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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rukh Lviv Live Stream, Predictions
Rukh Lviv visit Donbass Arena on Sunday for the Premier League game with home side Shakhtar Donetsk.
All Shakhtar Donetsk v Rukh Lviv match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
๐ Form Guide
Shakhtar Donetsk
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Shakhtar Donetsk will be wanting a better result here following a 7-1 Europa League defeat in their last game at the hands of Feyenoord.
In that match, Shakhtar Donetsk had 48% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shakhtar Donetsk was Kevin Kelsy (87'). Feyenoord had 16 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Santiago Gimรฉnez (9'), Orkun Kรถkรงรผ (24', 38'), Oussama Idrissi (49', 60'), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (64') and Danilo (67') scored for Feyenoord.
Fixtures featuring Shakhtar Donetsk have usually been entertaining encounters recently with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, a total of 28 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4.67 goals per game) with 17 of them being chalked up by Shakhtar Donetsk. While that may be of interest, time will tell whether that trend will continue on in this upcoming game.
Rukh Lviv
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After a loss in their previous game against Kolos Kovalivka in Premier League competition, Rukh Lviv and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Rukh Lviv managed 54% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Kolos Kovalivka had 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Rukh Lviv have had no problems opening up opposition defences of late, having scored 7 times in their previous 6 matches. This doesnโt mask the fact that Rukh Lviv have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same games.
Coming into this meeting, Rukh Lviv have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
๐ฅ Head to head
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 3 on 02/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Rukh Lviv 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk.
๐๏ธ Team News: Shakhtar Donetsk
Oleksandr Zubkov (Unknown Injury), Yukhym Konoplya (Unknown Injury) and Dmytro Riznyk (Unknown Injury) wonโt be able to feature for Shakhtar Donetsk gaffer Igor Joviฤeviฤ.
๐๏ธ Team News: Rukh Lviv
Due to a fully healthy squad to choose from, the Rukh Lviv boss Leonid Kuchuk does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Oleksiy Dovgyi and Roman Didyk.
๐ฎ Prediction
We feel that in this game, Shakhtar Donetsk will probably stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.
Conversely, Rukh Lviv might well find it a difficult task finding the net themselves although we do think that they will probably end up managing to get on the scoresheet here.
We reckon that it will be a controlled 3-1 victory for Shakhtar Donetsk after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 03:20 15/03/2023

โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Shakhtar Donetsk
Formed: 1936
Stadium: Donbass Arena (52,187)
Captain: Andriy Pyatov
Chairman: Rinat Akhmetov
Manager: Igor Joviฤeviฤ
Competitions: Premier League position 1, Europa League (Round of 16)
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 39 | WLDLW |
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16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 39 | LWWWW |
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18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 37 | DDWWW |
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18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 33 | DWLWL |
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17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | DDDDD |
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18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 23 | LWDLW |
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18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 22 | WWWLD |
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18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | -11 | 21 | DDLDD |
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18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 20 | WLLDD |
10 |
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17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 | LWWWW |
11 |
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18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 18 | DLDWD |
12 |
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18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 18 | LLLDL |
13 |
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18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 18 | WDLLD |
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16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 17 | DDDWL |
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18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 17 | DLLLD |
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17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 13 | LLWLD |
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Feyenoord |
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Mynai |
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Rukh Lviv |
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Kolos Kovalivka |
Metalist Kharkiv |
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Chornomorets Odessa |
Oleksandria |
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Mynai |
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Vorskla Poltava |
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Zorya Luhansk |
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Inhulets Petrove |
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Oleksandria |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
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Oleksandria |
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FC Lviv |
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Veres Rivne |
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Inhulets Petrove |
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Veres Rivne |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
Dnipro-1 |
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Vorskla Poltava |
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Inhulets Petrove |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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FC Lviv |
Mynai |
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