Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Premier League fixture only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sheriff have had more rest.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Shakhtar Donetsk so far, with 24 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Shakhtar haven’t lost a league-game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Oleksandria, 122 days ago.
A nice win for Shakhtar last time playing, versus Lviv. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Pedrinho, Tetê and Artem Bondarenko scoring for the victors.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Inhulets and winning 1-0.There will be little rest for Shakhtar Donetsk after this match as they are travelling to Oleksandria for a Premier League game in only four days.
Shakhtar are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Shakhtar have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sheriff form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round.Sheriff have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 20 points collected from 8 National Division games. 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. Total Champions League statistics for Sheriff: 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Things are running smoothly for Sheriff who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against CSF Balti.
Sheriff have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis. It's been 239 minutes since they last conceded in National Division.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Petrocub in their previous outing. The National Division match ended in a draw 0-0.
That result followed a home victory 7-0 versus Dinamo-Auto in the National Division.A new game in only four days for Sheriff, the National Division home match versus Zimbru. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sheriff are regular goalscorers on their travels. Sheriff's manager Y. Vernydub has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the final score Sheriff - Shakhtar 2-0 written in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lemos Martins 9 goals |  L. Traore 6 goals |   F. Castañeda Vélez 6 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Sheriff missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Sheriff | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 51 | 31 | Scored | S | 23 | 68 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 47% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Sheriff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 44 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Dnipro-1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Zorya | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Desna | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Oleksandria | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Veres | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 10 | Kolos Kovalivka | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 18 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Lviv | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 16 |
| 13 | Chornomorets | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -19 | 11 |
| 14 | Minai | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 15 | Inhulets | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -20 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Petrocub | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Sheriff | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 46 | 41 |
| 3 | Milsami | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | Dinamo-Auto | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 31 | -28 | 23 |
| 6 | CSF Balti | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 7 | Zimbru | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Floresti | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 30 | -49 | -6 |