Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Wed, 4 Oct 2023, 16:45 UTC

Royal Antwerp FC

WWL

2–3Historical match

Shakhtar Donetsk

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Shakhtar Donetsk won 2–3.

Shots: 1316
Shots on target: 77
Expected goals: 1.842.27
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shakhtar Donetsk beat Royal Antwerp FC 3–2. Recorded in this match (Royal Antwerp FC – Shakhtar Donetsk): shots 13–16, shots on target 7–7, expected goals 1.84–2.27, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Shakhtar Donetsk show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Shakhtar Donetsk's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Royal Antwerp FC	Shakhtar Donetsk	Baseline
Shots	7.5 shots/match	—	11.9 shots/match
Shots against	19.8 shots/match	—	12 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots13 shots16 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 13 shots, Shakhtar Donetsk 16 shots
Shots on target7 shots7 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 7 shots, Shakhtar Donetsk 7 shots
Expected goals1.84 xG2.27 xGRoyal Antwerp FC 1.84 xG, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.27 xG
Possession53%47%Royal Antwerp FC 53%, Shakhtar Donetsk 47%
Corners2 corners4 cornersRoyal Antwerp FC 2 corners, Shakhtar Donetsk 4 corners
Fouls7 fouls7 foulsRoyal Antwerp FC 7 fouls, Shakhtar Donetsk 7 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Royal Antwerp FC: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.92 xG. Shakhtar Donetsk: 16 shots, 6 on target, 2.34 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Royal Antwerp FC 1.92 xG · Shakhtar Donetsk 2.34 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Rest before fixture · Both teams: 14.9 days
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 4 Oct 2023, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4