FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta
Three Champions League Group C participants are still fighting for a place behind Man City until the last week. Two of them will meet at Oblasny Sport Komplex when Shakhtar Donetsk entertain Atalanta. The host tries to use the public’s own support to safeguard their dreams.
Shakhtar Donetsk is currently ranked second with 6 points, one point ahead of Dinamo Zagreb below, and two points from Atalanta in the protruding position. Mathematically, they have a huge opportunity because they appear at home to face the weakest team, rather than Dinamo Zagreb who will be visited by Man City.
Shakhtar Donetsk is also in positive condition after undergoing 14 matches without defeat, 9 wins. The amount was received after bulldozing Olimpik Donetsk 3-0 in the Ukrainian League derby match last Saturday (7/12). That score also helped them keep the top with a thirteen-point lead.
Interestingly, the Atalanta chart is also good following three consecutive wins against Dinamo Zagreb (2-0), Brescia (0-3), and Hellas Verona (3-2) in the Italian Serie A. They also hope that the trend can be transmitted in tomorrow’s game even though Duvan Zapata and Rafael Toloi are certain to be lost to injury, while Shakhtar Donetsk will not be strengthened by four players for the same reason. Conditions are predicted to make tomorrow’s game run tight as in the first meeting when Shakhtar Donetsk won 1-2 at home to Atalanta.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 2.55