Shakhtar
Oleksandr Zubkov (21) Artem Bondarenko (29) Artem Bondarenko (39) Danylo Sikan (42) Artem Bondarenko (65)
5 - 2
Samstag, 14. September 2024 18:00
Karpaty
Yevgen Pidlepenets (25) Ambrosiy Chachua (83)
Preview
September 14, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 18:00
Live stream will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar have 2 wins and 2 losses in 4 opening matches of the league and are currently in 9th spot in the UPL table with 6 points (goal difference: 9–5). Herewith, the Miners have a game in hand because the match of the previous round against Kryvbas was interrupted in the 50th minute when the score was 1-0 in favour of the Pitmen due to a long air raid alert in Kryvyi Rih.
During September international break, 10 Shakhtar footballers played for their national and youth teams and returned to the club on Thursday. Meanwhile, the team coached by Marino Pusic have been preparing for the game in Lviv since the beginning of the week without internationals.
Opponents
Karpaty advanced to the Premier League for the first time after creation of the new club. The Lviv team started the debut season with a draw with Veres (0-0) and a resounding victory over Kryvbas (3-0), after which they lost to Dynamo (1-3) and LNZ (1-2). Vladyslav Lupashko’s team shared the points with Vorskla (1-1) in the last match. Therefore, Karpaty gained 5 points after 5 rounds (goal difference: 6–6) and are 11th in the league. In addition, the Galicians confidently passed the Ukrainian Cup Round of 32, defeating Chornomorets (3-0).
Match background
Shakhtar and newly created Karpaty never met in the official matches, but they played a friendly game in Lviv on March 15, 2024. The meeting ended in a draw (2-2) – the Miners responded to the goals by the host team players Yan Kostenko and Arielson with Traore’s brace.
Shakhtar vs Karpaty match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Andrii Kovalenko. Assistants – Volodymyr Dumenko and Yaroslav Povazhnyi. VAR system will be used during the game (Volodymyr Novokhatnii will be the referee).
Shakhtar Vs. Karpaty history
Recent games
Sa 14
•Sep 2024
•18:00
Referee:
P | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PNT |
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1 | Dynamo | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 29 |
2 | Oleksandriia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 29 |
3 | Shakhtar | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 23 |
4 | Polissia | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 |
5 | Karpaty | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
6 | Kryvbas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
7 | LNZ | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
8 | Rukh | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
9 | Zorya | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
10 | Veres | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
11 | Chornomorets | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
12 | Kolos | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
13 | Vorskla | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
14 | Livyi Bereh | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 8 |
15 | Obolon | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 6 |
16 | Inhulets | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 5 |