Preview

Shakhtar U19 have won 4 matches out of 5 since the season start, ranking among the league leaders with 12 points. In the previous round in Schaslyve, they defeated Vorskla (4-0). Vladyslav Kuzmenko, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksii Kaschuk and Artem Kholod netted goals. Kuzmenko (5 goals) and Kaschuk (4 goals) are among the top scorers. Also this week, Serhii Shyschenko’s team started in the UEFA Youth League group stage, though they lost the first game to Napoli, Italy (1-2).
 
Opponents
 
Stal opened the league season with defeating Skala (4-1), after which they suffered 4 consecutive defeats. In the recent 3 games, Stal haven’t been able to score a single goal, sitting in the 11th spot in the U19 table with 3 points. In the previous round, the Steelmakers suffered an away defeat at Oleksandriia (0-3).
 
Head-to-head record
 
Last season, both meetings of the opponents ended in confident wins for the Miners – 5-0 at home and 2-0 away.