Shakhtar Donetsk open their doors to Dynamo Kyiv for another engrossing Premier League match here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored in all their away matches so far.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa League game only three days ago.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Shakhtar Donetsk, who are hoping to build on that form here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League last time out and are looking for a win here. Mykhaylichenko, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Mykhaylichenko served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Kolos Kovalivka in only three days. This game is also played here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
Defensively Shakhtar Donetsk have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
Things could have gone better for Dynamo Kyiv in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper Denys Boyko is eager to challenge this, with his 290 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Europa League home loss versus Rennes with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Tsygankov got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Tsygankov dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Rukh Vynnyky.After this away game Dynamo return home for a Premier League game against Metal Kharkiv. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but Dynamo Kyiv has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Shakhtar Donetsk wins - draws - Dynamo Kyiv wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Buyalskyy 4 goals |   D. Sikan 3 goals |  L. Traore 1 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 7.2 | 7.7 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11.5 | 8.2 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12.7 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 5.6 | 6 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 6.2 | 7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dynamo Kyiv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Dynamo Kyiv have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Dynamo Kyiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Last season | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 0 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | ||
| 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 39% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 61% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.9 | 7.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 14.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 43% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Oleksandria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Veres | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Zorya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Metal Kharkiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Minai | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Lviv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Hirnyk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Chornomorets | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
