Preview

September 27, Veres, Avanhard, 18:00
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV

Match build-up

Shakhtar gained momentum with crushing victories over Karpaty (5-2) and Obolon (4-0) in the 2 previous rounds. Marino Pusic's side are in 4th spot in the UPL table with 12 points after 6 matches played. At the same time, the Orange-and-Blacks have the best goal difference: 18-7. In the clash with the Kyiv-based team, midfielder of the Miners Artem Bondarenko netted his 4th goal of the season and is currently the team's top scorer. Heorhii Sudakov, Lassina Traore and Newertton also scored against the Brewers.

The champions of Ukraine prepared for the game against Veres in Sviatoshyn, travelling to Rivne ahead of the match. We would like to add that the Pitmen continue to play on a tight schedule, and next Wednesday, October 2, Shakhtar will host Atalanta (Italy) in Gelsenkirchen for the UEFA Champions League home match.

Opponents

Veres have 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses in 7 rounds of the championship and are in 14th spot of the tournament table (goal difference: 6-11). In the last round, Oleh Shandruk's men tied with Inhulets in a home meeting (2-2), when, trailing after the first half, they were saved by the goals from Dmytro Klots and Montenegrin Marko Mrvaljevic after the break. Also, Veres continue their fight in the Ukrainian Cup, claiming a crushing victory over Metalist 1925 (4-0) in the Round of 16.

The most prolific player of the team in the season is Vladyslav Sharai (3 goals).

Match background

Shakhtar and Veres played 15 matches in the Ukrainian League: 12 wins of the Miners, 2 draws, with the Rivne team proving stronger 1 time. Total goal difference: 29-8 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.

Previous meeting

The teams met in a UPL match at the Arena Lviv on December 8, 2023. In the 14th minute, Dmytro Kryskiv brought the Miners ahead, and after the break, Oleksandr Zubkov extended the lead, scoring the team's second goal in the 69th minute. 2-0 – the Orange-and-Blacks won.

The Veres vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Maksym Kozyriatskyi. Assistants: Viktor Nyzhnyk and Dmytro Zaporozhchenko. VAR system will be used during the game (Oleksandr Shandon will be the VAR referee).