Only three points good enough for Shakhtar Donetsk in Zorya game

Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya are both riding high in the Premier League with their 1st and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya 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.

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Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats

Shakhtar Donetsk, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League, are steadily winning games and points here. 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 11 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.

A good away victory last time out for Shakhtar Donetsk, who won 1-0 against Oleksandria. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Karpaty in a game that was won 5-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game (25 in 11 games), Shakhtar Donetsk's attacking play is working. Defensively Shakhtar Donetsk have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zorya form and stats

Playing away, Zorya have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.

Zorya failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Dynamo Kyiv that ended with defeat 2-3. A loss against Shakhtar Donetsk was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Zorya are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Zorya have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Zorya - Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 8 wins for Shakhtar Donetsk, 1 draw and 1 win for Zorya.

Top Goalscorers

Júnior Moraes
17 goals / 6 assists
Marlos
9 goals / 1 assists
O. Karavaev
7 goals / 4 assists

Shakhtar Donetsk missing players

Zorya missing players

Shakhtar Donetsk Zorya
Total Home Statistic Away Total
23 11 Played 11 23
53 25 Scored 16 30
9 5 Conceded 13 23
96% 91% Over 0.5 91% 83%
74% 82% Over 1.5 73% 70%
43% 55% Over 2.5 45% 43%
22% 27% Over 3.5 27% 17%
17% 18% Over 4.5 27% 17%
26% 36% Both teams to score 36% 39%
70% 64% Clean Sheet 45% 43%
9% 9% Failed To Score 27% 35%
Key stats this season:
  • Zorya is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 22 18 3 1 52 9 11 8 3 0 25 5 11 10 0 1 27 4 43 57
2 Dynamo Kyiv 22 16 2 4 40 11 11 9 0 2 23 3 11 7 2 2 17 8 29 50
3 Oleksandria 22 12 5 5 31 19 11 6 3 2 15 11 11 6 2 3 16 8 12 41
4 Zorya 22 8 8 6 28 20 11 4 5 2 12 7 11 4 3 4 16 13 8 32
5 Lviv 22 7 9 6 19 20 11 1 5 5 8 15 11 6 4 1 11 5 -1 30
6 Mariupol 22 8 6 8 24 33 11 5 3 3 12 15 11 3 3 5 12 18 -9 30
7 Vorskla 22 9 2 11 18 28 11 5 1 5 9 14 11 4 1 6 9 14 -10 29
8 Desna 22 8 4 10 23 24 11 3 1 7 8 14 11 5 3 3 15 10 -1 28
9 Karpaty 22 5 6 11 26 37 11 1 2 8 6 22 11 4 4 3 20 15 -11 21
10 Olimpik Donetsk 22 4 8 10 25 33 11 2 3 6 12 19 11 2 5 4 13 14 -8 20
11 Chornomorets 22 4 4 14 12 34 11 3 1 7 6 18 11 1 3 7 6 16 -22 16
12 Arsenal Kyiv 22 3 3 16 12 42 11 0 3 8 6 25 11 3 0 8 6 17 -30 12

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