Season so far

UEFA Champions League

Key, Shakhtar D v Young Boys
League position, Shakhtar Donetsk 30th, Young Boys 35thTotal points, Shakhtar Donetsk 1, Young Boys 0

Goals conceded

Shakhtar Donetsk 4Young Boys 9

Shots

Shakhtar Donetsk 11Young Boys 28

Shots on target

Shakhtar Donetsk 2Young Boys 8

Shots off target

Shakhtar Donetsk 9Young Boys 20

Blocked shots

Shakhtar Donetsk 8Young Boys 9

Passing accuracy %

Shakhtar Donetsk 84.72Young Boys 81.29

Form guide

All competitions

Shakhtar Donetsk won
v Chornomorets
2
1
Premier League
Young Boys draw
v Zürich
0
0
Super League
Shakhtar Donetsk won
v Zorya
1
0
Cup
Young Boys won
v Basel
3
2
Super League
Shakhtar Donetsk draw
v Dynamo Kyiv
1
1
Premier League
Young Boys lose
v Lugano
2
0
Super League
Shakhtar Donetsk lose
v Arsenal
1
0
UEFA Champions League
Young Boys lose
v Inter Milan
0
1
UEFA Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk won
v Kolos Kovalivka
0
1
Premier League
Young Boys won
v Luzern
2
1
Super League

Previous meetings

All competitions

Shakhtar Donetsk and Young Boys
Played
2
Shakhtar Donetsk Won 1Young Boys Won 1Draw 0

Previous scores

All competitions

UEFA Champions League

Young Boys 2 , Shakhtar Donetsk 0 on the 3rd of August 2016
Young Boys
Shakhtar Donetsk
3rd of August 2016
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 , Young Boys 0 on the 26th of July 2016
Shakhtar Donetsk
Young Boys
26th of July 2016

Match Facts

  • Shakhtar Donetsk faced Young Boys in the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase – both legs ended in 2-0 home wins, with the Swiss side progressing from the tie via a penalty shootout.

  • Young Boys’ only two competitive European meetings with a Ukrainian side was in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League group stage (excluding qualifiers), drawing 2-2 away and losing 1-0 at home to Dynamo Kyiv.

  • Shakhtar Donetsk have had just two shots on target in the UEFA Champions League this season, the fewest of any side and fewer than a Young Boys player has managed (Silvere Ganvoula, 4). They are the first side with two shots on target in their first three games in a season since Dinamo Zagreb in 2016-17.

  • Only Bologna (41) have had more shots without scoring in the UEFA Champions League than Young Boys (37) this season. The Swiss side are also one of only two sides to lose all three games without scoring, along with FC Red Bull Salzburg.

  • Young Boys have lost their last four UEFA Champions League matches and have suffered defeat in 14 of their 21 games overall (67%), the joint fourth worst defeat percentage in Champions League history among teams to play 20+ games.

  • Shakhtar Donetsk haven’t scored a goal in the UEFA Champions League this season, while they have the third-lowest xG total of any side through the opening three matchdays (1.87). They last went four consecutive games without scoring in the competition in October 2021.

  • Young Boys have spent 43% of their UEFA Champions League games drawing this season, attempting more shots than their opponents with the score level (25 for, 23 against). The other 57% of the time has been spent losing, having 25 fewer shots than their opponents in this game state (12 for, 37 against).

  • Young Boys have conceded three goals from corners in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most of any side. Opponents Shakhtar Donetsk, however, have gone 38 matches without scoring from a corner in the competition, with only three teams ever having longer runs without a corner goal.

  • Shakhtar Donetsk have used players from just four different countries in the UEFA Champions League this season (Ukraine, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Tunisia), the fewest of any side in 2024-25.

  • Young Boys’ Filip Ugrinic has recovered the ball and initiated seven shot-ending sequences of play in the UEFA Champions League this season (open play); the most of any player through the opening three matchdays of 2024-25.