Shakhtar Donetsk vs Polessya prediction

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Premier League

Kickoff

Sat, Aug 29, 03:00 PM

Round

Regular Season - 4

Venue

Arena Lviv, Lviv

Referee

D. Panchyshyn

Recent form

Shakhtar Donetsk

72Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +6 goal difference

Polessya

79Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +8 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong

Market

Double Chance

Pick

Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw

Confidence80%

BetGenius backs Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw (Double Chance) at 80% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Shakhtar Donetsk welcome Polessya for matchday 4 of the Premier League season, looking to maintain their flawless start to the domestic campaign. The hosts sit second in the standings with nine points from three matches, having scored eight goals and conceded just once, including a commanding 5-1 home victory against Kudrivka.

Polessya enter this fixture in fifth position with six points from their opening three games. After securing consecutive league victories against Chornomorets (2-1) and FC Kharkiv (3-1), they suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat at home to Zorya Luhansk. They have shown consistent attacking output with six goals scored, though they are yet to record a clean sheet this season.

Head-to-head encounters between these two clubs have traditionally been tight, low-scoring contests. Over eight recorded meetings, both sides have claimed three victories alongside two draws, with an average of just 1.375 goals per game and 87.5% of those encounters staying under 2.5 goals.

Key factors

Shakhtar Donetsk have won all three league fixtures this season, scoring eight goals and conceding only one.
Polessya have scored two goals in each of their two league wins but enter following a 2-1 home defeat to Zorya Luhansk.
Head-to-head fixtures between the sides average just 1.375 goals per game, with only 12.5% exceeding 2.5 goals historically.
Polessya have conceded in all three of their league games this season, yielding four goals in total.
Shakhtar won the most recent meeting 1-0 in April 2026 and have kept clean sheets in two of their three league matches.

Team news

Shakhtar Donetsk

V. KorniyenkoOff the roster
P. ObahOff the roster
T. PuzankovOff the roster
M. ShvedOff the roster
D. TvardovskyiOff the roster
PedrinhoInjury

Polessya

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Statistical comparison

Shakhtar Donetsk at home vs Polessya away

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40%

BTTS (last 5)

80%

40%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

80%

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	PolessyaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)	5	+8	12
2	Shakhtar DonetskPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)	5	+6	12
3	KarpatyPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)	5	+8	10
4	FC Kharkiv	5	+6	9
5	Epitsentr Dunayivtsi	5	+4	8

Head-to-head

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Shakhtar Donetsk

Draws

Polessya

Polessya have won 4 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 1.4 goals a game, only 11% went over 2.5.

2026-08-29Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 Polessya
2026-04-20Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Polessya
2025-10-18Polessya 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
2025-04-23Polessya 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
2024-12-15Polessya 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Our record in Premier League

58%15 won from 26 settled predictions

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Market

Double Chance

Pick

Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw

Confidence80%

Shakhtar Donetsk boast a perfect record through three league games with eight goals scored and only one conceded. Double Chance (Home or Draw) provides a well-hedged position against a Polessya side that has historically been competitive against Shakhtar, having split their eight historical meetings evenly with three wins apiece. A low-scoring trajectory aligns with historical head-to-head data, where seven of the eight fixtures finished under 2.5 goals.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Polessya prediction

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