Shakhtar – Karpaty: facts and figures
Monday, March 11, 2019
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Shakhtar thrashed Karpaty in the Premier League round 21 in Kharkiv
We analyze the statistics and highlight some interesting facts.
Clean sheet run
The Orange-and-Blacks have kept 3 consecutive clean sheets in the league (vs Oleksandriia – 2-0, vs Chornomorets – 1-0, vs Karpaty – 5-0). Last season, they had a clean sheet run of 7 UPL games after the winter break.
Performance results
Shakhtar made 6 shots on target and scored 5 goals. Paulo Fonseca’s men had possession for 61% of the time and orchestrated the most of their attacks through the left wing. Taison and Ismaily dribbled on 9 occasions, with all the attempts being successful; with the Shakhtar player 31 providing 2 assists. The most rebounds aggregately and in the opposing half belong to Taras Stepanenko (12/4), with Taison being the best for the number of duels won (11).
Kovalenko’s brace
Viktor Kovalenko shot on goal more often than the rest of players (4 attempts, 2 on target, 2 goals). This is not the first brace in his professional career. In the 2016/17 season, Kovalenko scored twice vs Dnipro - in the 36th and 39th minutes, securing the 2-0 away win.
Master of set pieces
Maycon has netted his 4th goal for Shakhtar, being his 3rd consecutive free-kick goal. This season, the Shakhtar midfielder has scored perfect set-play goals vs Desna, Vorskla, and Karpaty. And vs Hoffenheim, Maycon scored a cannon goal from open play.
Clean sheet run
The Orange-and-Blacks have kept 3 consecutive clean sheets in the league (vs Oleksandriia – 2-0, vs Chornomorets – 1-0, vs Karpaty – 5-0). Last season, they had a clean sheet run of 7 UPL games after the winter break.
Performance results
Shakhtar made 6 shots on target and scored 5 goals. Paulo Fonseca’s men had possession for 61% of the time and orchestrated the most of their attacks through the left wing. Taison and Ismaily dribbled on 9 occasions, with all the attempts being successful; with the Shakhtar player 31 providing 2 assists. The most rebounds aggregately and in the opposing half belong to Taras Stepanenko (12/4), with Taison being the best for the number of duels won (11).
Kovalenko’s brace
Viktor Kovalenko shot on goal more often than the rest of players (4 attempts, 2 on target, 2 goals). This is not the first brace in his professional career. In the 2016/17 season, Kovalenko scored twice vs Dnipro - in the 36th and 39th minutes, securing the 2-0 away win.
Master of set pieces
Maycon has netted his 4th goal for Shakhtar, being his 3rd consecutive free-kick goal. This season, the Shakhtar midfielder has scored perfect set-play goals vs Desna, Vorskla, and Karpaty. And vs Hoffenheim, Maycon scored a cannon goal from open play.
Debutant Marcos Antonio is the 31st Brazilian in the history of Shakhtar
Substitutions
29 of Marcos Antonio’s 31 passes were completed (most often, he passed the ball to Ismaily); Manor Solomon won 4 of 5 attacking duels, the late sub Fernando won all of his 3 duels.
5-0 again
Shakhtar have claimed their third 5-0 victory over Karpaty (with two of them secured under Mircea Lucescu in 2004 and 2011). The Miners have scored the greatest number of goals in the Ukrainian League against these very opponents - 112.
Big wins
This is the 26th major victory under Paulo Fonseca, with the team aggregately claiming 92 wins under his leadership.
29 of Marcos Antonio’s 31 passes were completed (most often, he passed the ball to Ismaily); Manor Solomon won 4 of 5 attacking duels, the late sub Fernando won all of his 3 duels.
5-0 again
Shakhtar have claimed their third 5-0 victory over Karpaty (with two of them secured under Mircea Lucescu in 2004 and 2011). The Miners have scored the greatest number of goals in the Ukrainian League against these very opponents - 112.
Big wins
This is the 26th major victory under Paulo Fonseca, with the team aggregately claiming 92 wins under his leadership.