Shakhtar Donetsk welcome Rukh Vynnyky with expectations of picking up all three points. Will they? Check our match guide!
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
Rukh Vynnyky 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.
The hosts Shakhtar saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Feyenoord.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Shakhtar Donetsk are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Stadion Sokil. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
The Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 239 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The followers hope that Shakhtar Donetsk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-7 away loss in the Europa League fixture against Feyenoord.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Hirnyk (after extra-time) with a 3-0 scoreline.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 13 most recent league games with this club has seen three goals or more.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Shakhtar's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Shakhtar Donetsk have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rukh Vynnyky form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rukh Vynnyky playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Rukh Vynnyky might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kolos Kovalivka (after extra-time) proved too strong as Rukh Vynnyky slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion im. Bohdan Markevycha. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Prior to that result Vynnyky won their away game at Metal Kharkiv (after extra-time). The scoreline was 2-1.Take note! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 8 of this club's last 10 league games.
Rukh Vynnyky's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Shakhtar have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Rukh Vynnyky.The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Rukh Vynnyky - Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Sikan 8 goals |   T. Brener de Paula 5 goals | O. Zubkov 4 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Rukh Vynnyky missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Rukh Vynnyky | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 43 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 69% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 7 | 5.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.5 | 8.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 49% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 31% |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Rukh Vynnyky have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rukh Vynnyky have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Rukh Vynnyky haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 Rukh Vynnyky.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most points (21) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the the best goal difference (+31) 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Zorya | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Hirnyk | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | Vorskla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Veres | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Metal Kharkiv | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | Chornomorets | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Minai | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Lviv | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
