Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting CP: Confirmed Lineups & Game Prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting CP Confirmed Lineups

The starting lineups for the Champions League fixture between Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP have been confirmed.

Shakhtar Donetsk Starting Lineup

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting Lineup: Dmytro Riznyk (GK), Mykola Matviienko (DC), Pedro Henrique (DL), Vinícius Tobias (DR), Valerii Bondar (DC), Marlon Gomes (MC), Oleh Ocheretko (MC), Yehor Nazaryna (DMC), Alisson Santana (MR), Gleiker Mendoza (ML), Kauã Elias (FW)

Bench: Alaa Ghram, Luca Meirelles, Lucas Ferreira, Isaque, Prosper Obah, Newerton, Gabriel Carvalho, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Karavaiev, Kiril Fesiun, Irakli Azarovi, Lassina Traoré

Sporting CP Starting Lineup

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting Lineup: Rui Silva (GK), Eduardo Felicíssimo (DC), Eduardo Quaresma (DC), Gonçalo Inácio (DC), Sergi Altimira (MC), Issa Doumbia (MC), Geny Catamo (DMR), Silas Andersen (MC), Maxi Araújo (DML), Fotis Ioannidis (FW), Luis Suárez (FW)

Bench: Rodrigo Zalazar, Pedro Lima, Nestory Irankunda, Kaique, Iván Fresneda, Luís Guilherme, Rafael Nel, Jesse Derry, João Simões, Ibrahima Ba, Flávio Gonçalves, Salvador Blopa

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting CP Immediate Reaction

Shakhtar Donetsk

Shakhtar Donetsk line up in a 4-1-4-1 with Kauã Elias as the lone striker, supported by Gleiker Mendoza and Alisson Santana in the wide midfield spots. Marlon Gomes and Oleh Ocheretko operate alongside Yehor Nazaryna in front of a back line of Mykola Matviienko and Valerii Bondar, with Pedro Henrique and Vinícius Tobias at full-back.

Sporting CP

Sporting CP set up in a 3-5-2 with Luis Suárez and Fotis Ioannidis paired up front. Geny Catamo and Maxi Araújo provide width from the wide positions, with Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia and Silas Andersen in the middle of the park, behind a back three of Eduardo Felicíssimo, Eduardo Quaresma and Gonçalo Inácio.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting CP Same Game Parlay

The suggested same game parlay combines Luis Suárez to score at any time, Marlon Gomes to be shown a card, Sporting CP to score over 1.5 goals, and more than 4.5 cards in the match. Suárez has scored in each of his last three Champions League appearances, and Gomes has been carded in each of his last three.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting CP Prediction After Confirmed Lineups

Sporting CP are favorites to win.

Score Prediction: 1-2

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