Ukraine - Ukrainian Premier LeagueArena L'vivData current as of 19 September 2026

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs LNZ Cherkasy: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shakhtar Donetsk play LNZ Cherkasy in Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Arena L'viv.

Current form

Shakhtar Donetsk: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. LNZ Cherkasy: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shakhtar Donetsk scores 2.00 and concedes 0.67 goals per match. LNZ Cherkasy scores 0.83 and concedes 0.83. League average: 2.22 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shakhtar Donetsk 33%, LNZ Cherkasy 17%. Over 2.5: Shakhtar Donetsk 33%, LNZ Cherkasy 33%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Shakhtar Donetsk has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.30. Shakhtar Donetsk: 12.3 shots per match, LNZ Cherkasy: 8.3.

Match halves

Shakhtar Donetsk: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.17. LNZ Cherkasy: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.17.

Goals by minute

Shakhtar Donetsk: 76-90+ (3 goals). LNZ Cherkasy: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ukrainian Premier League: 2.22 goals per match, BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.53)
(3.95)
(5.80)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
2Goals scored / match0.83
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0.67Goals conceded / match0.83
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
64%Average possession46%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
5.5Shots on target / match3
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.33Shots per match8.33
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
5.5Shots on target3
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
16.2%Shot conversion10%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
64%Possession46%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
1.54xG for1.3
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0.71xG against0.75
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

Shooting quality

Shakhtar Donetsk: Efficient finishingLNZ Cherkasy: Balanced
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
Accuracy (shots on target)45%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shakhtar Donetsk is 71% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.4 pts / match - LNZ Cherkasy

Shakhtar Donetsk
WWLWW
Season result split
83% W0% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-1
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
LNZ Cherkasy
LWLDW
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 away
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.97Opponent xG: 0.73BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Shakhtar Donetsk is 141% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 0.83 goals / match - LNZ Cherkasy

Shakhtar Donetsk is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.67 goals / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 0.83 goals / match - LNZ Cherkasy

Shakhtar Donetsk scoring profile: strong

Shakhtar Donetsk scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while LNZ Cherkasy keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 matches).

LNZ Cherkasy scoring profile: more difficult

LNZ Cherkasy scores in 33% of matches (2 of 6 matches), while Shakhtar Donetsk keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 matches).

12Goals scored (season)5
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
4Goals conceded (season)5
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
2.67Average goals in match1.67
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
7Goals scored (last 5)5
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal33%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
67%2 goals33%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
17%3 goals17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
17%4 goals0%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal50%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
17%2 goals17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0%3 goals17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0%4 goals0%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
33%Scored in both halves17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
20%BTTS - last 520%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

LNZ Cherkasy is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.67 pts / match - LNZ Cherkasy

Shakhtar Donetsk - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
LNZ Cherkasy - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.67
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.67
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
33%No goal before half-time67%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

After half-time (2nd half)

1.83Points per match (2nd half)0.83
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
1.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.17
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
0.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
83%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy
50%No goal after half-time83%
Shakhtar DonetskLNZ Cherkasy

Shakhtar Donetsk - second-half results

50% W33% D17% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding252%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

LNZ Cherkasy - second-half results

17% W33% D50% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shakhtar Donetsk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
LNZ Cherkasy - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+4-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Shakhtar Donetsk
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

LNZ Cherkasy
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+107%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
27%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shakhtar Donetsk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

LNZ Cherkasy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 40% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ukrainian Premier League).

Teams vs league

Shakhtar DonetskLigaLNZ Cherkasy
Average goals in match 2.672.22 1.67
Both teams scored 33%37% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%43% 33%
Clean sheets 50%41% 50%
Goal before half-time 83%63% 33%
Goal after half-time 67%65% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.22
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
0.89
Away goals / match
+49%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - 1 - 1 LNZ Cherkasy. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

LNZ Cherkasy FC
2 : 2
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
1 : 4
LNZ Cherkasy FC

FAQ

When do Shakhtar Donetsk and LNZ Cherkasy play?

Shakhtar Donetsk face LNZ Cherkasy on 20 September 2026 in Ukrainian Premier League at Arena L'viv. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shakhtar Donetsk and LNZ Cherkasy?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Shakhtar Donetsk won 0, LNZ Cherkasy won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shakhtar Donetsk vs LNZ Cherkasy?

Shakhtar Donetsk score 2.00 goals per game on average and LNZ Cherkasy 0.83. The Ukrainian Premier League average is 2.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Shakhtar Donetsk's matches and 17% of LNZ Cherkasy's.

What form are Shakhtar Donetsk and LNZ Cherkasy in?

Over the last 5 games Shakhtar Donetsk have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and LNZ Cherkasy 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shakhtar Donetsk vs LNZ Cherkasy?

The statistical background for Shakhtar Donetsk vs LNZ Cherkasy — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.