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The Miners are topping the league table, having scored 30 points in 12 games (goal difference is 38-11), even despite suffering a defeat at Veres in the previous round, which was only the second this season and the first in the last three months. On Tuesday, Serhii Shyschenko's lads marked their success in the UEFA Youth League: in the away match vs Napoli, Oleksii Kaschuk and Kyrylo Melichenko secured an important win (2-1).
 
Opponents
 
After 13 rounds, Olimpik sit in the eight spot (17 points, goal difference 12-14). Interestingly, the Donetsk team have had only two draws, with 10 meetings ending 1-0 and 2-1. In the last game, thanks to the goal by Oleksandr Voityuk, the Olympians defeated Oleksandriia at home (1-0). The same footballer is the most prolific one (4 goals).
 
Head-to-head record
 
In the first round of the current league season, the teams’ meeting in Schaslyve ended in a narrow win for Shakhtar (1-0). The only goal was netted by Andrii Kulakov in the 59th minute.