Shakhtar
Junior Moraes (10) Fernando (32) Taison (37)
Ukrainian Premier League
3 - 0
Sunday, July 29, 2018 7:30 PM
OSK Metalist
Arsenal-Kyiv
Preview
July 29, Kharkiv, OSC Metalist, 19:30
Live broadcast on the Futbol 1 channel
Before the match
After the away victory in Chernihiv over Desna (2-0), Paulo Fonseca’s men will hold the first home game in the new season. The suspended Ismaily and injured Sergii Kryvtsov, who train individually, will not take part in the clash vs Arsenal-Kyiv.
Opponents
The Gunners returned to the Premier League after a five-year break. In 2013, the club withdrew from the competition, and the following year they were revived under the changed name of Arsenal-Kyiv. In 2015, the team recovered a professional status, and over three seasons they advanced from the Second League to the top flight.
Before the ULP start in Kyiv, the Italian Fabrizio Ravanelli has headed the team, being the most resounding coaching appointment in Ukraine this summer. Former Italy striker is known for his performance in the mid-1990s for Juventus, with whom he won the Serie A title, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. However, Ravanelli’s experience of working as a coach is really short - just a few months in Ajaccio, France in 2013.
The Gunners began the season with a match against Lviv and lost 0-2.They have many newcomers in the squad: the internationals Nikolic, Piris, Jevtoski, Elic and Ngejitala, Nasonov and Doronin who moved from the Premier League clubs, the players on loan Sahutkin, Osman, Dubinchak, Vakulko, Balanyuk and others.
Head-to-head record
In the Ukrainian championships, Shakhtar claimed 15 victories, the teams drew six times, with Arsenal-Kyiv winning twice. The goal difference is 51-14.
Shakhtar’s home statistics is as follows: + 11 = 0-1 (36-4).
Also, we want to recall the last standoff between the clubs in the Premier League (October 5, 2013 at the Donbass Arena). That duel ended in thrashing the visitors 7-0, but afterwards, all the scores of the Kyivites were cancelled.
Previous meeting
The rivals met in the 2015/16 Ukrainian Cup round of 32. In the first half, Shakhtar lifted most questions regarding the winners (Maksym Malyshev and Eduardo scored goals), and 15 minutes before the end, Serhii Hryn sealed a 3-0 win.
Shakhtar Vs. Arsenal-Kyiv history
Recent games
Ukrainian Premier League
Sun 29
•Jul 2018
•19:30
OSK Metalist
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
P | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PNT |
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1 | Shakhtar | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 83 |
2 | Dynamo | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 72 |
3 | Oleksandriia | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 49 |
4 | Zorya | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 43 |
4 | Mariupol | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 43 |
6 | Vorskla | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 42 |
7 | Desna | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 41 | 41 |
8 | Lviv | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 34 |
9 | Olimpik | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 34 |
10 | Karpaty | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 53 | 33 |
11 | Chornomorets | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
12 | Arsenal-Kyiv | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 56 | 26 |