Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zenit Prediction

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Shakhtar Donetsk who broke through last season's Champions League quarter-finals, has slumped as the gatekeeper of Group G. In order to maintain a chance of qualifying to the knockout phase, Shakhtar must win over Zenit St Petersburg.

Ukrainian Premier League defending champions of this new collecting one point from two matches earlier. When the visit to face Porto, their 1-2 defeat over host while at home, Shakhtar's 1-1 draw with Cyprus club, APOEL.

Thus, Shakhtar must not slip when playing back on home turf in the Donbass Arena. Cons match Zenit, will remind the old memory when the two clubs still a great power of the Soviet Union League.

However, since the League of the Soviet Union ended in 1989, the two never met again. At the last meeting, the two teams each pick winning 1-0 at home respectively.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zenit

Shakhtar are owned capital good because before this fight, they successfully bend Simferopol with a score of 3-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League last weekend. These results are sufficient to maintain the top position, sharing the position with Dinamo Kiev which also has the same points.

Faced with Zenit, coach Mircea Lucescu, get the good news with the return of defender Dmytro Chygrynsky having previously sanctioned. Yaroslav Rakitsky also been running the punishment banned for two games, due to a red card received during Shakhtar to face Porto.