PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction

UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 1
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22%
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PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk prediction: Sportiko gives PSV Eindhoven a 60% chance of winning, Shakhtar Donetsk 18% and the draw 22%. Last updated 10 Sep 2026, 18:38.

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Match Report

PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk shared the spoils in a feisty Champions League opener, finishing 1–1 after a match that produced eight yellow cards and plenty of drama in the second half. Shakhtar took the lead just before the break through Mendoza, who struck in first-half stoppage time to send the sides in at 0–1.

PSV responded swiftly after the interval, with Sergiño Dest levelling matters in the 48th minute to restore parity almost immediately. Mendoza, who had scored just minutes earlier, picked up a yellow card in the 47th minute, and Dest himself was cautioned later in the half, typifying the combative nature of a contest that saw bookings handed out regularly throughout. Our pre-match AI model had rated a PSV win as the most likely outcome at 60%, though the Dutch side ultimately had to settle for a point.

PSV edged possession at 54 percent and registered ten total shots to Shakhtar's eight, but neither side could find a winner. Both clubs will view this as a missed opportunity as the league stage gets underway.

AI-generated report based on match data.

Timeline

35'
Vinícius Tobias Yellow Card
0–1 45+1'
G. Mendoza
HT 0–1
47'
G. Mendoza Yellow Card
Sergiño Dest assist: Armando Obispo
48' 1–1
55'
Pedrinho Yellow Card
Armando Obispo Yellow Card
56'
63'
V. Bondar Yellow Card
Ruben van Bommel Yellow Card
65'
66'
Kauã Elias ⇄ L. Traoré
66'
G. Mendoza ⇄ Newertton
Filip Kostić ⇄ Ryan Flamingo
68'
Sergiño Dest Yellow Card
81'
Ricardo Pepi ⇄ Sven Mijnans
83'
87'
Yellow Card
89'
D. Kryskiv Yellow Card
89'
⇄ D. Kryskiv
89'
Alisson Santana ⇄ Lucas Ferreira
90+1'
Marlon Gomes Yellow Card
FT 1–1
PSV Eindhoven

Match Stats

Shakhtar Donetsk
54% Ball Possession 46%
10 Total Shots 8
2 Shots on Goal 2
4 Shots off Goal 2
4 Blocked Shots 4
3 Shots insidebox 6
7 Shots outsidebox 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Offsides 0
14 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1 Goalkeeper Saves 1
439 Total passes 388
382 Passes accurate 314
14 Free Kicks 13
PSV Eindhoven
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
8 Sergiño Dest D 7.0 90' 1 1 43 (39%) 3
4 Armando Obispo D 7.0 90' 1 78 (72%) 2
24 Kodai Sano M 6.9 90' 2 35 (30%) 2
18 Filip Kostić D 6.8 68' 1 33 (28%) 1
2 L. Geertruida D 6.7 90' 1 69 (65%) 1
32 Matěj Kovář G 6.6 90' 28 (24%)
9 Ricardo Pepi F 6.5 83' 16 (15%) 3
5 Ivan Perišić F 6.5 90' 2 33 (26%) 3
10 Paul Wanner M 6.4 90' 25 (21%) 2
7 Ruben van Bommel F 6.4 90' 3 35 (28%) 2
6 Ryan Flamingo D 6.3 22' 23 (19%) 1
21 Sven Mijnans M 6.2 7'
20 G. Til M 6.1 90' 21 (15%) 2
Shakhtar Donetsk
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
77 G. Mendoza M 7.3 66' 1 1 17 (11%) 2
Seamus Maughan 7.1 89' 1 1 27 (19%) 7
5 V. Bondar D 7.0 90' 49 (46%)
13 Pedrinho D 6.9 90' 1 46 (41%) 1
22 M. Matvienko D 6.7 90' 67 (62%)
2 L. Traoré F 6.6 24' 1 3 (2%)
6 Marlon Gomes M 6.6 90' 29 (29%) 3
27 O. Ocheretko M 6.5 90' 28 (24%) 2
9 Kauã Elias F 6.4 66' 14 (8%)
30 Alisson Santana M 6.4 89' 4 14 (9%) 2
37 Lucas Ferreira M 6.3 1'
11 Newertton M 6.3 24' 4 (4%)
17 Vinícius Tobias D 6.2 90' 32 (28%) 3
8 D. Kryskiv M 6.1 1'
31 D. Riznyk G 6.1 90' 58 (31%)
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Head to Head: PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk

1 PSV Eindhoven Wins
0 Draws
0 Shakhtar Donetsk Wins
Date Home Score Away
27 Nov 2024 PSV Eindhoven 3 - 2 Shakhtar Donetsk

