The record before the Round 12 fixture showed 30 Shakhtar victories, 25 wins for Dynamo and 21 draws, with the Donetsk club holding a 96-89 advantage in goals. In Shakhtar’s home matches, the tally stood at 17 wins, 11 draws and nine defeats across 37 meetings.

The Ukrainian Premier League reported the figures on Saturday, November 7. The most recent match staged on Shakhtar’s ground had been played on November 2, 2025, when the hosts won 3-1.

Shakhtar’s unbeaten head-to-head sequence in the championship had reached nine games, comprising five victories and four draws. The club also carried a separate seven-match unbeaten UPL run, while Dynamo had gone six league fixtures without a draw.

Several milestones had been possible in the match: Dynamo’s 180th UPL draw, goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk’s 70th clean sheet and Nazar Voloshyn’s 20th league goal. Dmytro Panchyshyn, credited with 55 previous UPL assignments, was listed as the referee.