1st position in the Premier League table for Shakhtar Donetsk so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Olimpik Donetsk visits Metalist Stadium.
Shakhtar Donetsk and Olimpik Donetsk should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk, who have the most scored goals (45) in Premier League, have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 22 points collected from 8 matches (7-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Metalist Stadium.
Shakhtar Donetsk drew their last game, 1-1 away at Mariupol (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Manchester City that finished 1-1.
Shakhtar Donetsk are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Metalist Stadium with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 24 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Shakhtar Donetsk has won 19 times, drawn 3 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Shakhtar Donetsk has won by at least two goals 15 times when in this position.
It's goals goals goals for Shakhtar Donetsk who have scored 27 goals from 8 league home games. Shakhtar Donetsk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Metalist Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Olimpik Donetsk has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Dynamo Kyiv with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Karpaty at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Nobody expects Olimpik Donetsk to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath eleven times before, with the overall statistics of won 2, draw 5 and lost 4. When defeated, 2 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Olimpik Donetsk are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Olimpik Donetsk have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Olimpik Donetsk - Shakhtar Donetsk 0-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 3 - 0 (Shakhtar Donetsk wins - draws - Olimpik Donetsk wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Júnior Moraes 14 goals |  Taison 7 goals |  Marlos 6 goals |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | Olimpik Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 45 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 7.6 | 7.9 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 201 | 105 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 88 | 166 |
| 106 | 64 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 25 | 53 |
| 42% | 42% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 28% |
- Olimpik Donetsk has the most points from losing position (7)
- Olimpik Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the fewest conceded goals (8)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most clean sheets (10)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most points (22) at home
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals (27) at home
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals (45)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the the best goal difference (+22) at home
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the the best goal difference (+37)
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than double the goals of Olimpik Donetsk.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 44 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 33 |
| 3 | Zorya | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Desna | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Dnipro-1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 7 | Mariupol | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 18 |
| 9 | Kolos Kovalivka | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 17 |
| 10 | Karpaty | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 11 |
| 11 | Lviv | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 11 |
| 12 | Vorskla | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -19 | 11 |