Shakhtar Donetsk vs Breidablik prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-05 17:45.
[p]Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking to avenge their UEFA Conference League matchday two loss when they take on BreiĂ°ablik who proudly picked up an historic point in their last continental outing.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After spending 21 consecutive seasons in the main draw of Europe’s top-two tiers, Shakhtar’s first Conference League venture got off to an ideal start with a 3-2 win away at Aberdeen, before they were reminded of the strength of this competition when they went down 2-1 to Legia Warsaw at home last round. Shakhtar ought not be disheartened since that was their first regulation time loss in what was already their tenth European outing this season (W5, D4 exc. penalties) and their first loss in five continental outings at their adopted home venues in Kraków or Ljubljana (W2, D2), whilst they should be further boosted by their weekend 3-1 league win over Dynamo Kyiv.[/p]
[p]Iceland’s Breiðablik picked up their first Conference League main draw points at the eighth time of asking with a 0-0 draw against KuPS on matchday two, although missing a penalty kick in that game may have them wondering what might have been. This is also their 11th European fixture of the season after multiple rounds of qualifying (W3, D2, L5), and that experience coupled with the fact that they avoided defeat in three of their last four games in all competitions (W2, D1) means they have the form to potentially trouble Shakhtar here.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Shakhtar have never faced a team from Iceland, while Breiðablik’s only experience of playing against Ukrainian opposition ended in a 5-0 aggregate defeat over two legs against Zorya Luhansk.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Shakhtar’s last seven games in all competitions saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Shakhtar’s last four games as the designated home team have all featured a goal within the opening 20 minutes.[/p]
[p]BreiĂ°ablik have kept just one clean sheet in their last 20 games in all competitions.[/p]
[p]Four of BreiĂ°ablik’s last five European games produced more than 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Teenager Luca Meirelles found the net for Shakhtar against Legia on matchday two, contributing to all four of his goals for his new club serving as their team opener. Breiðablik captain Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson was the one who missed the penalty against KuPS, but that didn’t bother him as he netted a second-half brace in the very next match, whilst six of his last nine strikes came after half-time.[/p]
[p]Shakhtar will be monitoring Pedrinho after he was injured in their last game, while the visitors have no new injuries to worry about.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The difference in European experience is tangible and the hosts should be able to overwhelm their opposition, so a Shakhtar win with a clean sheet seems a good bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]