UEFA Champions League · 2026

Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk · UEFA Champions League

vsSeason opening

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Inter
1Draws
0Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter — Shakhtar Donetsk · UEFA Champions League2–0
Shakhtar Donetsk — Inter · UEFA Champions League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Inter1 matches
  • Shakhtar Donetsk1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Inter

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
10 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.7 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.2 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.95 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.09 xG/match
  • Shots18 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.1 shots/match
  • Possession57.4%
  • Corners6.1 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.5 corners/match
  • Fouls10.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency40%
  • Scoring frequency90%

Shakhtar Donetsk

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2024/25
Sample
8 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
31 May 2025
  • Goals scored1 goal/match
  • Goals allowed2 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.05 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.97 xG/match
  • Shots9.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed17.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target2.88 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed6.5 shots/match
  • Possession45%
  • Corners3.88 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.88 corners/match
  • Fouls10.6 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency63%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness43 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • 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 nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 21 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4