Straining Inhulets hope to pull off a surprise victory when they greet top team Shakhtar Donetsk in the upcoming league match. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home supporters will have not-so-high expectations.
- Inhulets have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
Shakhtar Donetsk could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Inter, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Inhulets form and stats
Inhulets's struggle is real here at Stadion Zirka with only 5 points collected from 6 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.
Inhulets drew their last game, 2-2 away at Minai (placed 14th). The hometeam coach S. Lavrynenko made a successful contribution in the game against Minai, bringing on Mykhailo Plokhotniuk who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
In the match before that, Inhulets hosted Veres and drew the game 0-0.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 Inhulets have been in this position before, they have won zero, drawn one and lost zero from one game. zero defeats by at least two goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Inhulets here at Stadion Zirka in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Inhulets have conceded 9 from these games.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shakhtar Donetsk collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Shakhtar as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
There might be some fixture complaints from Shakhtar as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Champions League match against Inter (0-2). It is probably bad news for Shakhtar that their goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin managed seven saves in the Inter game, but still could not prevent a loss. Anatolii Trubin (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Trubin stopped the opponent with seven saves.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Rukh Vynnyky.As mentioned earlier, Shakhtar Donetsk will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in six wins (five by two or more goals winning margin), four draws and two surprising defeats.
Shakhtar have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 7 away matches. The Shakhtar defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also faced each other earlier on this campaign: Shakhtar Donetsk - Inhulets 2-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Inhulets victories, zero draws and four Shakhtar Donetsk wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lemos Martins 7 goals |  L. Traore 6 goals |  F. Dos Santos Pedro 5 goals |
Inhulets missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
| Inhulets | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 12 | 17 | 40 |
| 25 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 79% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 60% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 33% |
| 7% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 27% |
| 43% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 47% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 71% | 53% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 6.6 | 8 | 10.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 13.3 | 14 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 23% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 46% | 44% |
| 12.4 | 12.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 8.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
- Inhulets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Inhulets have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Inhulets have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Inhulets have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than double the goals of Inhulets.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 38 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 38 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Dnipro-1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Zorya | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Veres | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Desna | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Kolos Kovalivka | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Lviv | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 13 |
| 13 | Chornomorets | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 11 |
| 14 | Minai | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 15 | Inhulets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 7 |