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Match preview · Ukrainian Premier League

Shakhtar Donetsk – Kolos Kovalivka

Shakhtar Donetsk 1st in Ukrainian Premier League Home 1.79 projected goals by the model
Kolos Kovalivka 13th in Ukrainian Premier League Away 0.81 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.79 0.81
Shakhtar Donetsk Kolos Kovalivka
Shakhtar Donetsk
60%
Draw
26%
Kolos Kovalivka
13%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Shakhtar Donetsk Draw Kolos Kovalivka
Fair odds 1.66 3.82 7.42
Total goals
2.60
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
52%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Shakhtar Donetsk

60% Shakhtar Donetsk to win

Attack
4th vs 10th
Shakhtar Donetsk attack v Kolos Kovalivka defence
Defence
2nd vs 10th
Shakhtar Donetsk defence v Kolos Kovalivka attack
Recent xG form
+0.96 vs -0.53
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.79 – 0.81
Shakhtar Donetsk v Kolos Kovalivka
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Shakhtar Donetsk and Kolos Kovalivka compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Shakhtar Donetsk Kolos Kovalivka
xG / match (better) 1.88 · 5th 1.34 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 0.92 · 3rd 1.69 · 11th
xGD / match (better) +0.96 · 3rd -0.34 · 10th
xPts / match (better) 2.01 · 4th 1.15 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.96 -0.53

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 37% of the model's distribution.

Shakhtar Donetsk clean sheet
41%
Shakhtar Donetsk 2+ goals
55%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
48%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.6%
2:0
12.1%
2:1
11.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Shakhtar Donetsk sample
20 matches
Kolos Kovalivka sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Shakhtar Donetsk
3 matches
Away xG sample · Kolos Kovalivka
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.