Preview

November 24, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 19:00
Live broadcast will be available on MEGOGO, Kyivstar TV, Vodafone TV, Setanta Sports, Volia TV, Sweet.tv, OmegaTV

Match build-up

After the international break, Shakhtar will play against one of their opponents in the fight for leadership. The Miners are currently 4th in the UPL standings with 24 points (goal difference: 22–13), but they still have 2 games in hand compared to their opponents. In the previous round, Shakhtar lost to Dnipro-1, but thanks to the goal of their top goalscorer in this season Danylo Sikan (6 goals in all tournaments), they were able to continue their incredible scoring streak: the Orange-and-Blacks have already scored in 41 matches of the Ukrainian League in a row.

Marino Pusic’s team have been formally preparing for the meeting with Polissia during the last week, although in fact they had only 2 training sessions with full squad, because 15 Shakhtar players joined the team only on Wednesday. It should be noted that none of the Miners will skip the upcoming match due to suspension.

Opponents

Polissia are having an extremely successful debut season in the UPL: after 14 rounds, Zhytomyr team have 29 points (goal difference: 22–10) and are in 2nd spot. In addition, Yurii Kalitvintsev’s players can boast of a 7-match winning streak in the league and 2 victories in the Ukrainian Cup, which brought the team to the semi-finals of the tournament.

In the previous round, Polissia claimed a comeback victory over Metalist 1925 (2-1) thanks to goals by Shastal and Hrytsuk. The most prolific players of the team in the UPL are Congolese Beni Makuana (4 goals, 2 assists), Artem Kozak and Pylyp Budkivskyi (3 goals each).

Match background

Shakhtar and Polissia will meet in the Ukrainian League for the first time.