Preview

Shakhtar won 8 consecutive league games, topping the table with 27 points. The gap between them and the nearest pursuers is 5 points now. The Miners have netted the most goals and conceded the least (goal difference 34-7). In the previous round, the team of Serhii Shyschenko demolished Arsenal-Kyiv (4-1). Andrii Kulakov netted a hat trick (with the assists provided by Oleksii Kaschuk on all 3 occasions), with another goal scored by Andrii Stryzhak. Also on Wednesday, the Donetsk team held another UEFA Youth League game, being tied by Feyenoord at home (1-1). Vladyslav Kuzmenko scored one for Shakhtar.
 
Opponents
 
Chornomorets are sitting in the fifth spot in the league. In 11 rounds the Odesa team scored 18 points (5 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses, goal difference 20-9). At the same time, the Sailors have felt much more confident at home, securing only one away win and earning just 5 points. In the last match, Chornomorets thrashed Oleksandriia (3-0). Bohdan Sablin, who opened the scoring in that meeting, has advanced to the first position on the U19 league top scorers list with 7 accurate shots. He is followed by a trio of Miners: Kaschuk, Kuzmenko and Kulakov, each having scored 6 goals.
 
Head-to-head record
 
The sides met for the last time on April 30, 2017 in Schaslyve, Shakhtar proved stronger that time – 1-0. The only goal in the 44th minute belongs to Vladyslav Kuzmenko.