Shakhtar vs Poland: statistics of friendlies

On 29 January, Shakhtar will play their friendly game versus Polish side Piast from Gliwice. The Pitmen will face this team for the first time. Although the history of friendly games with other teams from Poland is long and rich.

The debut game was held on 28 August 1955. Stalino saw the arrival of the team that naturally represented the coal region – Gurnik from Stalinogrud (now Katowice). The hosts won 2-0 thanks to goals by Ivan Boboshko and Valentin Sapronov.

In total, Shakhtar have played 42 games against Polish teams, winning 27, drawing 9 and losing 6. Our players have scored 77 goals, conceding 36.

During the Soviet period, there were 36 matches. They were often held not during the pre-season preparation, but during the season itself. There were, in every sense of the word, friendly, even cordial, those were the games involving the fraternal socialist countries. Often they were timed to the holiday dates of the USSR or the Polish People's Republic.