Match Report
Shakhtar Donetsk, 3rd with 62 points, sat 39 points above Chornomorets (16th, 23). Chornomorets had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Chornomorets were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.5, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.3 and 0.87, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Chornomorets entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Chornomorets against 10/15 for Shakhtar Donetsk.
The head-to-head ledger counts 27 games: 1 Chornomorets win, 22 for Shakhtar Donetsk, 4 draws, at 3.04 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. The last five meetings averaged 4 goals, well above the all-time 3.04.
Stadion Chornomorets, capacity 34,164, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Shakhtar Donetsk: Newerton Palmares (75'), Artem Bondarenko (55'), Newerton Palmares (71')
Key stats
Possession: Chornomorets 31% · Shakhtar Donetsk 69% · Total shots: 2-21 · On target: 0-6 · Corners: 0-7