FC Kharkiv 0-1 Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Premier League, round 3 at Stadium Livyi Bereh, Kiev (5,000 capacity).

FC Kharkiv won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

Shakhtar won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–D–W), scoring 9 and conceding 1.

The two sides have met 8 times: FC Kharkiv 0 wins, Shakhtar 6, 2 draws.