Zorya Luhansk
- Zorya Luhansk have won five, drawn four and lost two of their 11 home league games (W5, D4, L2).
- Zorya have won their last two home games, a 1-0 win over Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Shakhtar Donetsk are unbeaten away in the Premier League this season (W5, D5 from 10).
- They score and concede in bunches, but Shakhtar have been prolific away from home this season, averaging 2.00 goals scored and just 0.60 goals conceded per away game in the Premier League.
- Shakhtar are second in the Premier League with 51 points from 22 games while Zorya are eighth with 32 points from 23.
Head-to-Head
Shakhtar Donetsk have won four and drawn one of the last five meetings between the clubs in all competitions and have not lost to Zorya in the last three meetings at this venue.
Key Players
- Eguinaldo has been in great form for Shakhtar recently with seven in 12 league appearances, and three in his last five.
- Pylyp Budkivsky is Zorya’s top goal-scorer this season with 10 in 21 league games.
- Nemanja Andjusic has scored 4 of their last 10 goals in the past five games.
Betting Insights
The odds are also appealing with Shakhtar 1.35 favourites to win, and the Over 2.5 goals and BTTS - No odds look good to us, with Zorya finding it hard to get past Shakhtar’s defense.
Prediction
- A Shakhtar win looks likely as the visitors come into the game on the back of an unbeaten sequence away from home and a dominant head-to-head record.
- We’re going with a high-scoring game here.
