Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid prediction and preview

Champions League · Wednesday 27 January 2027, 20:00 UTC

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid

Champions League · Wednesday 27 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Stamford Bridge, London

Shakhtar Donetsk · Real Madrid · Champions League predictions

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid preview

Shakhtar Donetsk welcome Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday 27 January 2027 (20:00 UTC) in the Champions League. Shakhtar Donetsk go into the round 20th, on 4 points from 4 games, while Real Madrid sit 5th on 9 points after 3 matches.

Shakhtar Donetsk have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 4 league games; Real Madrid have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 4, Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Real Madrid average 3.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Shakhtar Donetsk won 2, 2 games were drawn and Real Madrid won 4. Those games averaged 3.6 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 11 Oct 2022, ended Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Real Madrid.

Real Madrid are without Aurélien Tchouaméni (injury) and Endrick (injury).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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5Real Madrid3300105+59WWW
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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Shakhtar Donetsk 2, draws 2, Real Madrid 4.

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Shakhtar Donetsk expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Dmytro Riznyk, Mykola Matvienko, Pedro Henrique, Valeriy Bondar, Vinícius Tobias, Marlon Gomes, Oleg Ocheretko, Alisson, Gleiker Mendoza, Kauã Elias, Pedrinho

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé

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