FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs Royal Antwerp FC — Champions League at Volksparkstadion.
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bartosz Frankowski
- Assistant 1 Marcin Boniek
- Assistant 2 Jakub Winkler
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov Royal Antwerp FC H 1–0 W 07 Nov FC Barcelona H 1–0 W 25 Oct FC Barcelona A 1–2 L 04 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 3–2 W 19 Sep FC Porto H 1–3 L 16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–7 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–1 L 24 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D 11 Nov Royal Standard de Liege H 6–0 W 07 Nov FC Porto A 0–2 L 04 Nov KRC Genk H 3–2 W 29 Oct Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Royal Antwerp FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 203 games and scored 91 goals.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 12' Mykola Matvienko puts FK Shakhtar Donetsk on the lead.
- 17' FK Shakhtar Donetsk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michel-Ange Balikwisha, as he is very good at scoring at Volksparkstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 30.
- 35' Soumaila Coulibaly has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' The whistle greets Gyrano Kerk as he departs to be replaced by Chidera Ejuke.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chidera Ejuke.
- 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 70' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Newerton is replaced by Artem Bondarenko on 70 minute.
- 73' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Alhassan Yusuf by George Ilenikhena on 73 minute.
- 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 83' It’s a booking for FK Shakhtar Donetsk player. Giorgi Gocholeishvili gets a Yellow card.
- 88' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Kelsy. He replaces Dmytro Kryskiv on 89 minute.
- 90' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yaroslav Rakitskiy is hanging Danylo Sikan on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, FK Shakhtar Donetsk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FK Shakhtar Donetsk
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Dmytro Kryskiv ↓ Kevin Kelsy 89'
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Newerton ↓ Artem Bondarenko 70'
Bench- 1
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Artem Bondarenko ↑ 70'
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Yaroslav Rakitskiy ↑ 90'
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Kevin Kelsy ↑ 89'
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Coach Marino PusicRoyal Antwerp FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 5
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Gyrano Kerk ↓ Chidera Ejuke 46'
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Chidera Ejuke ↑ 46'
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George Ilenikhena ↑ 73'
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Coach Mark van Bommel -
Head to Head
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona W 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L 2023-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk LRoyal Antwerp FC Form
2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-04 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KRC Genk W 2023-10-29 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L