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Predictions and Tips
Dynamo Kyiv will visit Arena Lviv on Sunday for the Premier League fixture with hosts Shakhtar Donetsk.
Our tips, poll and stats for Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv can all be found here (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide

Shakhtar Donetsk
DWWWWL
Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 2-4 Premier League loss in their previous game against Kolos Kovalivka.
The only player to score from Shakhtar Donetsk was Kevin (90'). Andriy Tsurikov (38') and Vladyslav Veleten (84') scored for Kolos Kovalivka.
Marino Pušić's Shakhtar Donetsk have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 13 times over their past 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games stands at 6.
Ahead of this meeting, Shakhtar Donetsk have not lost a league tie with Dynamo Kyiv in their previous 6 games.
Dynamo Kyiv
WDWWWW 📈
Dynamo Kyiv will go into this match after a 3-0 Premier League win as they beat Obolon Kyiv in their last fixture.
For Dynamo Kyiv, goals were scored by Andriy Yarmolenko (39'), Vladyslav Vanat (55') and Vitaliy Buialskyi (67').
A run of dependable performances by the Dynamo Kyiv defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. Over that same period of time, their forwards have scored 13. Nonetheless, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend might be maintained in this upcoming match or not.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Dynamo Kyiv:
- are winless against Shakhtar Donetsk when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 12 away league matches. They really have been good on their travels.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head clashes going back to 03/10/2021 shows that Shakhtar Donetsk have won 3 of them and Dynamo Kyiv 0, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.
An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 for Hirnyky and 3 netted by Bilo-Syni. The average goals per game has been 1.67.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 11 on 27/10/2024 when it finished Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk.
🔮 Prediction
In our opinion, Dynamo Kyiv could find themselves struggling to break down this Shakhtar Donetsk lineup who we think should score & stay on top.
We’re therefore seeing a good tussle with a 1-0 victory for Shakhtar Donetsk at the conclusion of the game.
It should be a good one.
Renata Leite, 14:02 27/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Shakhtar Donetsk
Formed: 1936
Stadium: Arena Lviv (34,915)
Chairman: Rinat Akhmetov
Manager: Marino Pušić
Competitions: Premier League position 3
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25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 63 | DWWWW |
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26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 60 | WWDWW |
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25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 53 | WWWWL |
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26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 43 | WDWDD |
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26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | WDWWD |
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25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 39 | LLLWD |
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26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 35 | DLWWL |
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25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 35 | LWLLW |
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26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 33 | LWDLW |
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26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 28 | WLWWD |
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26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 27 | LLLDD |
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26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -26 | 25 | LWWLD |
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26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 24 | LLLLW |
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25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 23 | LLLDL |
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26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -23 | 18 | LWLLL |
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25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -21 | 17 | DLLDL |
Zorya Luhansk |
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Chornomorets Odessa |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
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Kolos Kovalivka |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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LNZ Cherkasy |
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Polissya Zhytomyr |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Obolon Kyiv |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Livyi Bereh Kyiv |
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Kolos Kovalivka |
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Veres Rivne |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Oleksandria |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Livyi Bereh Kyiv |
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Vorskla Poltava |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
Rukh Lviv |
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LNZ Cherkasy |
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Vorskla Poltava |
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Oleksandria |
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Kolos Kovalivka |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
Heorhii Sudakov | 13 |
Artem Bondarenko | 10 |
Kevin | 8 |
Oleksandr Zubkov | 7 |
Eguinaldo | 5 |
Vladyslav Vanat | 20 |
Andriy Yarmolenko | 10 |
Vitaliy Buialskyi | 7 |
Mykola Shaparenko | 6 |
Oleksandr Karavaiev | 5 |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Rukh Lviv |
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Chornomorets Odessa |
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Kolos Kovalivka |
