Preview

September 14, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 18:00
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV

Match build-up

Shakhtar have won 4 of their opening 5 games, with 1 defeat, and went into this round second in the UPL table with 12 points (goal difference: 10-4). In their previous league match, Arda Turan’s side secured an important win over then-leaders Karpaty Lviv (2-1), with goals from Meirelles and Alisson. Last Thursday, the Miners also opened their European campaign, sharing the points away with Dutch champions PSV (1-1) in their UEFA Champions League league phase MD1 fixture. It is worth noting that Venezuelan winger Gleiker Mendoza scored his debut goal for the Orange-and-Blacks in Eindhoven. Brazilian forward Kaua Elias remains the Pitmen’s top scorer this season with 3 goals.

Shakhtar’s busy schedule continues: today’s game will be the Miners’ third in 9 days, while the team have also travelled around 3,000 kilometres to their matches during this period. And there is more to come this week, with a Ukrainian Cup tie against Vilkhivtsi and a league match against LNZ in Lviv. Tickets and season tickets for the Orange-and-Blacks’ UPL home matches are available at shakhtar.com.

Opponents

Chornomorets finished second in the Ukrainian First League last season and returned to the Premier League after a one-year absence. In the summer, the Odesa side strengthened their squad with both experienced players (Klots, Alefirenko, Mba) and young players (Pushkarov, Faryna, Korniichuk, Husiev, Herych). At the start of the new season, Roman Hryhorchuk’s side suffered three consecutive defeats – to Polissia (1-2) and LNZ (0-2) in the league, and to Vilkhivtsi (0-1) in the Ukrainian Cup, which saw them eliminated from the competition. However, in the last two rounds, the Sailors picked up their first points, beating Kryvbas (1-0) and drawing with Livyi Bereh (0-0). Chornomorets currently have 4 points (goal difference: 2-4) and sit 13th in the UPL table.

Match background

Shakhtar and Chornomorets have met 57 times in the Ukrainian league: 42 wins for the Pitmen, 8 draws, with the Sailors proving stronger on 7 occasions. Overall goal difference: 120-33 in favour of the Miners. The Orange-and-Blacks’ unbeaten run against the Odesa side stands at 12 matches (10 wins and 2 draws).

Previous meeting

On May 3, 2025, the teams met in the UPL in Odesa. The first half ended goalless, but after the break, the Orange-and-Blacks managed to make the most of their advantage. In the 55th minute, Artem Bondarenko opened the scoring, before Newertton scored twice in the 71st and 75th minutes to seal the victory. 3-0 – a win for the Miners.

The Shakhtar vs Chornomorets match will be officiated by a refereeing team led by Maksym Kozyriatskyi. Assistants – Oleksandr Korniiko and Taras Klymenko. VAR – Volodymyr Novokhatnii. VAR assistant – Volodymyr Vysotskyi.