Premier League: Shakhtar Donetsk anticipated to overcome Vorskla

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 30.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena L'viv (34915 seats)

It's looking great for Shakhtar Donetsk at this point, with their 1st spot in the Premier League table and eagerly waiting for Vorskla (who are in 10th).

Insights:
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
  • All of Vorskla's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

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 Vorskla.

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Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

As mentioned below, Shakhtar Donetsk are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games.

Shakhtar Donetsk are returning here after visiting Veres in a Ukrainian Cup fixture and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.

A 1-1 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Rukh Vynnyky the opponent.

The manager Atteveld will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Antwerp in only four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Shakhtar Donetsk's 2 home games: {3 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Vorskla form and stats

Vorskla are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

Two away matches in a row for Vorskla, whose boss Skripnik could celebrate last time after the Ukrainian Cup win against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

A loss against Hirnyk was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.

You'll want to know how Vorskla managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 2 home wins.

The Vorskla manager Skripnik has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Shakhtar Donetsk victories, one draw and two Vorskla wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Shakhtar DonetskO. Kashchuk
O. Kashchuk
3 goals
ShakhtarM. Matviyenko
M. Matviyenko
3 goals
Shakhtar DonetskL. Traore
L. Traore
2 goals

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Vorskla missing players

Shakhtar Donetsk Vorskla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 2 0 Played P 1 3 7
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
16 3 0 Scored S 0 3 8
8 1 0 Conceded C 2 7 14
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 29%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 71%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
6.1 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 5.9
4.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.3 5.4
2.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.7 3
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.4 19 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.3 7.3
6.5 8.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.1
31% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 53%
 
10.8 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 20 15.7 12.4
3.4 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 6.7 5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Vorskla's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vorskla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 5 3 0 16 8 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 3 3 0 13 7 8 18
2 Hirnyk 8 5 2 1 17 7 3 2 1 0 7 4 5 3 1 1 10 3 10 17
3 Polessya 8 5 0 3 12 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 3 0 2 8 4 6 15
4 Chornomorets 8 5 0 3 15 10 3 3 0 0 6 2 5 2 0 3 9 8 5 15
5 Dynamo Kyiv 5 4 0 1 16 8 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 0 1 10 7 8 12
6 Rukh Vynnyky 7 3 3 1 11 7 5 2 3 0 9 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 12
7 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 7 3 2 2 6 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 11
8 Kolos Kovalivka 8 2 4 2 6 7 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 0 4 0 2 2 -1 10
9 Dnipro-1 6 2 3 1 6 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 9
10 Vorskla 7 3 0 4 8 14 4 2 0 2 5 7 3 1 0 2 3 7 -6 9
11 Oleksandria 8 2 2 4 5 12 5 2 1 2 4 9 3 0 1 2 1 3 -7 8
12 LNZ Cherkasy 8 2 1 5 8 12 5 1 0 4 5 10 3 1 1 1 3 2 -4 7
13 Obolon'-Brovar 8 1 3 4 4 10 4 0 3 1 2 4 4 1 0 3 2 6 -6 6
14 Veres 7 1 2 4 6 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 0 1 2 1 4 -4 5
15 Zorya 7 1 2 4 6 10 3 0 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 5 6 -4 5
16 Minai 8 0 3 5 6 17 4 0 2 2 3 9 4 0 1 3 3 8 -11 3

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The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of football in Ukraine. It was created in 1991 as Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Twelve teams play each other twice in a 22 match regular season to create a league table. The table then splits in half resulting in a Championship round and a Relegation round, each playing ten more fixtures.