Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips [22 October 2024]

A return to The Emirates for their next match will be soothing enough for Arsenal as they host Shakhtar Donetsk. These two will meet on Tuesday in the third round of the UEFA Champions League. Read on for our prediction of the match. Arsenal suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, falling 2-0 to Bournemouth. The last time Mikel Arteta’s side played a Champions League home game, they beat PSG 2-0. They have four straight wins at home and in Shakhtar’s last two visits, Arsenal won. Such a run should build their confidence ahead of the game and beyond.

Unlike Arsenal, Shahktar Donetsk are coming from a win domestically. They beat Kolos Kovalivka 1-0 on Friday. That was their third win in five matches and the perfect warmup for this big game. This will be Shakhtar’s seventh trip to England and they’ve never won. In their current run in the Champions League, such woes could continue. This season they are yet to win in the Champions League. The 3-0 home loss to Atalanta stretched their winless ruin in the competition to three games. Their only point in the league phase came from a 0-0 draw with Bologna on Match Day 1.

While for some time Arsenal took pride in having the tightest defence, in recent weeks that hasn’t been felt. The Gunners are struggling to keep clean sheets and are even coming from a first defeat of the season.

On their day, Arsenal can be lethal in attack, and this is a quality we should see as they return home. Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk are also a good attacking side so we may have goals aplenty. Our prediction for Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk is for Arsenal to win and both teams to score.