FC KharkivAttacking momentumShakhtar Donetsk
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- 2026-08-16 at 13:30 GMT marks a key week 3 encounter between Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk in 2026-2027's Premier League.
- Recent managerial H2H between Arda Turan and Mladen Bartulovic over 2 matches, record stands at 1-0, with 1 draw.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are 8th in the standings with 3 points, followed by Shakhtar Donetsk in 1st on 6 points.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- We're predicting Metalist 1925 Kharkiv to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-1-4-1, and Shakhtar Donetsk are expected to line up in 4-1-4-1.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv were beaten 1-3 by Polessya, whereas Shakhtar Donetsk secured a win 2-0 against Epitsentr Dunayivtsi.
- Both teams have been in great form: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2-2-1 and Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2-0 over their last 5 matches.
- Shakhtar Donetsk hold the upper hand H2H: of 7 meetings, they've triumphed 5 times, conceded 0 times and shared 2 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2-0, despite Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's 1-0-0 home form - Shakhtar Donetsk's strong 1-0-0 record away with 5.00 goals/game does the trick.
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Match Info
Team Kits
FC Kharkiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
Events
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| 50' | A. Smolyakov | ||
| 61' | M. Matvienko | ||
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FC Kharkiv is going head to head with Shakhtar Donetsk on 16/8/2026 12:30 GMT 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 FC Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk H2H statistics!