Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta

All three matches between Shakhtar Donetsk and Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League have been won by the away side, the only fixture played more often in the competition with 100% away wins is Manchester United v Paris Saint Germain (4/4).

33% (2/6) of Atalanta’s away victories in the UEFA Champions League have come against Shakhtar, while only once have the Italian side won by a bigger margin in the competition (4-0 against FC Midtjylland in October 2020).

Shakhtar Donetsk failed to have a single shot in the first half of a UEFA Champions League game for the first time since December 2014 against FC Porto, while it’s the first time they’ve failed to have a single shot on target in a home match in the competition on record (since 2003-04).

Shakhtar Donetsk and Atalanta have faced each other in the UEFA Champions League in one previous campaign (2019-20), with both sides winning away from home in their two group stage meetings (Shakhtar won 2-1 in Italy and Atalanta won 3-0 in Ukraine).

Since beating Atalanta in October 2019 (2-1), Shakhtar Donetsk have gone winless in each of their last eight matches against Italian sides in European competition (D3 L5), scoring just one goal across those eight games.

Atalanta won five consecutive away games in the UEFA Champions League between December 2019 and December 2020, but have failed to win each of their last four on the road in the competition (D2 L2). They conceded just three goals during their five-game win streak, while they’ve conceded 11 goals across the most recent four on the road.

Shakhtar Donetsk have kept three clean sheets in their last four UEFA Champions League matches (W2 D1 L1), losing 5-3 in the other against FC Porto. It’s as many clean sheets as they’d managed in their previous 19 games in the competition.

Atalanta have only won one of their last nine games in the UEFA Champions League (D4 L4), and are winless in their most recent five (D3 L2). This is currently their longest run without a win in the competition, with their last such victory coming in September 2021 v Young Boys (1-0).