Preview

May 22, Kharkiv, OSK Metalist, 19:36
Live broadcast on Futbol 2 TV channel
 
Before the match
 
Shakhtar will take the pitch as the 12-time domestic champions. The team of Paulo Fonseca secured the title early, 3 rounds ahead of the season end, winning 2 titles in a row in Zaporizhia last week.
 
In any case, the champions' clash with Dynamo remains the major performance in the season’s final part. A big entertainment programme is awaiting the fans at the OSK Metalist, which starts at 17:30 with the Shakhtar Fan Fest (sectors 19 to 29). After the final whistle, the Orange-and-Blacks will be awarded gold medals, plus there will be a concert with the participation of pop stars. You can purchase tickets for the match at the stadium ticket office and online, at shakhtar.com.
 
We want to add that Ismaily will not play vs Dynamo due to injury, and Taras Stepanenko will miss it after earning four yellow cards.
 
Opponents
 
Dynamo are 11 points adrift of Shakhtar. In the last 5 rounds, the Kyiv side had 3 draws: vs Shakhtar, Oleksandriia, and Zorya. Last Saturday, Olexandr Khatskevych’s men claimed a 2-1 home victory over Mariupol (Carlos de Pena and Viktor Tsyhankov scored goals). The White-and-Blues’ unbeaten league run comprises 13 matches (Shakhtar’s one comprises 26 matches).
 
The forward Nazarii Rusin is suspended, he played for ninety minutes for Dynamo U21 recently.
 
Head-to-head record
 
The teams have already met in the UPL 60 times: 20 Shakhtar wins, 24 Dynamo wins, 16 draws. The goal difference is 69–76. In home games, the Miners enjoy an advantage: +12=9-8, 38-30.
 
Recent league meeting
 
On April 24, at the NSC Olympiyskyi, the score was 0-0, although Wellington Nem could have scored one early in the game, and Dentinho earned a late spot-kick which was not converted by Junior Moraes.