Match Report
Shakhtar Donetsk (1st, 72 pts) visited LNZ Cherkasy (2nd, 60 pts) with 12 points between them. LNZ Cherkasy ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, LNZ Cherkasy were scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.57, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.37 and 0.7, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
LNZ Cherkasy arrived on a run of four straight wins. Momentum sat with Shakhtar Donetsk, winners of their last five.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for LNZ Cherkasy, 0 draws and 4 for Shakhtar Donetsk, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 83% of the meetings.
Cherkasy Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,321. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
LNZ Cherkasy: Valeriy Bondar (28' og), Mark Assinor (45') · Shakhtar Donetsk: Artur Ryabov (11' og), Eguinaldo (34')
Key stats
Possession: LNZ Cherkasy 32% · Shakhtar Donetsk 68% · Total shots: 7-20 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 7-4