Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dinamo Zagreb Predictions

Shakhtar Donetsk will host Dinamo Zagreb in one of this Tuesday’s early evening UEFA Champions League kick-off’s. This game will see the current leaders of the Croatian first division travel to take on the current leaders of the Ukranian Premier League. This should be an exciting match between two attacking and domestically dominant sides.

Both of these teams are currently sitting on 3 points in Group C after 2 games, whilst both sides will be hoping to take all 3 points from this game to strengthen their qualification hopes. 

Shakhtar and Dinamo have lost their first game versus current Group C leaders, Manchester City. However, both sides have also taken 3 points from their fixture with struggling Atalanta. The 2 games between these two teams will likely determine which of the two teams qualify from this group. 

We feel that fortune may favour the home side in this Tuesday’s fixture. Shakhtar have been in relatively impressive form in home Champions League games in recent times. Shakhtar have lost just 2 of their last 9 UEFA Champions League home games. Ironically, both of those losses came against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. 

Shakhtar’s impressive home form spells danger for the travelling Dinamo Zagreb side. Dinamo have impressed in Europe this season, and in many of their recent Champions League campaigns. They have lost just 2 of their last 14 UEFA Champions League games. 

However, Dinamo have been far less impressive in their European travels, of late. Dinamo have managed to take all 3 points from just 3 of their last 8 Champions League away games. 

Dinamo’s unimpressive European away form is uninspiring ahead of this Tuesday’s trip to Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar have proven themselves to be a difficult team to beat at home, for any side. This will be no different in Tuesday’s crucial game with Dinamo Zagreb. 

We feel that Shakhtar have a good chance of taking all 3 points this Tuesday and a Shakhtar, draw no bet may be worth looking at for this game. 

We feel that this will ultimately be a tightly contested game. Both teams have scored in 7 of Shakhtar’s last 11 Champions League games and we feel that this may happen again this Tuesday. We feel that a 2-1 win for Shakhtar may be a likely result of this game.