Veres enter their eighth-round meeting with Shakhtar without a victory in the clubs’ last 12 Premier League encounters. The Ukrainian Premier League (upl.ua) published the match figures on Thursday, October 8.

Shakhtar have won 11 of the 15 previous top-flight meetings, while Veres have recorded one victory and three draws. The aggregate score is 29-8 in Shakhtar’s favour. Across seven games hosted by Veres, the home side have won once, drawn twice and lost four times.

The most recent match at Veres ended 2-0 to Shakhtar on August 17, 2025, with Yukhym Konoplia and Vinicius Tobias scoring. Veres are currently unbeaten in five league games, while Shakhtar have gone 15 matches without a draw, winning 13 and losing two. Viktor Kopiyevskyi, who has refereed 91 UPL fixtures, will take charge.