Head-to-Head: PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk

PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk have a rare European head-to-head shaped by a narrow result rather than a settled hierarchy. PSV Eindhoven won 3-2 in the UEFA Champions League on 27 November 2024, but the one-goal margin leaves plenty unresolved. The pairing is therefore defined by a slender home advantage and the question of whether Shakhtar Donetsk can answer when the sides meet again.

Past matches, PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk

10 September 2026 League Stage - 1

PSV Eindhoven

1 - 1

Shakhtar Donetsk
27 November 2024 League Stage - 5

PSV Eindhoven

3 - 2

Shakhtar Donetsk

Philips Stadion

Match center

PSV Eindhoven

1 - 1

10 September 2026

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Starting eleven

Substitutes PSV Eindhoven

19
F
37
F
31
M
6
D
3
D
27
F
38
D
21
M
1
G
35
M
51
G

Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes

G
23
F
25
D
18
M
20
M
8
F
49
M
37
M
29
M
11
F
2
D
16
M
24

Match events

45'

90'

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⇄

35'

Vinícius Tobias Yellow Card
45' +1
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Gleiker Mendoza Normal Goal (Asst: Isaque)
47'

Gleiker Mendoza Yellow Card
48'
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Sergiño Dest Normal Goal (Asst: Armando Obispo)
55'

Pedro Henrique Yellow Card
56'

Armando Obispo Yellow Card
63'

Valeriy Bondar Yellow Card
65'

Ruben van Bommel Yellow Card
66'

Lassina Traore Kauã Elias
66'

Newerton Gleiker Mendoza
68'

Ryan Flamingo Filip Kostić
81'

Sergiño Dest Yellow Card
83'

Sven Mijnans Ricardo Pepi
87'

A. Turan Yellow Card
89'

Lucas Ferreira Alisson
89'

Dmytro Kryskiv Isaque
89'

Dmytro Kryskiv Yellow Card
90' +1

Marlon Gomes Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup PSV Eindhoven VS Shakhtar Donetsk

A narrow starting edge

The clearest evidence comes from 27 November 2024, when PSV Eindhoven defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 in the UEFA Champions League at Philips Stadion. The scoreline gives PSV the established advantage in this pairing, but it does not support a claim of control: the margin was one goal, and the result offers limited room for broader conclusions for either side.

Room for a reply

Shakhtar Donetsk therefore carry a straightforward challenge into any future meeting: turn a close defeat into a result that changes the balance. PSV Eindhoven can point to the earlier success, yet the narrow score keeps the contest open rather than locking it into a fixed pattern. A new encounter will test whether PSV can reproduce that edge or whether Shakhtar’s response changes the balance across meetings in different settings. The story remains about a small margin, not an established rivalry or a settled hierarchy.