Shakhtar Donetsk, having played yesterday in a 1-1 draw with Veres (Rovno) in the 8th round of the Ukrainian league, have already lost a total of 8 points in this championship (2 defeats and 1 draw with 4 wins).
As a result, the Pitmen repeated their record of poor starts in the Ukrainian league: only once, in the 2020/21 season, Shakhtar lost 8 points after the first 7 rounds (4 draws with 3 wins).