RB Leipzig vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk prediction | 20 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


RB Leipzig
Ranking: #25 overall, #5 in Germany

81.7 → 81.8 (+0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 10 Sep Como (A) 81.5 -0.6
5-0 13 Sep Hamburg (H) 81.7 +0.2
2-0 20 Sep Leverkusen (A) 81.3 -0.4
6-0 10 Oct Frankfurt (H) 81.8 +0.5
1-0 13 Oct PSV (H) 81.8 0.0
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Ranking: #115 overall, #1 in Ukraine

71.5 → 71.7 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 16 Apr AZ Alkmaar (A) 71.1 +0.9
1-3 30 Apr Crystal Palace (H) 70.8 -0.3
2-1 07 May Crystal Palace (A) 71.1 +0.3
1-1 10 Sep PSV (A) 71.8 +0.7
3-1 14 Oct AEK Athens (H) 71.7 -0.1

RB Leipzig vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk: by the numbers

RB Leipzig sit 90 places above FC Shakhtar Donetsk in our European rankings.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against RB Leipzig's +0.1.

Last time these teams played, on 2 November 2022, RB Leipzig gained 0.5 rating points.

The highest RB Leipzig have ever stood in our European rankings is #4, first reached on 20 August 2021.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 75.5 on 21 October 2020.