The first round of the group stage brought Shakhtar Donetsk a 0:2 defeat to Sheriff in Moldova. This result was a cold shower for the Pitmen, who were unable to tune in to this match and underestimated their opponents. Yes, the team probably lost a lot of strength in the preliminary stage, in which they beat Genk and Monaco and the field in Tiraspol was far from being in the best condition. However, before this match, the “moles” took the last place in the group. After this fiasco, the Orange-and-Blacks won the Ukrainian Super Cup. In the decisive match the Pitmen easily beat Dynamo Kyiv (3:0). In nine rounds of the current Premier League season, the Donetsk team chalked up seven victories and a draw, which brought 22 points and second place three points away from the Kyiv side. Linnet and Moraes, who has a knee injury, will not be able to take part in this duel today.
Tottenham made their way to the League of Conferences. After an unexpected away defeat from Pasos de Ferreira on the road, at home the Spurs got a ticket to the group stage, where already at the first stage they shared the tournament points with Rennes (2:2). The start in the League Cup was not easy. The lilac-whites were tackling the issue of reaching the 1/8 finals with Wolverhampton in a penalty shootout and this time Hotspurs were lucky. In the English championship, after five rounds, the guests have three victories, which brought nine points and a seventh position. The last two matches brought two defeats against Crystal Palace (0:3) and Chelsea (0:3). It should be noted the weak play in the attack, which differed only three times. Bergwijn and Sessegnon will not be able to play today. More probability football prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
