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Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Sep, 17:45 BST, Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna

Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk meet at the Renato Dall'Ara on Wednesday evening, with both Vincenzo Italiano and Marino Pusic aiming for victory in the Champions League. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all shown below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there's a 81% chance of Bologna and Shakhtar scoring a minimum of a couple of goals in this Champions League match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bologna are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bologna
53%
-17/20
1%
Draw
23%
-13/5
3%
Shakhtar
24%
-16/5
Draw 1-1
10%
-11/2
Bologna 2-1
10%
-13/2
Bologna 1-0
9%
-11/2
7%
Bologna 2-0
8%
-7/1
6%
Shakhtar 2-1
6%
-11/1
Bologna 3-1
6%
-11/1
Draw 2-2
6%
-12/1
8%
Shakhtar 1-0
6%
-9/1
9%
Bologna 3-0
5%
-12/1
Draw 0-0
5%
-8/1
10%
Bologna 3-2
4%
-18/1
12%
Shakhtar 2-0
3%
-16/1
Bologna 4-1
3%
-22/1
10%
Shakhtar 3-1
2%
-22/1
Bologna 4-0
2%
-22/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
-17/20
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
-17/20
5%
BTTS - Yes
59%
-4/5
4%
BTTS - No
41%
-10/11
7%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
-27/10
6%
BTTS - Draw
18%
-18/5
2%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
-6/1
8%
Home/draw
76%
-2/9
Away/draw
47%
-10/11
2%
Home/away
77%
-2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
-2/7
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
-12/5
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
-21/10
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
-1/3
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
-19/4
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
-1/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
-10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
-1/33
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
-1/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
-8/1
10%
Home DNB
69%
-7/20
Away DNB
40%
-2/1
Bologna / Bologna
28%
-9/5
Bologna / Shakhtar
3%
-25/1
Bologna / Draw
6%
-12/1
8%
Draw / Bologna
17%
-18/5
Draw / Shakhtar
9%
-15/2
Draw / Draw
15%
-4/1
5%
Shakhtar / Bologna
4%
-18/1
Shakhtar / Shakhtar
12%
-11/2
Shakhtar / Draw
6%
-12/1
bet365
Win / draw / win form
3
Shakhtar have lost 3 consecutive away european games
Bologna
1 games
Goals: Scored
0
Conceded
0
Games: Scored
0 / 0
Conceded
0 / 0
Clean sheets
0 / 0
Failed to score
0 / 0
Shakhtar
20 games
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
bet365
bet365
Goal Statistics
Bologna Shakhtar
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Bologna will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Shakhtar will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
0 home / away games
=0
Bologna’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+23
Shakhtar have scored 23% more goals when away than predicted
0.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.0
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2024/2024 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/287591/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Bologna
PG (predicted goals)
Shakhtar
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
BOL
SDK
6%
better
view stats
Games scored14
17
Failed to score6
3
Scored first10
8
Goals scored29
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.5
0
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
44%
better
BOL
SDK
view stats
Games conceded11
18
Clean sheets9
2
Conceded first7
12
Goals conceded17
40
Avg. goals conceded0.9
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
15
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
0
KickOff rating
+44%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Bologna v Shakhtar will show here when available.

Bologna Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Bagnolini GLK
-
F Ravaglia GLK
-
L Skorupski GLK
-
S Beukema DEF
-
N Casale DEF
-
J Lucumí DEF
-
J Miranda DEF
-
S Posch DEF
-
C Lykogiannis DEF
-
T. Corazza DEF
-
L Silvestri  DEF
-
M Erlic DEF
-
M Ilić DEF
-
N. Byar MID
-
M Aebischer MID
-
O Azzouzi MID
-
R Freuler MID
-
N Pyyhtiä MID
-
E Holm MID
-
N Moro MID
-
G Fabbian MID
-
L Ferguson MID
-
K Urbański MID
-
T Pobega MID
-
J Odgaard FWD
-
R Orsolini FWD
-
D Ndoye FWD
-
J Karlsson FWD
-
T Dallinga FWD
-
B Domínguez FWD
-
N Cambiaghi FWD
-
S Junior FWD
-
S Castro FWD
-
Shakhtar Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Puzankov GLK
-
D. Tvardovskyi GLK
-
K Fesyun GLK
-
D Riznyk GLK
-
Y Konoplia DEF
-
M Faryna DEF
-
M Matvienko DEF
-
I Azarovi DEF
-
V Bondar DEF
-
V Tobías DEF
-
A Ghram DEF
-
S. Lamkin DEF
-
Pedrinho DEF
-
L. Latsabidze DEF
-
B Franjić MID
-
A Bondarenko MID
-
O Zubkov MID
-
M Gomes MID
-
D Kryskiv MID
-
H Sudakov MID
-
T Stepanenko MID
-
A Totovytskyi MID
-
Y Nazaryna MID
-
Kevin MID
-
V. Tsukanov MID
-
L Traoré FWD
-
N. Martins da Silva FWD
-
D Sikan FWD
-
A. Hlushchenko FWD
-
Pedrinho FWD
-
Eguinaldo FWD
-
M Shved  FWD
-