In a mid week match in week 6, on Tue Dec 7th, Shakhtar Donetsk will host Sheriff in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Shakhtar Donetsk recorded a 0-2 loss against Inter. Edin Džeko struck first for Inter in the 61st minute, then Edin Džeko added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Ivan Perišić At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shakhtar Donetsk couldn’t manage to score, and Inter took the shutout win. Shakhtar Donetsk is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sheriff recorded a 0-3 loss against Real Madrid. David Alaba struck first for Real Madrid in the 30th minute, then Toni Kroos added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Sheriff was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sheriff should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff last played eachother at the Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena on Sep 15th. Sheriff was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over five thousand spectators. Adama Traoré l struck first for Sheriff in the 16th minute, then Momo Yansane added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Shakhtar Donetsk couldn’t muster any offence and Sheriff ran away with the shutout win.
For Sheriff, their top scorers are Sebastien Thill and Adama Traoré l, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.