📊 Form Guide

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Shakhtar Donetsk will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-3 Premier League triumph versus Obolon Kyiv.

For Shakhtar Donetsk, the scorers were Danylo Sikan (16') and Maryan Shved (45', 90').

Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t had any problems with scoring, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They have managed to rack up 17 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 7. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, however.

Rukh Lviv

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Rukh Lviv will come into the game after a 1-0 Premier League win with the eclipse of LNZ Cherkasy in their last game.

For 5 of the prior 6 games featuring Rukh Lviv, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game during that spell works out to a meagre 2, with the average goals for Rukh Lviv being 1.5.

Heading into this fixture, Rukh Lviv haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 23/09/2020 tells us that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for Rukh Lviv. They’ve not been able to come away with any wins at all whereas Shakhtar Donetsk have simply been better than them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those match-ups.

11 goals were produced between them in these games, with 9 from Hirnyky and 2 coming from Rukh Lviv. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The last league game between these sides was Premier League match day 8 on 23/09/2023 when the final score was Rukh Lviv 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk.

That time, Rukh Lviv had 45% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

On the other side, Shakhtar Donetsk had 6 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Heorhii Sudakov (17') was the scorer.

📋 Team News: Shakhtar Donetsk

Tymur Puzankov (Cruciate ligament tear) and Dmytro Chygrynskyi (unknown injury) will not be able to play for Shakhtar Donetsk gaffer Marino Pušić. Dmytro Kryskiv will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

📋 Team News: Rukh Lviv

Rukh Lviv manager Vitaliy Ponomaryov has to currently contend with reduced team options. Yuriy Pankiv (Finger injury), Denys Slyusar (Adductor tear), Yuriy Klymchuk (Cruciate ligament tear) and Marko Sapuga (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.

✨ Prediction

In this match, Shakhtar Donetsk should stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

In contrast, Rukh Lviv are also probably going to find it difficult to get shooting opportunities although we do reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage here.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a comfortable 3-1 win for Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 14:01 07/04/2024