📏 Form Guide

SC Poltava

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SC Poltava head into this fixture following a 3-3 Premier League stalemate against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Assane Seck (7') and Bar Lin (85') scored for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where SC Poltava have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that SC Poltava have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 15 goals during that time.

Going into this encounter, SC Poltava are without a win at home for the past 12 league matches. Something needs to change.

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Shakhtar Donetsk go into this game following a 1-2 Premier League win against Dynamo Kyiv in their most recent game.

For Shakhtar Donetsk, goals were scored by Ferreira (50') and Lassina Traoré (68'). Matviy Ponomarenko (13') scored for Dynamo Kyiv.

The stats don’t lie, and Shakhtar Donetsk have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals overall. At the back, Shakhtar Donetsk certainly have room for improvement. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league meeting featuring the two was Premier League match day 12 on 09/11/2025 when the final score was Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 SC Poltava.

💡 Prediction

Our feeling is that Shakhtar Donetsk will probably get amongst the goals when they line up against SC Poltava, who won’t find it easy getting goals.

Our tip is for a fairly comfortable 0-2 margin for Shakhtar Donetsk come full-time.

Renata Leite, 07:05 06/05/2026