It's still early in the Premier League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Desna - Shakhtar Donetsk preview!
Desna and Shakhtar Donetsk should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Desna form and stats
Desna have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 16 matches.
No payout for Desna in their previous match, an away game at Wolfsburg that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Inhulets that finished 1-1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Desna at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Things could have gone better for Shakhtar Donetsk in their Premier League away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Visiting Shakhtar Donetsk has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Shakhtar Donetsk has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Rukh Vynnyky for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). A 2-2 draw at Zorya's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, Shakhtar drew the match against Rukh Vynnyky. Manager L. Ribeiro de Castro brought on Marlos to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Shakhtar Donetsk has managed 3 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Desna, zero draws and seven wins for Shakhtar Donetsk. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Desna missing players
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| Desna | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 8 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 31% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 55% |
- Desna has the most points from losing position (3) in Premier League
| Desna | Last season | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 12 | 26 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 59 | 24 | Scored | S | 34 | 80 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 94% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 62% | ||
| 31% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 47% | ||
| 22% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 31% | ||
| 50% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | ||
| 38% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 47% | ||
| 19% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 348 | 188 | Total Shots | T S | 183 | 380 | ||
| 144 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 75 | 176 | ||
| 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Vorskla | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Mariupol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Oleksandria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Olimpik Donetsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Desna | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Minai | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Zorya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Dnipro-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Lviv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 54 | 82 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 59 |
| 3 | Zorya | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 58 |
| 4 | Desna | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 56 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 32 |