Karpaty 1-2 Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Premier League, round 5 at Ukraina Stadium, L'viv (28,051 capacity).

Karpaty won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 2.

Shakhtar won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 10 times: Karpaty 0 wins, Shakhtar 7, 3 draws.