RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk prediction and preview

RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Champions League · Wednesday 20 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig · Shakhtar Donetsk · Champions League predictions

RB Leipzig welcome Shakhtar Donetsk at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Wednesday 20 January 2027 (20:00 UTC) in the Champions League. RB Leipzig sit 28th on 3 points after 3 matches, while Shakhtar Donetsk sit 20th on 4 points after 4 matches.

RB Leipzig come into the game with a W-W-L-L-W run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Shakhtar Donetsk's recent sequence reads L-L-W-D. Over their last 6, RB Leipzig have scored 2.5 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Shakhtar Donetsk average 1.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 4, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: RB Leipzig won 1, 0 games were drawn and Shakhtar Donetsk won 1. Those games averaged 4.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 2 Nov 2022, ended Shakhtar Donetsk 0-4 RB Leipzig.