Experts' prediction: Shakhtar Donetsk set to get maximum points from Metalist 1925 Kharkiv visit

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Livyy Bereh (2000 seats)

It's clean hands in Premier League - the first fixture of the season. Read this full preview and see how Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk did in their pre-season friendlies!

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats

The previous season, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's league statistics were 6 wins, 14 draws and 10 losses, leading to 12th spot in the Premier League. In these 30 matches they scored {23 goals} and let in 42. Appearing as the home team in the former season Metalist 1925 Kharkiv delivered 4-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with {13 goals} and 26 conceded.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Shakhtar Donetsk to win. Let's see if Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 4 games found revealing {0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv wins}, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 3 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Metalist have scored {4 goals} and conceded 1 time.

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Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Shakhtar Donetsk in the national league as they took home the Premier League trophy. The championship was secured after 22 wins, 6 draws and only 2 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 10, drew 3 and lost 2.

Just as the home team, Shakhtar Donetsk have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Shakhtar Donetsk wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Metalist zero wins, one draw and Shakhtar Donetsk two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Shakhtar Donetsk
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 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
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Last season Shakhtar Donetsk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
6 4   Won W   10 22
14 5   Drew D   3 6
10 6   Lost L   2 2
23 13   Scored S   39 69
42 26   Conceded C   12 21
73% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
67% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 83%
37% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 63%
17% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 30%
13% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 13%
30% 33%   BTTS BTTS   60% 50%
40% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 50%
57% 53%   Failed to Score F T   0% 3%
 
3.6 3.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 6.5
6.9 6.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.3 3.1
2.1 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.5
6 3   Red cards R C   1 4
 
5.7 5.1   Shots (avg) S (   14.9 12.7
2.3 2.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.7 5.7
29% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 40%
 
11.3 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   6.3 5.9
4.6 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 2.5

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 30 22 6 2 69 21 15 12 3 0 30 9 15 10 3 2 39 12 48 72
2 Dnipro-1 30 21 4 5 61 27 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 10 2 3 27 14 34 67
3 Zorya 30 21 4 5 64 31 15 11 3 1 35 17 15 10 1 4 29 14 33 67
4 Dynamo Kyiv 30 18 6 6 51 25 15 7 4 4 22 13 15 11 2 2 29 12 26 60
5 Vorskla 30 13 6 11 38 37 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 5 3 7 19 24 1 45
6 Oleksandria 30 10 14 6 42 39 15 6 6 3 26 22 15 4 8 3 16 17 3 44
7 Hirnyk 30 12 5 13 26 30 15 8 2 5 14 13 15 4 3 8 12 17 -4 41
8 Kolos Kovalivka 30 10 6 14 23 36 15 6 2 7 14 16 15 4 4 7 9 20 -13 36
9 Chornomorets 30 9 8 13 35 40 15 2 4 9 12 22 15 7 4 4 23 18 -5 35
10 Minai 30 8 9 13 22 33 15 3 5 7 10 17 15 5 4 6 12 16 -11 33
11 Rukh Vynnyky 30 7 11 12 31 37 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 12 22 -6 32
12 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 30 6 14 10 23 42 15 4 5 6 13 26 15 2 9 4 10 16 -19 32
13 Veres 30 8 7 15 35 45 15 3 4 8 15 22 15 5 3 7 20 23 -10 31
14 Inhulets 30 8 7 15 22 34 15 5 2 8 10 15 15 3 5 7 12 19 -12 31
15 Metal Kharkiv 30 5 7 18 27 58 15 2 5 8 14 31 15 3 2 10 13 27 -31 22
16 Lviv 30 3 4 23 18 52 15 2 2 11 10 26 15 1 2 12 8 26 -34 13

Shakhtar Donetsk:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nosta 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Torpedo Miass 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Khimik-Avgust 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Rubin Kazan' II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Ural 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Dinamo Barnaul 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Uralets NT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Zenit Izhevsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Orenburg II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Akron II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of football in Ukraine. It was created in 1991 as Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Twelve teams play each other twice in a 22 match regular season to create a league table. The table then splits in half resulting in a Championship round and a Relegation round, each playing ten more fixtures.