Match Report
The table gap was wide: 51 points between Shakhtar Donetsk (1st, 72 pts) and Rukh Vynnyky (14th, 21 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Shakhtar Donetsk 2.37 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, Rukh Vynnyky 0.67 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.29.
Shakhtar Donetsk arrived on a run of four straight wins. Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Rukh Vynnyky. From the last five rounds, Shakhtar Donetsk held 12 points of 15 and Rukh Vynnyky 0.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 6 for Shakhtar Donetsk, 1 for Rukh Vynnyky and 4 drawn, at 2.45 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Arena L'viv, with room for 34,915 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shakhtar Donetsk led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Shakhtar Donetsk: Eguinaldo (34'), Eguinaldo (62'), Luca Meirelles (88')
Key stats
Possession: Shakhtar Donetsk 68% · Rukh Vynnyky 32% · Total shots: 22-1 · On target: 10-0 · Corners: 6-0