Shakhtar Donetsk - Lviv. 1st position hosts 16th position. The ball is round - get a broad game guide here!
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (50) in Premier League
- Lviv have the most conceded goals (35) in Premier League
Lviv have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Lviv.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here at Arena L'viv for Shakhtar Donetsk. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Shakhtar Donetsk, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Happy days for Shakhtar in their previous game, a fixture away at Lviv (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Manager Jovičević felt very clever after Kelsy scored the winning goal against Lviv, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 71st minute.
Before that, Shakhtar Donetsk had a home game versus Metal Kharkiv which ended with a victory 1-0.Shakhtar Donetsk are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Arena L'viv with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 8 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Shakhtar Donetsk has won 8 times, drawn 0 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Shakhtar Donetsk has won by at least two goals 5 times when in this position.
Scoring bonanza? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 14 of the 17 most recent league matches with this side has contained three or more goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena L'viv in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Lviv form and stats
Lviv have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-7 (10 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Lviv, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Shakhtar Donetsk with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Lviv were so close to getting something from the game against Shakhtar Donetsk, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dnipro-1 wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.Nobody expects Lviv to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 4 times before, with the overall statistics of won 0, draw 0 and lost 4. When defeated, 4 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lviv's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Lviv - Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 logged in the official records. Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two squads are: eight wins for Shakhtar, one draw and one win for Lviv. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Sikan 8 goals |  D. Kryskiv 5 goals | H. Sudakov 4 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Lviv missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Lviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 50 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 80% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 65% |
| 70% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 45% |
| 40% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 30% |
| 20% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 45% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.2 | 9.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 44% | 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 4 |
- Lviv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Lviv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lviv have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Lviv have the most conceded goals (35) in Premier League
- Lviv have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
- Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Premier League
- Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
- Lviv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have created more than twice as many corners as Lviv.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than double the goals of Lviv.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most points (27) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (50) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the the best goal difference (+35) in Premier League
- 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 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 49 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Zorya | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Hirnyk | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Vorskla | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Inhulets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -17 | 21 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Veres | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Metal Kharkiv | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Minai | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Lviv | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -19 | 13 |
