Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dynamo Kyiv

Shakhtar Donetsk face Dynamo Kyiv in the Premier League on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 16:00 UTC at Arena Lviv, Lviv.

Shakhtar Donetsk are 2nd with 28 points from 11 games, while Dynamo Kyiv are 3rd with 22. That leaves Shakhtar Donetsk 6 points ahead.

At home this season Shakhtar Donetsk average 2.0 goals scored and 0.6 conceded per game; on the road Dynamo Kyiv average 1.4 scored and 1.4 conceded. Shakhtar Donetsk have kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; Dynamo Kyiv have 5 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 5 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Dynamo Kyiv have scored 7 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Shakhtar Donetsk come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Dynamo Kyiv have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Shakhtar Donetsk currently sit 2nd on 28 points, with Dynamo Kyiv placed 3rd on 22 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 15 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 4 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 3 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 58.82% probability at odds of 1.7.

• Dynamo Kyiv have the better recent form (9 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 22 goals this season compared with 16 for Dynamo Kyiv.
• Defensively, Shakhtar Donetsk have conceded 5 and Dynamo Kyiv have conceded 9.
• League positions: Shakhtar Donetsk 2nd, Dynamo Kyiv 3rd.
• Shakhtar Donetsk have won 5 of 7 home matches in this competition.
• Dynamo Kyiv have won 3 of 5 away matches in this competition.

• Shakhtar Donetsk matches average 2.5 total goals this season and Dynamo Kyiv matches 2.5.
• 1 of Shakhtar Donetsk's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 3 of Dynamo Kyiv's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 3.0 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Shakhtar Donetsk have won 3, Dynamo Kyiv have won 1 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 27 October 2026, finished Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv.