Match Report
40 points separated the sides: Shakhtar Donetsk 1st on 51, Stal Kamianske 4th on 11. Recent form told a different story for Stal Kamianske: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Shakhtar Donetsk ran at 2.32 scored and 0.82 conceded, Stal Kamianske at 0.8 and 1.2.
A win had eluded Stal Kamianske for 13 matches. The last-five ledger: Shakhtar Donetsk 10/15, Stal Kamianske 4/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Shakhtar Donetsk 4, draws 1, Stal Kamianske 0, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in Kharkiv staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,003. On the scoreboard, Shakhtar Donetsk led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.