Borussia Monchengladbach vs Shakhtar Donetsk UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics đź“Š
In the two sides’ first-ever meeting in European football on MD3, Borussia Mönchengladbach enjoyed a 6-0 away win, their biggest away victory in any European competition since September 1973 (7-0 v Icelandic side IBV in the Cup Winners’ Cup).
Shakhtar Donetsk suffered their biggest-ever home defeat in any European competition courtesy of their 6-0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach on MD3.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are looking to make it three wins in a row against Ukrainian opposition in European competition, after winning one and losing of their first three such meetings (W3 L2 overall).
Shakhtar Donetsk have registered only one UEFA Champions League victory against German opposition in nine meetings, beating Hoffenheim 3-2 away in November 2018 (D4 L4).
Borussia Mönchengladbach are one of eight sides yet to lose in the UEFA Champions League this season after three games (W1 D2), with the Germans hoping to string together a run of four games without defeat in the competition for the first-time ever.
Shakhtar Donetsk have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last two games in the UEFA Champions League, with the Ukrainians last drawing a blank in three successive European games in the 2015-16 group stages of this competition.
As of the start of MD4, Borussia Mönchengladbach have the highest shot conversion rate of any team in the UEFA Champions League this season (29% - 10 goals from 35 shots).
Shakhtar Donetsk are looking to make it seven games unbeaten away from home in European competition for the first time ever (W3 D3), after losing four of their six games on the road directly before that (W1 D1).
Borussia Mönchengladbach Alassane Plea leads the way after three MDs for goal involvements in UEFA Champions League this season (6 - 3 goals, 3 assists), the joint-highest tally for a player in their first three appearances in the competition since 2003-04 (also Adriano for Inter Milan in 2004 and Erling Haaland for Red Bull Salzburg in 2019).
Shakhtar Donetsk forward Manor Solomon is the first player to score in three consecutive away appearances for the club in the UEFA Champions League.
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