Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Veres & Shakhtar Donetsk face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ukrainian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Veres form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Veres have to build on here at Stadion Kolos in the Premier League.
An away draw last time out for Veres, facing Obolon'-Brovar in a game that ended 0-0. Past, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.1 out of 10 in that game. Past topped it up with a clean sheet.
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Hirnyk.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Veres have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 from 5 games. 2 defeats by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Veres, as the Premier League home game vs LNZ Cherkasy is only four days away.
The Veres fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Veres defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 3 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Premier League.
Shakhtar Donetsk are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Rukh Vynnyky.
The game before was the Champions League-duel against Porto, a home loss (1-3).
A quick return to home after this game, as Shakhtar Donetsk are hosting Vorskla in the Premier League only four days away.
Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Shakhtar in these games.
Head 2 Head
Shakhtar Donetsk have put together a sequence of 9 consecutive matches without losing (8-1-0) when facing Veres.Top Goalscorers
  O. Kashchuk 3 goals |  M. Matviyenko 3 goals |  S. Sharay 2 goals |
Veres missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Veres | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 30 | 42 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 34 | 39 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 7.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Hirnyk | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Polessya | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Chornomorets | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Rukh Vynnyky | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Dnipro-1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Oleksandria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | LNZ Cherkasy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Obolon'-Brovar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Veres | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Zorya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Minai | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 3 |
