Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta Prediction | 2024-25 UEFA Champions League
Oct 2, 2024 published
KICK-OFF: Wednesday 2nd October, 2024 - Nigeria – 5:45pm / UK – 5:45pm
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PREDICTED LINE-UPS
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Riznyk; Konopla, Bondar, Matvyenko, Pedro Henrique; Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Sudakov; Zubkov, Traore, Newertton
UNAVAILABLE: Sikan (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Kevin (Injured)
ATALANTA
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Kossounou, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, De Ketelaere; Retegui
UNAVAILABLE: Toloi (Injured), Hien (Injured), Brescianini (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
MATCH PREDICTION
This game is being played in the neutral venue of the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen due to the ongoing war waged by Russia in Ukraine. Shakhtar Donetsk started their 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign with a respectable and steady performance in Italy, sharing a goalless draw with Bologna. They now face an Atalanta side that also started with a goalless draw against Arsenal but it has been a generally underwhelming campaign for the Bergamasci as Gian Piero Gasperini once again seeks to reinvest his side into his ninth year as manager. Despite those aforementioned goalless draws, they are two naturally proactive sides so both teams scoring would still appear a good bet for this one.