Manchester City will look to seal top spot in Champions League Group C when they host Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola's side currently boast a five-point lead over their Ukrainian opponents and are firmly on course for the last 16 despite seeing their 100% record ended by a 1-1 draw with Atalanta last time out - a game that saw Kyle Walker perform a stint in goal after Claudio Bravo's red card.
City followed up that eventful night in Italy by losing a crucial title clash with rivals Liverpool, but have since bounced back with a hard-fought win over Chelsea.
Shakhtar, meanwhile, have played out successive high-scoring draws against Dinamo Zagreb, while domestically they remain very much the team to beat with a 15-point lead atop of the Ukrainian Premier League.
Champions League preview
Manchester City vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT, Tuesday, November 26
Prediction: Man City 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar have a poor recent record against City and have struggled badly at the Etihad, losing 6-0 there last term.
The hosts will have their confidence restored after seeing off Chelsea and should easily have enough to cement their place in the first knockout phase as group winners.
Team news
Sergio Aguero is definitely out with a thigh injury, and will also miss next month's Manchester derby after limping off against Chelsea on Saturday.
Gabriel Jesus will be tasked with stepping up over a busy festive period.
In better news for City, midfielders Rodri and David Silva only suffered "cramps and tiredness" rather than more serious issues.
Bernardo Silva is available again after serving a one-match domestic suspension at the weekend, but Aymeric Laporte, Leroy Sane and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain sidelined, while Bravo is banned.
Shakhtar are missing influential attacker Marlos due to suspension.
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Betting tips and odds
Match odds
- Man City to win: 2/11
- Draw: 7/1
- Shakhtar Donetsk to win: 16/1
Correct score
| Scoreline | Man City win | Shakhtar win | Draw |
| 1-0 | 9/1 | 45/1 | 0-0 (25/1) |
| 2-0 | 13/2 | 80/1 | 1-1 (13/1) |
| 2-1 | 15/2 | 33/1 | 2-2 (18/1) |
| 3-0 | 7/1 | 200/1 |
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of November 25.
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 3, and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
These two sides have become very familiar foes over recent years.
City won 3-0 in Ukraine in September courtesy of goals from Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus, while they beat Shaktar 6-0 at home and 3-0 away in last season's group stage,
The teams were also paired together at this stage in 2017/18, with Shaktar claiming a 2-1 home victory after losing 2-0 in Manchester.
