Preview

May 1, Kyiv Oblast, Livyi Bereh, 13:00
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV

Match build-up

Shakhtar continue the spring marathon, playing 2 games a week. Currently, the Miners have 61 points after 25 rounds (goal difference: 54-20) and are leading the UPL table. The winning streak of the Pitmen in the championship, which has already reached 12 matches, continues. Marino Pusic's men confidently defeated LNZ Cherkasy away (3-0) in the previous meeting.

Not only the team as a whole, but also individual footballers have gained a strong momentum: Danylo Sikan has scored in 4 matches in a row with a total of 14 goals netted in the season, Eguinaldo made goal involvements in the last 2 matches, Kevin and Lassina Traore continue to help their partners with their assists – the Brazilian and the Burkinabe provided 5 assists in the last games.

Opponents

Chornomorets have gained 29 points in 25 league matches (goal difference: 34-36) and are sitting in the 10th spot in the table. Roman Hryhorchuk's side still cannot find stability and have only 2 wins with 1 draw and 6 losses in spring. The Odesa outfit lost in the last 3 matches – to Zorya (0-1), Kryvbas (1-2) and Minaj (0-2). Andrii Shtohrin remains the best scorer of the Sailors, who has 11 goals and 5 assists this season.

Match background

Shakhtar and Chornomorets locked horns 53 times within the Ukrainian Premier League: 38 wins of the Miners, 8 draws, with the Odesa-based team proving stronger on 7 occasions. Total goal difference: 108-31 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.

Previous meeting

On April 3, 2024, the teams played in the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals at the Arena Lviv. Already in the opening minutes, the opponents exchanged goals scored by Sikan and Shtohrin, but Shakhtar kept the advantage in the first half – Bondarenko converted a penalty in the 44th minute. The leader of the Miners Sudakov got down to business after the break, securing the final score with goals in the 52nd and 79th minutes. 4-1 – the Pitmen won.

Chornomorets vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Vitalii Romanov. Assistants: Volodymyr Korotin and Yevhen Petrakov. VAR system will be used during the game (Oleksii Derevinskyi will be the VAR referee).