Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 26/09/2021, 15:58  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/09/2021 at 10:33 in Champions League Prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan opened their Champions League campaigns with losses and occupy the bottom two slots of Group D. They will be facing off on Match Day 2, with Shakhtar playing host after their opening 2-0 loss to Sheriff. By virtue of goal difference, Shakhtar are bottom of the group but with three straight wins and playing at home, they will be very confident. In three of their last five matches, they have scored two or more goals, and the only time they failed to score was against Sheriff, a game they lost. Playing at home, Shakhtar are unbeaten in six matches, with three clean sheets but in the Champions League they have one clean sheet in five matches. In three of their last five Champions League games, both teams have scored, while Shakhtar have four wins only in the last 10 Champions League matches. Shakhtar met Inter twice last season as they were in the same group, and both games ended goalless.

Right ahead of this game, Inter were pegged back in their Serie A title defence by Atalanta, the two drawing 2-2. That was the sixth of their seven matches this season to have produced over 2.5 goals, the only one that failed was the loss to Real Madrid on Match Day 1 in this group. In their last six matches they have no clean sheet but they have great quality in attack, having scored two or more in six of the seven matches played. In the Champions League, Inter have two wins in 10 matches and two clean sheets too, both having been in matches against Shakhtar. In their last six away matches, both teams have scored in five and their most outstanding man has been Edin Dzeko, with four goals in the last three matches.