Shakhtar Donetsk – Rijeka Tip Conference League, Matchday 6 on Thursday, 18.12.2025 at 21:00 CET
In the Conference League, Shakhtar Donetsk has developed into a serious title contender, and if the team actually lifts the cup at the end of the season, this would currently be just good for odds of 10.0 with the German bookmakers.
The Ukrainian cup winners could already finish the league phase in 1st place, and Turan Arda’s troops approach the last matchday as the first pursuer of leaders Strasbourg.
In the fight for the fifth win in the sixth game, I will definitely not put any obstacles in the way of the favourites, who are officially listed as hosts in Lviv.
Because the opponent is only a permanent fixture in the Croatian homeland, I commit myself to a more than presentable odd on a home win with the Shakhtar Donetsk Rijeka tip!
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Rijeka AI predictions:
Apparently, artificial intelligence is also going along with my forecast, after all, the results of all analyses point to a better end for the Ukrainians.
With the Shatjor Donetsk Rijeka tip “home win to nil”, the AI even goes a bit beyond my assumptions, which results in a total odd of around 3.10.
After Rijeka had already produced sobering performances in Armenia (0:1 at FC Noah) and even on Gibraltar! (1:1 at the Red Imps), this suggestion in any case illuminates my blessing.
If you go into this encounter a little more willing to take risks than me, you can also follow the handicap victory -1 for Donetsk with a halfway good conscience. In the event of success, it will even return around 3.25 times the stake.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Donetsk |
Draw |
Victory Rijeka |
| 49.3% |
26.1% |
24.6% |
On the other hand, I am a lot more skeptical about the Donetsk Rijeka prediction that at least three goals will be scored in Lviv on Thursday evening – odds of currently around 1.85.
Although Donetsk have scored an average of two goals per game in the league so far, Rijeka have conceded just such two goals in the entire league phase so far.
So I keep my hands off the final result tip, although the odds of 14.5 for the 3-0 home win estimated here are of course already quite seductively glittering in the shop window of the bookmakers without tax …
What you need to know about Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Rijeka betting
- Donetsk have won 4 of the first 5 UECL games, losing only the home game against Legia Warsaw 1-2
- In 9 of the last 10 competitive games, the Ukrainian Cup winner scored at least 2 goals.
- In 4 of the last 6 competitive games, Shakhtar escaped without conceding a goal.
- Rijeka are unbeaten in 6 competitive matches, scoring over 2.5 goals in 4 of those 6 matches.
- Only in one of the Croatians’ five UECL games did both team score.
