Match Report
Dnipro-1, 4th on 52 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Shakhtar Donetsk (1st, 71). The last five rounds placed Dnipro-1 no better than 9th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dnipro-1 were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.9, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.1 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Shakhtar Donetsk arrived on a run of 14 straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Dnipro-1 5/15, Shakhtar Donetsk 15/15.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Dnipro-1 have 2 wins to Shakhtar Donetsk's 7, with 0 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting.
The venue was Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovs'k, with room for 31,003 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.