There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Shakhtar Donetsk leading Rukh Vynnyky by 20 points.
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals (33) in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
Shakhtar Donetsk have less rest than Rukh Vynnyky in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Maccabi Tel Aviv, so at least Shakhtar are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Rukh Vynnyky have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League games here at Olimpiysky National Sports Complex for Shakhtar Donetsk. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin not having conceded a league goal in 235 minutes.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Kolos Kovalivka that finished 0-0.
Shakhtar Donetsk are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Olimpiysky National Sports Complex with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. eleven earlier games are comparable to this one, and Shakhtar has won eleven times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Shakhtar Donetsk has won by at least two goals eleven times when in this position.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus Maccabi Tel Aviv in only four days. This game is also played here at Olimpiysky National Sports Complex.
Goals are plentiful at Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in the league this season as Shakhtar Donetsk has scored 21 goals here in 7 home games. From these home matches, Shakhtar have conceded only 6 goals.
Rukh Vynnyky form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rukh Vynnyky, who have the fewest points (2) away in Premier League, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Vynnyky played 1-1 against Vorskla in their previous match. Before that, Rukh Vynnyky secured a home win against Dnipro-1 with the score 4-1.
Nobody expects Vynnyky to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 19 times before, with the overall statistics of won six, draw four and lost nine. When defeated, three matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Rukh Vynnyky's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 15 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Rukh Vynnyky - Shakhtar 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Shakhtar wins - draws - Rukh Vynnyky wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lourenço 4 goals |  M. Solomon 3 goals |   Y. Klymchuk 3 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Rukh Vynnyky missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Rukh Vynnyky | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 43% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 21% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 64% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 16.7 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8 | 7.6 |
| 6.4 | 7.9 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 38% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 30% |
- All of Shakhtar Donetsk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rukh Vynnyky has the fewest points (2) away in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Premier League
- Rukh Vynnyky have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rukh Vynnyky have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rukh Vynnyky have yet to win a game away.
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most points (17) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals (21) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals (33) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk has the the best goal difference (+22) in Premier League
- 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 scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have scored more than double the goals of Rukh Vynnyky.
- Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 30 |
| 3 | Zorya | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Desna | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Mariupol | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Lviv | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Dnipro-1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 14 | Minai | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 10 |