The manager Luís Castro looks to inspire Shakhtar Donetsk win against Dynamo Kyiv

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv.

Dynamo Kyiv have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

5-1-0 is the performance here at Metalist Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Shakhtar Donetsk a total of 16 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!

Shakhtar Donetsk drew their last game, 3-3 away at Dinamo Zagreb. A strong away win before that one, visiting Karpaty and winning 3-0.

There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Dinamo Zagreb as Tete's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 1-3 and secured a point. A goal frenzy last time out for Shakhtar Donetsk, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Dinamo Zagreb. Fun stuff to watch!

Shakhtar Donetsk always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Metalist Stadium with 22 goals in 6 league games. Shakhtar Donetsk have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Dynamo Kyiv form and stats

The strength of Dynamo Kyiv on their travels this season is incredible with 16 points collected from 6 Premier League away games. Dynamo Kyiv has 5-1-0 on the road, with 17 goals scored and 2 conceded. It’s been three wins in a row for Dynamo Kyiv on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Dynamo Kyiv has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to København for a Europa League game that ended a draw (1-1). Before that, Dynamo Kyiv secured a home win against Lviv with the score 4-0.

Dynamo Kyiv create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 17 goals in 6 travels. The Dynamo Kyiv defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 6 games).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dynamo Kyiv - Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shakhtar Donetsk 3 wins, 3 draws and Dynamo Kyiv 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Júnior Moraes 11 goals

Taison 6 goals

Marlos 6 goals

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Dynamo Kyiv missing players