Ukraine - Ukrainian Premier LeagueArena L'vivData current as of 22 October 2026

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zorya: match statistics

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zorya: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shakhtar Donetsk play Zorya in Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Arena L'viv.

Current form

Shakhtar Donetsk: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Zorya: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shakhtar Donetsk scores 2.22 and concedes 0.56 goals per match. Zorya scores 1.33 and concedes 1.44. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shakhtar Donetsk 33%, Zorya 67%. Over 2.5: Shakhtar Donetsk 56%, Zorya 56%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Shakhtar Donetsk has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.32. Shakhtar Donetsk: 13.4 shots per match, Zorya: 10.9.

Match halves

Shakhtar Donetsk: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.33. Zorya: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Shakhtar Donetsk: 61-75 (5 goals). Zorya: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ukrainian Premier League: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.26)
(6.32)
(10.50)

Pre-match profile— what 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 DonetskZorya
2.22Goals scored / match1.33
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0.56Goals conceded / match1.44
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
68%Average possession52%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
5.78Shots on target / match4.89
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.44Shots per match10.89
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
5.78Shots on target4.89
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
16.5%Shot conversion12.2%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
68%Possession52%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
1.72xG for1.32
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0.75xG against1.04
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

Shooting quality

Shakhtar Donetsk: Efficient finishingZorya: Balanced
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
Accuracy (shots on target)43%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.27

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Shakhtar Donetsk is 88% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.6 pts / match - Zorya

Shakhtar Donetsk
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
89% W0% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-0-1
2.67 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 0.68BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Zorya
DDLWW
Season result split
44% W22% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-3
1.56 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 away
2-2-0
WDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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 67% better for: goals scored per match.

2.22 goals / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.33 goals / match - Zorya

Shakhtar Donetsk is 157% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.56 goals / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.44 goals / match - Zorya

Shakhtar Donetsk scoring profile: very strong

Shakhtar Donetsk scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while Zorya keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

Zorya scoring profile: mixed

Zorya scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Shakhtar Donetsk keeps a clean sheet in 56% (5 of 9 matches).

20Goals scored (season)12
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
5Goals conceded (season)13
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
2.78Average goals in match2.78
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
12Goals scored (last 5)7
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal78%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
78%2 goals44%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
33%3 goals11%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
11%4 goals0%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

How often they concede at least...

44%1 goal89%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
11%2 goals33%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0%3 goals22%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0%4 goals0%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

* 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.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
33%Scored in both halves22%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
40%BTTS - last 580%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Shakhtar Donetsk is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.78 pts / match - Shakhtar Donetsk · 1.44 pts / match - Zorya

Shakhtar Donetsk - half-time state
44% leading44% draw11% trailing
Zorya - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.78Points per match (1st half)1.44
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.11
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
67%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
33%No goal before half-time44%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

After half-time (2nd half)

1.89Points per match (2nd half)1.22
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
0.22Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
78%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya
44%No goal after half-time56%
Shakhtar DonetskZorya

Shakhtar Donetsk - second-half results

56% W22% D22% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding202%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 89%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Zorya - second-half results

33% W22% D44% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match2.202.00
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+5+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Zorya - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.00
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Shakhtar Donetsk
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
0
46-60
5
1
61-75
4
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Zorya
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
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.
+0.97
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
154%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Zorya

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Shakhtar DonetskLigaZorya
Average goals in match▲ 2.782.50▲ 2.78
Both teams scored▼ 33%46%▲ 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%53%▲ 56%
Clean sheets▲ 56%34%▼ 11%
Goal before half-time▲ 78%69%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time▲ 78%76%▲ 89%

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

2.50
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+36%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - 0 - 0 Zorya. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FC Zorya Luhansk
1 : 2
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
1 : 0
FC Zorya Luhansk

FAQ

When do Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya play?

Shakhtar Donetsk face Zorya on 24 October 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 Zorya?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Shakhtar Donetsk won 2, Zorya won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zorya?

Shakhtar Donetsk score 2.22 goals per game on average and Zorya 1.33. The Ukrainian Premier League average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Shakhtar Donetsk's matches and 67% of Zorya's.

What form are Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya in?

Over the last 5 games Shakhtar Donetsk have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Zorya 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zorya: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.