RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk predicted line-ups
UEFA Champions League · Wed 20 Jan
RB Leipzig4-3-3 · Home
Shakhtar Donetsk4-5-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Formation· Coach: A. Beierlorzer

Shakhtar Donetsk
4-5-1Formation· Coach: A. Turan
- 31D. Riznyk
- 16I. Azarovi
- 5V. Bondar
- 18A. Ghram
- 22M. Matvienko
- 21A. Bondarenko
- 14Isaque
- 20O. Karavaev
- 37Lucas Ferreira
- 29E. Nazaryna
- 30Alisson Santana
- 27T. Gomis
- 10B. Gruda
- 9C. Harder
- 30A. MaksimoviÄ
- 20R. Reitz
- 13N. Seiwald
- 5E. Bitshiabu
- 35Max Finkgräfe
- 39B. Henrichs
- 23C. Lukeba
- 26M. Vandevoordt
Bench
- 25L. Zingerle
- 4W. Orbán
- 22D. Raum
- 17R. Baku
- 48A. Vermeeren
- 11J. Bakayoko
- 6E. Banzuzi
Out
- M. Guiu · Hamstring Injury
- L. Zingerle · Off the roster
- B. Gruda · Ankle Injury
- V. Gebel · Knee Injury
- R. Reitz · Muscle Injury
- Romulo Cardoso · Knee Injury
- O. Nyland · Foot Injury
- A. Kone · Off the roster
Bench
- 48D. Tvardovskyi
- 13Pedrinho
- 17Vinícius Tobias
- 27O. Ocheretko
- 24V. Tsukanov
- 9Kauã Elias
- 49Luca Meirelles
Out
- Marlon · Muscle Injury
- Pedrinho · Injury
- D. Tvardovskyi · Off the roster
- M. Shved · Off the roster
- T. Puzankov · Off the roster
- P. Obah · Off the roster
- V. Korniyenko · Off the roster
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk line-ups published?
Clubs in the UEFA Champions League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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