Can Lviv surprise Shakhtar Donetsk in their own stadium?

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Lviv have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Shakhtar Donetsk, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League, have scored 25 goals to get 27 points from 11 games. The overall stats are 8-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Eintracht Frankfurt. In general it's been a long time since Shakhtar Donetsk tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.

Shakhtar Donetsk are returning here after visiting Mariupol in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. 0-0 away at Dynamo Kyiv before that.

The Shakhtar Donetsk manager Paulo Fonseca has got the team scoring with 25 from 11 home games. Defensively Shakhtar Donetsk have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Lviv form and stats

Lviv's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lviv collect 22 points from their 11 away matches. 6 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It's looking increasingly bleak for Lviv who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Desna was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The manager B. Blavatskyy was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground. Lviv suffered a 0-1 loss to Dynamo Kyiv. Prior to that match, the Lviv manager B. Blavatskyy faced defeat when travelling to Zorya and losing 1-2.

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Lviv as the away team, we found one results. Statistics from these were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. The outsiders lost 0 of these games by at least two goals.

Lviv have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, 11 away games. The Lviv defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 11 games).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Shakhtar Donetsk - Lviv 0-0 entered in the official records. Last four meetings between the teams: Shakhtar Donetsk won 2, Lviv won 1 and 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

Júnior Moraes 17 goals / 5 assists

Marlos 10 goals / 2 assists

Bruno Duarte 9 goals

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Lviv missing players