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U19. Shakhtar vs Vorskla: preview
 
Shakhtar U19 are to host their Vorskla counterparts In the 5th round of the Ukrainian Youth League
 
Shakhtar U19 have won 3 games out of 4, being among the league leaders with 9 points (goal difference is 10-3). In the previous round, the Miners beat the traditionally uncomfortable opponents Skala Stryi (2-1). Dmytro Pavlish and Vladyslav Kuzmenko scored for Shakhtar. The latter has topped the top scorers list with 4 goals.
 
Opponents
 
Vorskla’s performance indicators in the first month of the season were diametrically opposite: only 1 win and 3 defeats threw the Poltava players back down to the 10th place in the standings. In the recent rounds, the team of Vadym Mandriyevskyi lost twice – to Zorya (0-3) and to Oleksandriia (0-1).
 
Head-to-head record
 
Last season, the rivals exchanged home victories. While in Poltava the advantage of the hosts was minimal (1-0), in the second round encounter in Schaslyve the Miners left the opponents with no chance at all (5-0).