The Champions League 2024/25 Group Stage Matchday 4 clash between Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) and Young Boys (Switzerland) is set to take place on November 6 at the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (Germany). Shakhtar Donetsk vs Young Boys: prediction and betting tips, odds, statistics. Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) Matches – 9 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25); Yellow/red cards shown – 35; Average yellow/red cards per match – 3.9; Red cards shown – 4; Fouls per match on average – 23; Penalty kicks – 11%.
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs BSC Young Boys: betting odds 6 Nov 2024
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In the first three rounds of the Champions League group stage, both Shakhtar Donetsk and Young Boys have failed to score a single goal. Both teams are deservedly rooted at the bottom of the table, but they see this face-off as an opportunity to climb higher – a task complicated by their poor finishing.
It's evident that Shakhtar Donetsk have been unlucky with a tough fixture list in the early stages of the Champions League. While they might have snatched a victory against Bologna (0:0), they stood little chance against Atalanta (0:3) and Arsenal (0:1). At the Emirates, Shakhtar Donetsk only managed an xG of 0.67 with a single shot on target. Despite this, the coaching staff continues to rely on a single defensive midfielder formation (4-1-4-1), which hasn’t been as effective in Europe as it has domestically.
Ahead of their trip to Gelsenkirchen, Young Boys are one of six Champions League teams yet to earn a point from their first three matches. They likely struggle to reset due to a series of injuries to key players, including Mohamed Camara, Abdu Conté, Saidy Janko, Patric Pfeiffer, and Tanguy Zoukrou, who remain sidelined. Despite their attacking inactivity (only two shots on target), Young Boys were close to snatching a draw with Inter Milan (0:1), conceding the sole goal during injury time.
In the summer of 2016, Shakhtar Donetsk and Young Boys faced each other in two Champions League qualification matches and couldn't score more than two goals in regular time (2:0 and 0:3 after a penalty shootout). It’s likely these two underdogs will once again offer a lacklustre performance in the opponent’s half.
Champions League: previous matches in the tournament
H2H: Shakhtar Donetsk — BSC Young Boys
Tables
Team lineups
M. Pusic
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coach | ||
Player | Matches | Goals | |
Line-up
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Dmytro Riznyk
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gk. | 3 | -4 |
Mykola Matviyenko
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Pedro Henrique Azevedo Pereira
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Valeriy Bondar
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Yukhym Konoplia
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Alexandr Zubkov
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Artem Bondarenko
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Dmytro Kryskiv
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Eguinaldo de Sousa Lemos
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Heorhii Sudakov
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Substitutes
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Kiril Fesiun
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Alaa Ghram
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Vinícius Augusto Tobias da Silva
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Irakli Azarovi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Marlon Gomes Claudino
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Newerton Martins da Silva
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
Taras Stepanenko
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
Bartol Franjić
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Yehor Nazaryna
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Lassina Traoré
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
Danylo Sikan
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
J. Magnin
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coach | ||
Player | Matches | Goals | |
Line-up
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Marvin Keller
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gk. | 3 | -7 |
Lewin Blum
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df. | 4 | 0 |
Loris Benito
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Zachary Athekame
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Filip Ugrinic
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
Sandro Lauper
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
Cheikh Niasse
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
Darian Males
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
Kastriot Imeri
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Ebrima Colley
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
Silvère Ganvoula
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
Substitutes
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David von Ballmoos
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gk. | 3 | -4 |
Dario Marzino
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Łukasz Łakomy
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Jashar Dema
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Cédric Itten
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
Joël Almada Monteiro
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fw. | 5 | 2 |
Alan Virginius
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
Meschack Elia
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fw. | 2 | 0 |