Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk will face each other on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Estádio Do Dragão to vie for a spot in the Round of 16. Both teams are tied at nine points and will go head-to-head for qualification in this crucial encounter.

Porto is currently in 2nd place in the Champions League, while Shakhtar Donetsk is in 3rd place.

Porto:
- In the last game on December 9, 2023, defeated Casa Pia with a score of 3-1.
- In the last 5 games, won 4 times and lost once. Scored an average of 2.6 goals per game and conceded 0.8.
- In this Champions League season, won 3 times and lost 2 times. Scored an average of 2 goals per game and conceded 1.
- Has not drawn in the last 16 matches.
- Scored at least 1 goal in the last 6 games.
- In the last 6 games, more than 1.5 goals have been scored.
- In the last 5 games, more than 2.5 goals have been scored.
- Won in 5 of the last 6 games.
- In 5 of the last 6 home games in the Champions League, at least one team has not scored for Porto.
- Scored at least 2 goals in 5 of the last 6 games.

Shakhtar Donetsk:
- In the last game on December 8, 2023, defeated Veres with a score of 2-0.
- In the last 5 games, won 3 times, lost once, and drew once. Scored an average of 1.2 goals per game and conceded 0.6.
- In this Champions League season, won 3 times and lost 2 times. Scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and conceded 1.4.
- Scored at least 1 goal in the last 22 away matches-
- In the last 8 away games in the Champions League, more than 1.5 goals have been scored.
- Conceded at least 1 goal in the last 8 away games in the Champions League.
- Both teams scored in the last 5 away games of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
- In the last 4 games, fewer than 2.5 goals have been scored.
- Kept a clean sheet in the last 4 games.

Head to Head:
In the last direct confrontation on September 19, 2023, Porto won away against Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 1-3.
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Porto won 3 times, and they drew 2 times. Porto scored an average of 2 goals per game, while Shakhtar Donetsk scored an average of 1 goal per game.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
PORTO
Costa; Mario, Pepe, Cardoso, Sanusi; Pepe, Varela, Eustaquio, Galeno; Taremi, Evanilson
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Bondar, Matvienko, Azarovi; Stepanenko, Bondarenko; Zubkov, Sudakov, Newerton; Sikan

The clash between Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk promises spectacle and goals, with both teams aiming for qualification to the Round of 16.
BetMines predicts a victory for Porto and a final score with more than 2.5 goals.