their unbeaten run in the Champions League to four matches.