Obolon Kyiv will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-2 Premier League victory vs Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Obolon Kyiv have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Obolon Kyiv have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 8 goals on the way. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, however.
Their previous form shows that Obolon Kyiv:
Shakhtar Donetsk will go into the meeting following a 7-1 Premier League win against SC Poltava in their last fixture.
For Shakhtar Donetsk, the goals were scored by Pedrinho (17'), Eguinaldo (57'), Oleh Ocheretko (60'), Newerton (82') and Yukhym Konoplia (90').
Showing their bias toward action-packed matches, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the last six games in which Shakhtar Donetsk have played, giving an average of 3.5 goals each clash. Opposition teams have managed 4 of this grand total.
Looking at their past form shows that Shakhtar Donetsk:
A quick look at their past head to head meetings going back to 10/07/2011 reveals that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Obolon Kyiv. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins whatsoever whereas Shakhtar Donetsk have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 100% of those ties.
An aggregate of 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 0 of them for Obolon and 16 netted by Hirnyky. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The previous league clash featuring these sides was Premier League match day 22 on 29/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Obolon Kyiv 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk.
We believe that Obolon Kyiv will surely be able to score against this Shakhtar Donetsk outfit, although just one goal possibly won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 win for Shakhtar Donetsk when the full-time whistle blows. It should be a decent one.