Shakhtar Donetsk vs Antwerp Prediction 28.11.2023

• Competition: Champions League
• Date: 28.11.2023
• Kickoff: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CET
• Venue: Volksparkstadion (Hamburg)

After a three-week break, the competition in the Champions League continues.
Despite all the troubles and difficulties they face in recent seasons, Shakhtar Donetsk manages to play a fairly good season in Europe. After 4 matches played in the group, they have 6 points and a real chance to catch one of the first two positions and qualify for the knock-out phase. A big step towards that goal was made in the last match, in which the Ukrainian representative defeated Spain's Barcelona with a score of 1:0. This young and promising team played a mature match and in the end quite deservedly achieved a valuable victory and a chance to decide its own fate in the group.

On the other hand, Antwerp will not remember their debut appearance in the Champions League fondly. The Belgian club has not yet won a single point in the group with a desperate goal difference of 3:14. They experienced the last in a series of defeats on the road in Porto with a score of 2:0. Although they played the first part of the match decently, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp's direct red card completely cut them down and made it impossible for them to face their opponent on a more equal footing.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Antwerp pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

When summing up the impressions, it can be said that Shakhtar is probably the most pleasant surprise of the competition so far. Before the start, hardly anyone gave them a chance against Barcelona and Porto, and despite all the problems, they played excellent football and took the scalp of the Spanish giant. With two wins in the last two matches, they would certainly win a place in the next stage of the competition, but they have everything but an easy task ahead of them. It is known that due to the situation in their country, Shakhtar plays its home games on a neutral ground, and this is of course an aggravating circumstance for this club. The second thing, the rival is a team with no pressure at all. Antwerp has a great desire to improve the impression from the previous games and to finally win the first points. They have not left any good impresson so far generally, but in the first match of these clubs (2-3) they showed that they can play with them and be an equal opponent. BTTS is the best choice.