What is at stake on Matchday 2
Shakhtar host AEK Athens at Stamford Bridge, London on Wed 14 Oct, 19:00 UTC (00:30 IST, Thu). Shakhtar have 1 point from 1 league-phase game, AEK Athens have 3 from 1.
Shakhtar: the story so far
Shakhtar drew 1-1 away at PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 1, scorers Gleiker Mendoza (45'+1'). Their domestic league sits outside the data we can verify, so the game above is the freshest evidence on selection.
AEK Athens: what they bring
AEK Athens won 1-0 at home to LASK Linz on Matchday 1, scorers Razvan Marin (21'). Their latest outing was Super League 3-0 v OFI Crete (Sat 10 Oct), scorers Filipe Relvas (41'), Harold Moukoudi (83'), Mijat Gacinovic (90'+3'). Last 5 games, oldest first: W W D W W. That is 12 goals for and 2 against. League standing: 2nd in the Greek Super League.
Shakhtar Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 4-2-3-1
Each XI is the eleven that club started in its last competitive game (Shakhtar in the Champions League, AEK Athens in the Greek Super League), checked player by player against the current squad list. Shakhtar used a 4-2-3-1, AEK Athens a 4-2-3-1.
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
One thing to hold onto
Recent goals: Shakhtar 1 scored and 1 conceded in 1 game, AEK Athens 12 scored and 2 conceded in 5. Lean on that when choosing between attackers and clean-sheet defenders.
Names worth a look
- Kauã Elias (Shakhtar forward) is the priciest likely Shakhtar starter at 6.
- On the AEK Athens side, Luka Jovic is the priciest likely starter at 6.5.
- Drafting from Shakhtar v AEK Athens? Wait for the confirmed XI before committing to a defender.
Put it to the test
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