Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City Match Preview

Shakhtar Donetsk knows that their duels will be with the two other teams of the group and not Man City. They are showing a good form in their league, but still, things are about to get a lot tougher for them. The thing is I expect Shakhtar to play this open, as they have done in the past games. It is true they changed their coach who had a much more offensive mentality but the team this year has not changed a lot. I think they won't be able to avoid a loss, but they could throw in just a goal for their fans.

Manchester City starts the Champions League this season again as one of the favorites to win it. But the thing is they are coming in this one after quite a shocking defeat 3-2 in the Premier League, already sitting five points behind title rivals, Liverpool. Guardiola will motivate his boys to bounce right back here and I expect Man City not only to win but also to dominate the match. The only missing players should be Sane and Laporte, which leaves them at full force the same. In this group, they will try to win the first games in order to concentrate later on their domestic league. Four times they have played against Shakhtar and scored a total of 12 goals averaging three goals per game. With Aguero and Sterling in top shape, I see goals coming once again.

In conclusion, i expect this game to have over 2.5 goals. From the previous four duels, we saw over 2.5 goals land in three times. And with the average of goals Man City is scoring right now, I think we should see another goal festival here.