Shakhtar Donetsk will welcome Porto to the Volksparkstadion in their UEFA Champions League campaign opener on Tuesday night. Shakhtar Donetsk are in the group stage of the competition for the sixth season in a row and have failed to make it to the knockout stage in four of their last five appearances. FC Porto, meanwhile, are in the group stage for the fourth time in a row. They made it to the round of 16 last season, suffering a defeat to eventual finalists, Inter Milan. These two teams will be expecting to challenge for a top-two position, with Barcelona the favourites to claim first despite their recent European struggles, and Royal Antwerp very much seen as the underdogs. Shakhtar Donetsk resumed their league campaign following the international break with a 1-0 home win over Obolon Kyiv. Porto, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a 1-0 victory over Estrela on Friday, which moved them onto 13 points from their five league matches this season. They top the Primeira Liga, one point ahead of second-placed Benfica, and they will be bidding to win their 31st top-flight title this term, reclaiming the trophy from Benfica in the process. Shakhtar Donetsk also are currently topping their domestic league charts. For this encounter, I am expecting a win for FC Porto for the following reasons:

Firstly. Shakhtar Donetsk have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their season, winning five of their seven games in the Ukrainian Premier League. But this will be their first Champions League fixture since losing 4-0 at RB Leipzig last November. They are winless in their last eight designated home games in the Champions League group stage and have suffered heavy defeats to Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach during that time. The Ukrainian champions have also failed to win any of their four previous meetings with Porto, although this will be the first time the two teams have locked horns for the best part of a decade.

Secondly. Porto have made an unbeaten start to the new Primeira Liga season and are on a three-game winning streak away from home. Sergio Conceicao’s side reached the Champions League knockout stages last season, topping their group before being narrowly edged out by eventual finalists Inter Milan in the round of 16, while they have won two of their last three away games in Europe, putting three past Bayer Leverkusen and four on Club Brugge, while conceding just once in that period.

Shakhtar Donetsk have endured a poor run at home in the Champions League, as they have gone winless in their last seven home games in the competition. This is a match Porto will be confident of winning, considering their unbeaten run against the hosts and better record in the Champions League, I expect Porto to get a win tonight.

顿涅茨克矿工将在周二晚上的欧冠揭幕战中欢迎波尔图来到人民公园球场。顿涅茨克矿工队已经连续第六个赛季处于小组赛阶段，最近五次出场中有四次未能进入淘汰赛阶段。与此同时，波尔图已经连续第四次进入小组赛。上个赛季，他们打进了16强，但输给了最终入围决赛的国际米兰。这两支球队都希望争夺联赛前二的位置，尽管巴塞罗那最近在欧洲赛场上表现不佳，但他们最有希望夺得第一，而安特卫普则被视为不被看好的球队。顿涅茨克矿工队在国际比赛日之后主场1-0战胜基辅奥波隆队，重新开始了联赛之旅。与此同时，波尔图将在周五1-0战胜埃斯特雷拉后进入这场比赛，这使他们在本赛季的五场联赛中获得13分。他们领先第二名本菲卡一分，在西甲联赛中排名第一，他们将争取本赛季第31个顶级联赛冠军，并在此过程中从本菲卡手中夺回奖杯。顿涅茨克矿工目前也高居国内联赛榜首。对于这场比赛，我希望波尔图能够取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。顿涅茨克矿工本赛季开局保持不败，在乌克兰超级联赛的7场比赛中赢了5场。但这将是他们自去年11月0 - 4输给莱比锡RB后的首场欧冠比赛。在欧冠小组赛中，他们在最近8场指定的主场比赛中没有取得胜利，并且在此期间遭遇了皇家马德里，莱比锡和门兴格拉德巴赫的惨败。尽管这将是这两支球队在近十年的大部分时间里第一次发生冲突，但乌克兰冠军在此前与波尔图的四次交锋中都未能获胜。

其次。波尔图在新赛季的西甲联赛中取得了不败的开局，并且在客场取得了三连胜。上赛季，塞尔吉奥·孔塞西乔的球队进入了欧冠淘汰赛阶段，以小组第一的身份出线，但在16强中被最终入围欧冠的国际米兰险胜。在过去的三场欧冠客场比赛中，他们取得了两场胜利，其中三场对阵勒沃库森，四场对阵布鲁日，其间只丢了一场球。

顿涅茨克矿工在欧冠的主场表现不佳，他们在过去的7场主场比赛中都没有获胜。这是一场波尔图有信心获胜的比赛，考虑到他们对东道主的不败战绩和在冠军联赛中的更好战绩，我希望波尔图今晚能取得胜利。