Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk prediction and betting tips on September 18, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk will take place in the 1st round of the Champions League on September 18, 2024. The hosts are making their debut in the tournament and want to start with a home win, but the guests have a trump card in the form of experience from previous regular performances at this level.
Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk: key statistics and trends
- Bologna has not won 5 matches in a row.
- Shakhtar Donetsk has already lost twice at the start of the UPL.
- Bologna has not lost in its 9 previous home games.
- Bologna wins the first half in 31% of matches, Shakhtar Donetsk = in 45% of confrontations.
Our prediction for the match Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk
“The Rossoblù” became one of the main discoveries in Italian football last season. It is not on the level of German Bayern, and not as unexpectedly as Spanish Girona, but the team was able to consolidate in the group of leaders and, having won the race with Roma, close the top 5. As for “the Miners”, they, generally speaking, left a rather contradictory impression. On the one hand, the team made the so-called “golden double”, took the victory over Barcelona and 3rd place in the group. On the other hand, there happened the replacement of the coach already in the autumn and the rapid departure of the team, strengthened in the winter after the confrontation with the first opponent in the Europa League, unstable Marseille.
“The Red and Blues” now have neither a coach, Thiago Motta, nor such key players as Zirkzee and Calafiori. And they were replaced by Italiano in the coaching position and a bunch of not particularly famous players – Cambiaghi, Holm, Dallinga, Erlic, Karlsson, Pobega, Dominguez and Casale. “The Orange and Blacks” had few changes: they signed goalkeepers Fesiun and Kravets, bought Alaa Gram and rented Franjic.
Pušić’s wards unexpectedly lose a lot of points. For instance, Polissya did not concede and scored or Oleksandriya brought the remontada to a 4-3 result in its favour. Still, the club managed to crush Karpaty – 5-2. Italiano and his new players also did not start impressively: there happened a 1-1 draw in the struggle with Udinese and Empoli at the home arena and a 0-3 score in the away battle against Napoli. As for the previous round, the team played only a draw with Como.
Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk: possible starting line-ups
Bologna (possible line-up): Skorupski – Miranda, Lucumi, Beukema, Posch – Moro, Freuler, Fabbian – Karlsson, Castro, Orsolini.
Shakhtar Donetsk (possible line-up): Riznyk – Pedro Henrique, Matvienko, Bondar, Vinicius Tobias – Eguinaldo, Stepanenko, Sudakov, Kryskiv, Pedrinho – Sikan.
Previous head-to-head matches: Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk
The clubs will play against each other for the first time.
Free prediction for the match Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk
They believe in the Italian club too much. The more experienced guests are capable of not losing the following battle (odd: 1.96).