Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction: Choosing the Win for the Bumblebees

In the eighth round of the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund is hosting Shakhtar Donetsk at home. The game starts on January 29 at 11:00 p.m. Bookmakers think the home team has the best chance of winning. Telecomasia is offering a free prediction for the match and providing important statistics.

Borussia

In 2025, Borussia played five matches. They won two, lost two, and tied one in the Bundesliga. In the Champions League, they lost 1:2 to Bologna. Before the eighth round of the Champions League started, Borussia was in 14th place in the standings with 12 points. Bayer, the team in the zone for direct entry into the last 16, was one point ahead. Borussia's home stats are 18th in the tournament, with +2=0-1, 10:4 goal difference.

Shakhtar

In 2025, the visitors have only played one official match, in the last round of the Champions League, where the Ukrainians beat French Brest 2:0. Before the start of the eighth round, Shakhtar is 27th in the Champions League standings with 7 points, and the team is only 3 points behind Stuttgart, which is in the play-off zone. Shakhtar's away statistics are 28th in the tournament, with +0=1-2, 2:4 goal difference.

H2H Meetings

Borussia Dortmund and Shakhtar have played against each other four times before. The Germans won three matches, and one meeting ended in a 2:2 draw.

Stats Betting

• Shakhtar has won their last three matches.
• Shakhtar hasn't conceded in the last three meetings.
• Borussia has not lost in the last five meetings.
• Borussia has lost four of their last five matches.

Bookmakers' Offers

The 1xbet analysts think the home team is the favorite, with odds of 1.424 for Borussia's victory and 7.27 for Shakhtar's triumph. A 5.53 odds of 19% is given for a draw, and the experts predict about 4 goals will be scored in the match. You can bet on the total over (3.5) goals with odds of 2.049 and on the total under (3.5) for 1.878.

Expert Betting Tips

Even though Dortmund hasn't won in the last five matches, we're still rooting for them in this matchup. They're playing at home, they've got one of the best home records in the Bundesliga, and the Bumblebees have been doing well in the Champions League. The German team is stronger than their opponents, and Dortmund wants to finish in the top eight to qualify for the next round. We're going with the home team in this match, and we're confident the Germans will win.

Prediction:

W1 & TO (2.5) for 1.73

H1 (-1.5) for 1.98 

CS 3:0 for 10.00