Anticipation builds as Metalist 1925 Kharkiv prepare to host Shakhtar Donetsk at Stadion Metalist on 2025-09-13 (kick-off 16:00 GMT), in week 5 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
With the data available to us, M. Bartulović and A. Turan have not met as managers before.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-1-4-1, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv should be met by Shakhtar Donetsk's expected 4-1-4-1.
Last time out, I. Krupskyi registered the best mark for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv - 6.2 - and V. Bondar did likewise for Shakhtar Donetsk with an 8.2 score.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv came off a win (3-2 vs Obolon' Kyiv) and Shakhtar Donetsk also triumphed (2-0 vs Oleksandria).
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (4-0-1) and Shakhtar Donetsk (3-2-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Shakhtar Donetsk lead this rivalry - 4 wins from 5 matches versus Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (who've won just 0 games), alongside 1 draw.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2-1, despite Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's 1-1-0 home form - Shakhtar Donetsk's strong 2-1-0 record away with 2.00 goals/game does the trick.
Metalist 1925 is going head to head with Shakhtar Donetsk on 13/9/2025 15:00 GMT at Stadion Metalist for the Ukraine Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Metalist 1925 v Shakhtar Donetsk H2H statistics!