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Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim join forces at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in a UEFA Champions League (Group Stage) match. These two teams have never played before, so this will be their first direct showdown. In this match the house factor may play an important role, since Hoffenheim presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Shakhtar Donetsk Analysis

The home team make their debut in this edition of the competition, as they did not have to play any of the qualifiers prior to this group stage. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 13 wins and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a win away with Oleksandria by (0-2). Shakhtar Donetsk won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games.

Shakhtar Donetsk is a club that has never managed to win the Champions League but has won the Europa League once in 2008/09. Last season, the team made a relatively good campaign, reaching the last 16 when it was eliminated by Roma. Looking at the performance of Shakhtar as principal for the Champions League, it is possible to see that the team tends to make busy games with a high number of goals, since in the last seven games they played at home for the European competition, six of them were scored more than 2.5 goals and in five of them both Shakhtar and the opposing team scored goals. I believe that in this match Shakhtar Donetsk will make another game with several goals, since he regularly scoring when he plays at home and will face an opponent with a strong attack.

Review of Hoffenheim

The visiting team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first match in this competition. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. The team arrives in this match after a defeat away with Fortuna Düsseldorf by (2-1). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Hoffenheim won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been marked by great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. There is a tendency for there to be goals in their away games as 22 of their last 23 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 12 of his 34 goals in minutes (76'-90 ').

Hoffenheim are a German team that has never won the Bundesliga (German Championship), having a bigger campaign than the fourth and third place achieved in the last two seasons. Last season, 2017/18 Bundesliga, the team made a good campaign, finishing in the third position, now in the 2018/19 season, after three rounds Hoffenheim is in eleventh place, with two defeats away from home, 3x1 and 2x1, in addition to a 3x1 home win. Although the team has alternated between defeats and a victory, we see that it is a team that stars in matches with goals. Now for the group stage of the Champions League, I believe that Hoffenheim should lead games with goals.