It's advantage Shakhtar Donetsk so far with their 2nd position in the Premier League table, welcoming Dnipro-1 who are placed 7th.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Premier League
- Dnipro-1 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dnipro-1 are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj for Shakhtar Donetsk. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
J. Moraes was the last player to score a league goal for Shakhtar and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shakhtar Donetsk haven't scored in 192 minutes.
Ahead of that match, Shakhtar Donetsk lost 0-1 at home to Dynamo Kyiv.
There will be little rest for Shakhtar after this match as they are travelling to Minai for a Premier League game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Shakhtar are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Shakhtar have conceded only 8 goals.
Dnipro-1 form and stats
Playing away, Dnipro-1 have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Dnipro-1 had fun at their own home (NSK Olimpijs'kyj) last time out, beating Minai 3-0. Artem Dovbyk, Serhii Buletsa and Mario Ćuže scored. A 1-1 draw at Kolos Kovalivka's stadium before that.
It was a convincing performance from Dnipro-1 when Minai were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 3-0 and the second half was comfortable. Artem Dovbyk, Serhii Buletsa and Mario Ćuže scored their goals.
A new game in only three days for Dnipro-1, the Premier League home match versus Zorya. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dnipro-1 have scored 17 goals in 12 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Dnipro-1 have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dnipro-1 - Shakhtar 0-1. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Shakhtar, zero draws and zero wins for Dnipro-1. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Solomon 8 goals |  A. Ribeiro Moraes Júnior 6 goals |   M. Ćuže 6 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Dnipro-1 missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipro-1 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 47 | 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 87% |
| 48% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 35% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 39% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 43% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.6 | 14.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 32% | 34% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 36% |
- Dnipro-1 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
- Dnipro-1 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (27) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 58 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 45 |
| 3 | Zorya | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Desna | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Dnipro-1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Oleksandria | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Lviv | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 24 |
| 10 | Mariupol | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -16 | 22 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 20 |
| 12 | Inhulets | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 13 | Olimpik Donetsk | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 14 | Minai | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -25 | 18 |