Match Report
Karpaty, 9th on 41 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Shakhtar Donetsk (1st, 72). In league terms the two rates read 2.37/0.7 for Shakhtar Donetsk and 1.33/1.03 for Karpaty (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Shakhtar Donetsk had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Karpaty, 4.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 20 for Shakhtar Donetsk, 2 for Karpaty and 4 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 73% of the meetings.
The match was played at Arena L'viv (capacity 34,915). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Shakhtar Donetsk: Lassina Traoré (67'), Lassina Traoré (71'), Lassina Traoré (82')
Key stats
Possession: Shakhtar Donetsk 69% · Karpaty 31% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 6-2