Champions League, Tuesday 22.10.2024 at 21:00
What are the odds that a club from the island will emerge victorious from our Champions League tips? The Gunners would be ready! Why? I’ll tell you in my Arsenal Shakhtar Donetsk betting tip.
The opener was defensive, but incredibly efficient and also successful. A win against the Ukrainians is a must for the Londoners, and I’ll go one step further and say: Not only will there be three points, but the home side will even manage to get away without conceding a goal.
The two teams haven’t met often, but it’s noticeable at first glance: What Arsenal do well (defending), Shakhtar don’t do at all on the opposite side (attacking).
The Arsenal Donetsk odds are accordingly. The role of the favorites is so clear that betting tip 1 is no longer profitable. An average 1.10 meets a 25.0, a team can’t get into a leading position much more clearly.
Of course, in my Arsenal Donetsk prediction I still try to sound out the chances of the blatant underdog. Although I have of course already revealed this: I really don’t expect the visitors to win a point.
The bookmaker forecast
I’ve already mentioned it: an Arsenal FC win is virtually a given for our bookmakers, who offer tax-free tips. The odds reach 1.10 with difficulty, so you can’t be more clearly favored.
Shakhtar Donetsk are often unpleasant to watch, but nobody can really imagine that this will also happen in London. Odds of 25.0 are certainly possible, so more underdogs are not possible.
A draw would of course be a great sensation and Donetsk would be more than right. The odds, which reach 9.00, quickly show that a split of the points seems rather unrealistic.
KI prediction Arsenal vs Donetsk: ChatGPT
We have started the AI calculator for all Champions League games. ChatGPT is looking at a match that can only have one winner – so there is also a high-risk betting tip.
Actually, a VERY high risk, because this is a bet on an away win. Three points for Donetsk? Since the Ukrainians are still without a goal, I honestly can’t imagine that happening.
Accordingly, we continue with the medium risk, which says: More than 3.5 goals will be scored. I’m actually skeptical here. I don’t expect much offense from Shakhtar, the Gunners actually score a maximum of two. That’s why I’d rather see a maximum of three goals.
As a final tip, the AI offers us the prospect of “Not both teams score”. Since I’m betting on a home win to nil, that practically implies a low-risk bet. Therefore: My “Go” has it.
Analysis: Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Arsenal FC have narrowly missed out on the English championship twice in a row. Bitter, but the Gunners would probably be able to cope with it if it meant winning the 2025 Cup. Realistic? Let’s put it this way: at least very ambitious.
The Londoners will face Atalanta Bergamo, PSG, Donetsk, Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco, Dinamo Zagreb and FC Girona in the new group stage.
So they started off against two really strong clubs. In an evenly-matched game against Atalanta, the score was 0-0 at the end, with neither side showing much attacking flair.
The Gunners then took on PSG at home to the Emirates for the first time. Arsenal only had 35% possession, but the more important thing was that they ended up scoring two goals and not conceding one.
Analysis of odds
I’m assuming that Arsenal will win by zero, but at the same time I’m not expecting a spectacle. Therefore, I can recommend the bet “Under 1.5 goals in half-time 1”, which reaches a tight 1.90.
At the same time, it could also be that the score is still 0:0 at half-time. This bet may be a little riskier, but the odds of 4.35 promise a relatively high chance of winning.
If I had to decide on a result bet, my choice would be 2:0. This result suits both clubs perfectly, with odds of 7.10 available for the corresponding tip.
Arsenal vs Donetsk odds: Bet on Havertz right away?
Who was responsible for the two cheers? Unsurprisingly, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka. The congenial duo is already shaking up the Premier League and is now showing that it also works in international competition.
Havertz, the German international, is the most dangerous man anyway, with six goals this season to his name. If you want to bet on another goal at Bet365, you can secure odds of 2.10 and the Bet365 betting bonus to boot.
However, nobody knows at the moment whether Havertz AND Saka will even be able to play! Both are struggling with ailments and it is unclear whether they will be fit again against Donetsk.
Donetsk completely without a chance?
Havertz last played in the league against Bournemouth, Saka did not. The Gunners conceded their first defeat of the season, and deservedly so. They lost 0:2. Of course, this also had to do with the fact that William Saliba was sent off after just half an hour.
Arsenal have now conceded goals in five of their last six league games, although it is curious that this did not happen against Atalanta, the reigning Europa League champions, and PSG.
It has been 24 and 14 years since Arsenal and Donetsk last met, respectively, with those encounters also taking place in the CL group stage. Both won their respective home games, the Londoners even winning the most recent 5:1.
Things should be different for the Ukrainians on Tuesday, with the team looking anything but good after their first two games. At least the 0-0 draw against Bologna was a clean sheet from a defensive point of view.
Donetsk mustered a measly four shots, which was not to get much better a little later against Atalanta Bergamo. Real shots on goal? None! The team lost 3-0 at Schalke’s Veltins-Arena, meaning they remain without a goal internationally.
It is certainly not a good omen that they are now heading to England. Shakhtyor have never beaten a team from the island in the top flight, so will this black streak end now of all times?
I’m honestly leaving out the domestic record at this point, because the opponents in the Ukrainian league are nothing like Arsenal FC. Incidentally, Donetsk have only made it past the group stage of the Champions League four times.
There is another fact about Arsenal FC that will not please Donetsk. Since September 2015, the Londoners have not lost a home game in the Champions League when they have played in the group stage.
Eight wins in this period, all of them to nil! Impressive! And at the same time, of course, symbolic of why I’m betting that the hosts will go into Tuesday’s game as clear favorites.
My Arsenal Donetsk tip:
Will FC Arsenal remain true to their defensive line in the premier class? After the first defeat in the Premier League, the team will want to show a corresponding reaction and continue to play to nil in the CL.
Why not? After all, that’s exactly what they did against PSG and Atalanta. On the other hand, they will be up against an opponent who is hardly any good in attack, which of course suits the Londoners perfectly.
It is therefore no coincidence that I have combined Arsenal’s strength with Donetsk’s weakness. Overall, I assume that the individual class of the home side will prevail and that we can place the following bet:
Arsenal win to zero against Donetsk!
