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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Polessya: Match Preview

Shakhtar Donetsk

Form unavailable

0-2

HT 0-1

Polessya

Form unavailable

Date

29 August 2026

Kickoff

18:00

Venue

Arena Lviv

Round

Regular Season - 4

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 18:00–20:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Shakhtar Donetsk or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Shakhtar Donetsk face Polessya in Premier League in Ukraine. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 18:00 at Arena Lviv.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Head-to-head summary

Shakhtar Donetsk wins

Draws

Polessya wins

Average goals

0.5

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Shakhtar Donetsk

Rating 7.8/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.8/10

Polessya

Rating 3.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.9/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Shakhtar Donetsk

4-1-4-1

31 D. Riznyk G

27 O. Ocheretko M

5 V. Bondar D

18 A. Ghram D

17 Vinícius Tobias D

11 Newertton M

9 Kauã Elias F

77 G. Mendoza M

6 Marlon Gomes M

Coach

Arda Turan

Substitutes

Luca Meirelles

Gabriel Carvalho

Lucas Ferreira

Alisson Santana

E. Nazaryna

D. Kryskiv

M. Matvienko

O. Karavaev

I. Azarovi

Denys Tvardovskyi

P. Obah

Polessya

4-1-4-1

1 O. Kudryk G

15 B. Mykhailichenko D

5 E. Sarapiy D

44 S. Chobotenko D

4 M. Kravchenko D

22 A. Araujo M

7 O. Nazarenko M

27 O. Fedor M

14 L. Emërllahu M

11 Leandro Andrade M

95 I. Krasnopir F

Coach

Ruslan Rotan

Substitutes

M. Gayduchyk

I. Krasniqi

G. Maisuradze

D. Gryshkevych

R. Babenko

V. Veleten

O. Andrievskyi

V. Shepelev

M. Bragaru

O. Filippov

H. Bushchan

A. Drobot

Shakhtar Donetsk

Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

31D. RiznykG
17Vinícius TobiasD
18A. GhramD
5V. BondarD
27O. OcheretkoM
11NewerttonM
6Marlon GomesM
77G. MendozaM
9Kauã EliasF

Substitutes

49Luca MeirellesF
25Gabriel CarvalhoF
37Lucas FerreiraM
30Alisson SantanaM
29E. NazarynaM
8D. KryskivM
22M. MatvienkoD
20O. KaravaevM
16I. AzaroviD
48Denys TvardovskyiG
68P. ObahM

Coach

Arda Turan

Polessya

Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

1O. KudrykG
4M. KravchenkoD
44S. ChobotenkoD
5E. SarapiyD
15B. MykhailichenkoD
22A. AraujoM
11Leandro AndradeM
14L. EmërllahuM
27O. FedorM
7O. NazarenkoM
95I. KrasnopirF

Substitutes

89M. GayduchykF
16I. KrasniqiD
31G. MaisuradzeD
94D. GryshkevychD
8R. BabenkoM
10V. VeletenM
18O. AndrievskyiM
19V. ShepelevM
45M. BragaruM
9O. FilippovF
77H. BushchanG
12A. DrobotG

Coach

Ruslan Rotan

Shakhtar DonetskPolessya

⚽ Goal
Oleksandr Nazarenko · leandro andrade
31'
⚽ Goal
Oleksandr Nazarenko · leandro andrade
🟨 Yellow card
Lindon Emerllahu
35'
🟨 Yellow card
Lindon Emerllahu
↔ Sub
Oleg Ocheretko · Dmytro Kryskiv
45'
↔ Sub
Oleg Ocheretko · Dmytro Kryskiv
↔ Sub
Pedro Henrique · Irakli Azarov
45'
↔ Sub
Pedro Henrique · Irakli Azarov
HT 0-1
🟨 Yellow card
Mykyta Kravchenko
55'
🟨 Yellow card
Mykyta Kravchenko
↔ Sub
Lindon Emerllahu · Oleksandr Andriyevskyi
59'
↔ Sub
Lindon Emerllahu · Oleksandr Andriyevskyi
↔ Sub
Mykyta Kravchenko · Giorgi Maisuradze
59'
↔ Sub
Mykyta Kravchenko · Giorgi Maisuradze
↔ Sub
Isaque · Mykola Matvienko
62'
↔ Sub
Isaque · Mykola Matvienko
↔ Sub
Gleiker Mendoza · Alisson
62'
↔ Sub
Gleiker Mendoza · Alisson
↔ Sub
leandro andrade · Ruslan Babenko
68'
↔ Sub
leandro andrade · Ruslan Babenko
↔ Sub
Oleg Fedor · Maksym Bragaru
68'
↔ Sub
Oleg Fedor · Maksym Bragaru
🟨 Yellow card
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
72'
🟨 Yellow card
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
⚽ Goal
Oleksandr Andriyevskyi
74'
⚽ Goal
Oleksandr Andriyevskyi
↔ Sub
Newerton · Oleksandr Karavaev
79'
↔ Sub
Newerton · Oleksandr Karavaev
↔ Sub
Igor Krasnopir · Mykola Gayduchyk
87'
↔ Sub
Igor Krasnopir · Mykola Gayduchyk
FT 0-2

Shakhtar Donetsk recent results

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Polessya recent results

LPolessya v Zorya Luhansk1-2 WPolessya v FC Kharkiv3-1 WChornomorets v Polessya1-2 LFC Copenhagen v Polessya2-1 DPolessya v FC Copenhagen3-3 LPlzen v Polessya2-0

Our Pick

Shakhtar Donetsk or draw

Medium

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Shakhtar Donetsk

7.8/10

No form data

Polessya

3.9/10

No form data

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

0.5

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

Not enough recent information is available for a detailed trend summary.

Match information

Competition: Premier League
Country: Ukraine
Date: 29 August 2026
Kickoff: 18:00
Season: 2026
Round: Regular Season - 4
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn, Ukraine
Venue: Arena Lviv

Match preview guide

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Polessya: form, H2H and match context

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What H2H tells you

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