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Shakhtar are leading in the U19 League, having won 6 games out of 7 (18 points, goal difference 21-4). Serhii Shyschenko’s team played their most recent game on September 23, thrashing Zorya (5-0) at home. The round 8 fixture vs Oleksandriia was postponed due to the games of Ukraine U19. Shakhtar U19 players Oleksii Kaschuk, Maksym Chekh and Andrii Kulakov helped Ukraine U19 to secure the berth to the UEFA U19 European Championship elite round.
 
Opponents
 
Karpaty sit in the second spot, being 1 point adrift of the Miners (5 wins and 2 draws, 17 points). The Lviv side are the only team without defeats (scored 13 goals and conceded 3 goals). Interestingly, the Lions scored at least two goals in every away match this season. In the last match, they beat Oleksandriia away (2-0).
 
Head-to-head record

The teams met twice last season. In Schaslyve, Shakhtar and Karpaty drew (1-1), with Shakhtar being more successful in Lviv (2-1).