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Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine Premier League · 1st
Play style · last 5
Patient Control
possession-based control without high pressing. Measured against Ukraine Premier League; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
1st
21 points from 8
On Paper
1st
Chances made and conceded
This season
8
Pld
7
W
0
D
1
L
18
GF
4
GA
21
Pts
L
W
D
W
W
W
last 6
Won 3–0 away at Veres · Oct 9
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Shakhtar Donetsk finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 46% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.46
goals per expected
Attack
They run at people
2nd in the division for completed dribbles. A side that goes past defenders rather than around them.
71
dribbles
Defence
Hard to score against
4 conceded in 8, 0.50 a game. Whatever else is wrong, it is not the back line.
4
conceded
Defence
They win the ball back
2nd in the division for tackles. A side doing that much defending is either pressing well or living without the ball.
17
tackles
Overall
Giving the ball away
Dispossessed 47 times, more than all but a handful in the division. Territory earned and handed straight back.
47
dispossessed
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 16 clubs.
Big chances created
1st of 16
7
Shots
3rd of 16
99
About 12.4 a match.
Key passes
4th of 16
56
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
1st of 16
15
Duels won
5th of 16
385
They win the physical exchanges.
Tackles
2nd of 16
17
They do a lot of defending, one way or another.
Clearances
14th of 16
94
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Alisson
Attacker · Brazil
7.50
Most goals
Kauã Elias
Attacker · Brazil
3
Most assists
Alisson
Attacker · Brazil
2
Big chances created
Valeriy Bondar
Defender · Ukraine
1
Duels won
Alisson
Attacker · Brazil
43
Big chances missed
Oleg Ocheretko
Midfielder · Ukraine
1
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Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
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