Shakhtar Donetsk - Lyon Football prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk and Lyon play for Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in a UEFA Champions League (Group Stage) match. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Shakhtar Donetsk Analysis
The home team is currently in 3rd place, with 5 points earned, after 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to Manchester City by (6-0). In the last match, he won away to Hoffenheim by (2-3). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a win away with Illychivets Mariupol by (0-3). Shakhtar Donetsk won 5, drew 4 and lost 1 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 games in this competition.

The Shakhtar Donetsk team have the chance to secure their place in the next phase of the competition, but for this to happen they will have to look for a positive result in front of their fans. Acting on his dominion, the team of Shakhtar Donetsk should go with everything on top of his opponent, as he needs to impose himself on the field and thus try to have control of the match. In the last round, Shakhtar Donetsk's side managed a great away win against Hoffenheim by the 3 x 2 score. The coach is expected to bring a very competitive team to the field and will fight for the desired result throughout the 90 minutes of play .
Confirmed lineup: A. Pyatov, S. Krivtsov, M. Matviyenko, D. Khotcholava, Ismaily, V. Kovalenko, Marlos, Taison, T. Stepanenko, Maycon, Júnior Moraes.
Technical: Paulo Fonseca.

Analysis of Lyon
After 1 win and 4 draws, the visiting team is currently in 2nd place with 7 points. In the last match, they drew 2-2 at home against Manchester City, having drawn 2-2 at home to Hoffenheim. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game they played, for Ligue 1, lost with Rennes at home by (0-2). His last away game was for Ligue 1 and ended with a 2-2 draw against Lille. In the last 10 games as a visitor Lyon won 4, drew 3 and lost 3.

For this competition, he has recorded a sequence of 4 draws in the last games and has not lost any of the last 5 games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 44 of his last 63 games finished with More than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 7 of his 20 goals between minutes (61'-75 ').

If the competition were to end today, the Lyon side would qualify for the next stage, but the reality is not this, so you need to seek at least a draw away from home to confirm your qualification. Acting far from his fans, the Lyon team will have to show great football, knowing how to score with great intensity and at the same time looking for the empty spaces to try to fit the counterattacks and try to kill the game. In the last round, the Lyon team ended up only in the draw in the home with Manchester City by the score of 2 x 2. The coach should not have significant embezzlement for this match, so will go to the field with its main players.
Confirmed lineup: Anthony Lopes, Marcelo, K. Tete, J. Denayer, F. Mendy, Fernando Marçal, L. Tousart, H. Aouar, N. Fekir, B. Traoré, M. Depay.
Technician: B. Génésio.