More points have been won by Shakhtar Donetsk so far, with their 1st spot in the Premier League table and anticipating the visit of Veres (who are sitting at 10th).
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (60) in Premier League
Shakhtar Donetsk and Veres 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
This stadium, NSK Olimpijs'kyj, has been a fortress for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-3-0. days ago.
It's back home for Shakhtar Donetsk, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Inhulets away with the result 2-0. Konoplia found the net in that victory.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Oleksandria that finished 1-1.Shakhtar Donetsk are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave NSK Olimpijs'kyj 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 has won by at least two goals 4 times when in this position.
Shakhtar Donetsk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj with 25 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Shakhtar have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Veres form and stats
Playing away, Veres have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Veres go into this game after a win, the home game against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv that ended 1-0.
A loss against Kolos Kovalivka was the result prior to that, in a home game.Nobody expects Veres to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 5 times before, with the overall statistics of won 4, draw 1 and lost 0. When defeated, 0 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Veres have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. As opposed to that, Veres have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Shakhtar have won all of the 7 most recent battles versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?Shakhtar Donetsk and Veres have faced each other previously this season: Veres - Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Sikan 8 goals |  A. Bondarenko 6 goals |  D. Kryskiv 5 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Veres missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Veres | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 60 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 81% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 58% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 42% |
| 35% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 15% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | 15% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 50% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 10.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 41% | 32% |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most clean sheets (13) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals (60) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Premier League
- Shakhtar Donetsk have the the best goal difference (+42) in Premier League
- 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 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 42 | 63 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 58 |
| 3 | Zorya | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 58 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Vorskla | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 33 |
| 9 | Chornomorets | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 10 | Veres | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 27 |
| 12 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -19 | 27 |
| 13 | Minai | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Metal Kharkiv | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 22 |
| 16 | Lviv | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -28 | 13 |
