Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Shakhtar Donetsk
Form comparisonSporting Lisbon
The form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting Lisbon: form and season numbers
Shakhtar Donetsk take a form score of 8.6 out of 10 into this Champions League fixture, against 8.4 for Sporting Lisbon. Shakhtar Donetsk have 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, while Sporting Lisbon have 3 wins and 2 draws in theirs. Across the season Shakhtar Donetsk average 1.9 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Sporting Lisbon 2.6 and 1.0. Shakhtar Donetsk have kept a clean sheet in 60% of their matches this season, Sporting Lisbon in 30%. Shakhtar Donetsk sit 18th on 1 point, Sporting Lisbon 7th on 3.
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