UEFA Champions League · Matchday 2
Shakhtar Donetsk v AEK Athens
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCStamford BridgeMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Shakhtar Donetsk 41%Draw 29%AEK Athens 30%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Shakhtar DonetskAEK Athens
54Possession46
0.96Expected goals (xG)0.72
5Shots7
3Shots on target1
0Shots off target6
2Blocked shots0
1Shots inside box5
4Shots outside box2
3Corners1
2Offsides0
3Fouls5
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves2
246Passes200
225Accurate passes175
Match events
- 18′Lovro Majer
- 28′Lovro Majer (assist Stavros Pilios)
- 31′Alisson Santana Lopes da Fonseca · VAR
- 34′Pedrinho · penalty
- 42′Harold Moukoudi
- 54′Marlon Gomes
- 61′Răzvan Marin
- 63′Pedrinho
- 63′Newerton → Gleiker Mendoza
- 71′Lovro Majer ← João Mário
- 71′Zini ← Mijat Gaćinović
- 78′Milán Vitális ← Kasper Kairinen
- 79′Luka Jovic ← Barnabás Varga
- 80′Alberto Brignoli · own goal
- 81′Marlon Gomes → Ehor Nazaryna
- 83′Răzvan Marin ← Oleksandr Zubkov
- 86′Gleiker Mendoza
Shakhtar Donetsk · AEK Athens
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Shakhtar Donetsk226.8Matviyenko
56.8Bondar
316.8Riznyk
107.8↓63'Pedrinho
66.5↓81'Gomes
176.8Tobias
137.8↓63'Pedrinho
116.8↓63'Newerton
96.8Elias
306.8Fonseca
276.8Ocheretko
AEK Athens96.3↓79'Jovic
914.7Brignoli
186.0↓83'Marin
126.3Rota
26.0Moukoudi
116.3Koita
147.0↓71'Majer
446.3Oliveira
37.1Pilios
276.3↓78'Vitális
906.3↓71'Zini
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Shakhtar Donetsk
- 22Mykola Matviyenko6.8
- 5Valeriy Bondar6.8
- 31Dmytro Riznyk6.8
- 10Pedrinho7.8
- 6Marlon Gomes6.5
- 17Vinicius Tobias6.8
- 13Pedrinho7.8
- 11Newerton6.8
- 9Kauã Elias6.8
- 30Alisson Santana Lopes da Fonseca6.8
- 27Oleh Ocheretko6.8
AEK Athens
- 9Luka Jovic6.3
- 91Alberto Brignoli4.7
- 18Răzvan Marin6.0
- 12Lazaros Rota6.3
- 2Harold Moukoudi6.0
- 11Aboubakary Koita6.3
- 14Lovro Majer7.0
- 44Filipe Relvas Vitó Oliveira6.3
- 3Stavros Pilios7.1
- 27Milán Vitális6.3
- 90Zini6.3
Shakhtar DonetskTale of the tapeAEK Athens
4-4-2Formation5-2-3
1 ptsTable3 pts
+0Goal difference+1
DFormWWD
41%Win chance30%
Head to head
First meeting
Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Athens have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Shakhtar Donetsk
D- @PSV Eindhoven1-1
AEK Athens
WWD- vsLASK1-0
- vsLevski Sofia4-0
- @Levski Sofia0-0
Where they stand — In a 36-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 |
| AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
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