PSV Eindhoven — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep A Twente L 3 - 2
13 Sep H Sparta Rotterdam W 4 - 1
10 Sep H Shakhtar Donetsk D 1 - 1
05 Sep A Ajax W 1 - 3
30 Aug A Utrecht W 1 - 6

Shakhtar Donetsk — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep H LNZ Cherkasy W 3 - 0
17 Sep A Vilkhivtsi W 0 - 3
14 Sep H Chornomorets W 2 - 0
10 Sep A PSV Eindhoven D 1 - 1
05 Sep A Karpaty W 1 - 2

UEFA Champions League Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Paris Saint Germain
1 1 0 0 +5 3
2
Bayern München
1 1 0 0 +5 3
3
Barcelona
1 1 0 0 +4 3
4
Manchester United
1 1 0 0 +4 3
5
Como
1 1 0 0 +3 3
6
VfB Stuttgart
1 1 0 0 +2 3
7
Sporting CP
1 1 0 0 +2 3
8
Manchester City
1 1 0 0 +2 3
9
Aston Villa
1 1 0 0 +1 3
10
Lens
1 1 0 0 +1 3
11
Real Betis
1 1 0 0 +1 3
12
Borussia Dortmund
1 1 0 0 +1 3
13
Liverpool
1 1 0 0 +1 3
14
Real Madrid
1 1 0 0 +1 3
15
Arsenal
1 1 0 0 +1 3
16
AEK Athens FC
1 1 0 0 +1 3
17
AS Roma
1 0 1 0 0 1
18
Shakhtar Donetsk
1 0 1 0 0 1
19
PSV Eindhoven
1 0 1 0 0 1
20
Fenerbahçe
1 0 1 0 0 1
21
Villarreal
1 0 0 1 -1 0
22
Lille
1 0 0 1 -1 0
23
Slavia Praha
1 0 0 1 -1 0
24
Club Brugge KV
1 0 0 1 -1 0
25
Inter
1 0 0 1 -1 0
26
Atletico Madrid
1 0 0 1 -1 0
27
Napoli
1 0 0 1 -1 0
28
Lask Linz
1 0 0 1 -1 0
29
Viking
1 0 0 1 -2 0
30
Galatasaray
1 0 0 1 -2 0
31
FC Porto
1 0 0 1 -2 0
32
RB Leipzig
1 0 0 1 -3 0
33
Feyenoord
1 0 0 1 -4 0
34
Sabah FA
1 0 0 1 -4 0
35
Slovan Bratislava
1 0 0 1 -5 0
36
Bodo/Glimt
1 0 0 1 -5 0

PSV Eindhoven

Formation: 4-3-3 Coach: P. Bosz
32 Kovář
18 Kostić
4 Obispo
2 Geertruida
8 Dest
10 Wanner
24 Sano
20 Til
7 Bommel
9 Pepi
5 Perišić

Starting XI

# Player Pos
32 M. Kovář G
8 S. Dest D
2 L. Geertruida D
4 A. Obispo D
18 F. Kostić D
20 G. Til M
24 K. Sano M
10 P. Wanner M
5 I. Perišić F
9 R. Pepi F
7 R. van Bommel F

Substitutes

19 E. Bajraktarevic F
37 A. Bouhamdi F
31 N. Fernandez M
6 R. Flamingo D
3 Yarek Gasiorowski D
27 D. Man F
38 F. Merién D
21 S. Mijnans M
1 N. Olij G
35 A. Santos M
51 T. Smolenaars G

Shakhtar Donetsk

Formation: 4-4-2 Coach: A. Turan
31 Riznyk
13 Pedrinho
22 Matvienko
5 Bondar
17 Tobias
77 Mendoza
27 Ocheretko
6 Gomes
30 Santana
14 Isaque
9 Elias

Starting XI

# Player Pos
31 D. Riznyk G
17 Vinícius Tobias D
5 V. Bondar D
22 M. Matvienko D
13 Pedrinho D
30 Alisson Santana M
6 Marlon Gomes M
27 O. Ocheretko M
77 G. Mendoza M
9 Kauã Elias F
14 Isaque F

Substitutes

23 K. Fesyun G
25 Gabriel Carvalho F
18 A. Ghram D
20 O. Karavaev M
8 D. Kryskiv M
49 Luca Meirelles F
37 Lucas Ferreira M
29 E. Nazaryna M
11 Newertton M
2 L. Traoré F
16 I. Azarovi D
24 V. Tsukanov M

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