Match Report
Level on 12 points, Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) and Polissya Zhytomyr (1st) met as equals in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Shakhtar Donetsk ran at 2 scored and 0.8 conceded, Polissya Zhytomyr at 2.6 and 1.
Shakhtar Donetsk had won three straight.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Shakhtar Donetsk, 3 by Polissya Zhytomyr, 2 drawn, at 0.86 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
D. Panchyshyn officiated: 50 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. Arena L'viv staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,915. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Polissya Zhytomyr led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Polissya Zhytomyr: Oleksandr Nazarenko (31'), Oleksandr Andriyevskyi (74')
Key stats
Possession: Shakhtar Donetsk 50% · Polissya Zhytomyr 50% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 6-2