Take a look at our 6/5 prediction for Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic beneath
Shakhtar's beautiful 4-1 win in Leipzig has piled the strain on Celtic who sit backside of Group F after an their 3-0 defeat to Actual Madrid on matchday one.
However the panorama of Group F might change once more this week as a result of it is a fixture that Celtic can win - certainly they're 6/5 favourites to just do that with Betway, who make the hosts 21/10 possibilities to comply with up final week's sudden victory.
The scoreline in opposition to Madrid was finally emphatic however Ange Postecoglou's aspect deserve large credit score for the way in which they took the sport to the Spanish giants within the first interval and, granted a contact extra luck, Celtic might simply have gone into the break a purpose to the great.
A visit to Shakhtar is a really totally different problem for the Bhoys, but it surely's one which they should not concern. It is a aspect that misplaced European matches in opposition to the likes of FC Sheriff and Monaco final season, in addition to conceding in each video games in opposition to Belgian aspect Genk. And, whereas the hosts come into this on a successful run, they wanted a ninetieth minute strike from Oleh Ocheretko to take all three factors from their recreation with Odessa on Saturday.
Since a gap weekend draw at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Shakhtar have strung collectively 4 straight wins however they had been closely flattered by the 4-1 scoreline in opposition to Leipzig within the Crimson Bull Area final week.
Roberto De Zerbi's aspect registered simply 5 photographs in that fixture, 4 of which had been heading in the right direction - it's most uncommon for a aspect to attain with all 4 photographs that they've heading in the right direction. Moreover, they had been crushed within the xG battle on the night time and it's nearly unparalleled for a aspect to win by that margin but not come away with the superior xG whole.
Prediction Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic
Celtic have not performed for the reason that Madrid recreation final week however that ought to imply that they're recent and fired up for a recreation that they actually need to get one thing from. If the Bhoys carry out to the identical degree that they did within the first 45 minutes final week then they'll give Shakhtar an almighty shock right here.
Shakhtar's current kind seems to be first rate on paper but it surely has holes in it and we noticed final season that they usually struggled in opposition to sides that they might have anticipated to beat. Again Celtic to get themselves again into this competitors with an important win.
Prediction for Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic: Celtic to win - 6/5
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic odds with Betway
- Shakhtar Donetsk - 21/10
- Draw - 5/2
- Celtic - 6/5
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