Shakhtar Donetsk host Sporting at Arena Lviv on Tuesday 3 November 2026 in League phase matchday 4 of the Champions League. Kick-off is 17:45 UK time.
Both clubs are in the pack below the leaders. Sporting are 12th with six points from three games. Shakhtar are 17th with four points. Ninth to 24th go into the knockout play-offs, and the top eight go straight through.
Where the table stands
Sporting have won two of their three matches and have a goal difference of +3. Shakhtar have won one and sit on +1, so only two points and two places of goal difference separate the sides on the numbers that matter most.
PSG lead the way with nine points from nine and a goal difference of +9. Sporting are three points behind them. Slovan Bratislava are bottom in 36th, without a point and with a goal difference of -12.
Form and the numbers
Shakhtar have drawn 1-1 at PSV, beaten AEK Athens 3-1 at home and lost 1-0 at Inter. That is 1.33 points per game, and they have scored 1.33 goals per game. They have conceded exactly one per game, but they have yet to keep a clean sheet.
Sporting's results are more varied. They beat Galatasaray 3-1 at home and won 2-0 at Lens, which gave them their one clean sheet. They then lost 3-2 at home to LASK. They average 2.33 goals per game and 2 points per game, but they concede 1.33 per game.
- Goals per game: Shakhtar 1.33, Sporting 2.33
- Conceded per game: Shakhtar 1, Sporting 1.33
- Points per game: Shakhtar 1.33, Sporting 2
- Clean sheets: Shakhtar 0, Sporting 1
- Yellow cards: Shakhtar 9, Sporting 5
The contrast is clear. Shakhtar have the tighter defensive record on goals conceded, while Sporting have the sharper attack. Shakhtar have also collected nine yellow cards to Sporting's five.
Head-to-head and prediction
There are no recent meetings between the two clubs in our records, so this is a first look at each other for the purposes of this preview. Neither side has a head-to-head edge to lean on.
MFF's match model gives Sporting the better chance. It rates an away win at 42%, a home win at 32% and a draw at 26%. Its predicted scoreline is Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Sporting.
A Sporting win would lift them further up the table, while Shakhtar would stay in the play-off places. They would not want to fall further behind.
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