Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction, Odds and Lineups: Kai Havertz tipped to fire at the Emirates
The Champions League is back on our screens tonight with Arsenal bidding to bounce back from their defeat to Bournemouth when they host Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, a game which could offer an ideal chance for the Gunners to put last Saturday's performance behind them.
Kick-off is at 8pm live on Amazon Prime, with Diarmuid Geaney's best bets below.
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions
Arsenal are expected to take control of this match from the opening whistle. After a frustrating weekend result, the Gunners will be eager to bounce back and regain their form, and facing a Shakhtar Donetsk side that has yet to secure a victory in the Champions League this season presents the perfect opportunity.
Raheem Sterling was unlucky to be substituted early in Arsenal's last game as Mikel Arteta shifted to a more defensive approach following William Saliba's sending-off. The former Manchester City winger will likely start again this week as he looks to set himself as an important member of this Arsenal squad. With Bukayo Saka still an injury doubt, Sterling should get the perfect chance to prove himself against Shakhtar.
Sterling is an extremely direct player who loves to involve himself in all attacks and with Arsenal expected to get multiple attacking chances throughout the match, Sterling should find himself in prime positions to take on defenders and create goal-scoring chances.
With that in mind, my first tip is for Sterling to have 2+ shots on target at odds of 43/20.
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For my second tip, I predict that Kai Havertz will score.
When the German first joined Arsenal from Chelsea, he was heavily scrutinised due to the seemingly high price tags. He had massively underperformed at Chelsea, and Arsenal's decision to buy him seemed like a weird decision at the time.
However, his performance has elevated massively at the Emirates, and he has become a key part of the Arsenal team. Havertz has a habit of scoring in crucial games and moments for Arsenal. This season, he has already scored in the Champions League, scoring Arsenal's opening goal in a 2-0 win over PSG.
Havertz will likely start up front for Arsenal this week and with Shakhtar being a poorer opposition, Havertz should have plenty of chances to score.
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Line-Ups
Arsenal Starting XI
Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Martinelli, Rice, Partey, Trossard, Jesus, Havertz.
Shakhtar Starting XI
Riznyk, Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Pedro Henrique, Zubkov, Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Eguinaldo, Sudakov, Sikan.
# | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | David Raya Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Riccardo Calafiori | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | William Alain André Gabriel Saliba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Benjamin William White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
41 | Declan Rice | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Thomas Teye Partey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Gabriel Fernando de Jesus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Leandro Trossard | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Kai Lukas Havertz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Jorge Luiz Frello Filho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Tommy Hogan Setford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Jakub Piotr Kiwior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Myles Anthony Lewis-Skelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | Josh Noah Lynnford Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Mikel Merino Zazón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Zane Monlouis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Norberto Murara Neto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Raheem Shaquille Sterling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Dmytro Riznyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Pedro Henrique Azevedo Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Mykola Matviyenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Valeriy Bondar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Yukhym Konoplya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Dmytro Kryskiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Artem Bondarenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Eguinaldo de Sousa Lemos | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Heorhii Sudakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Oleksandr Zubkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Danylo Sikan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Irakli Azarovi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
72 | Kyrylo Fesyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Bartol Franjić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Alaa Ghram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Marlon Gomes Claudino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Newerton Martins da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Marian Shved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Taras Stepanenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Vinícius Augusto Tobias da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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