To reach the 1/8 finals you will need 17 points
Tuesday 26 The second part of the Champions League group stage starts in November. Donetsk Minerwhich is his the fifth round match will be played on November 27 in Eindhoven against PSVafter four fights with four points ranks 28th in the table. And although the Donetsk team are one point behind the 24th position currently occupied by PSV, analysts give the Miners a 15% chance of reaching the Champions League playoffs.
This is exactly how the analytical portal Football Meets Data assesses Shakhtar’s chances. Only seven clubs, according to experts, have lower scores – Slovan, Young Boys, Red Star, Sturm, Salzburg, Leipzig and Bologna.
According to experts, 100% will be Liverpool and Inter in the playoffs. And 19 clubs have more than a 90 percent chance of qualifying from the group.
Interestingly, according to estimates, a team will need 11 points to qualify for the playoffs.
If we talk about finishing in the TOP-8, then only Liverpool has a more than 90 percent chance of getting a direct ticket to the 1/8 finals. For four more clubs – Inter, Sporting, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona – the probability of finishing in the TOP 8 is more than 50%. At the same time, according to forecasts, the team will need 17 points for a direct ticket to the 1/8 finals.
But it is important to consider one point: these numbers are the required maximum. Most likely, 10 points will be enough to reach the playoffs, and 16 to finish in the TOP-8.
Source: Sportarena
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