Shakhtar – Veres: match preview
Saturday, May 12, 2018
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Shakhtar will receive Veres in the Premier League round 31 in Kharkiv
May 13, Kharkiv, OSC Metalist, 19:30
Live broadcast on the Futbol 1 channel
Before the match
Shakhtar are preparing for the game in an excellent mood after the Ukrainian Cup triumph. The victory over Veres in the presence of home fans can well bring Paulo Fonseca’s men the second consecutive early title. You can buy the tickets at the stadium ticket office, online at shakhtar.com, as well as via the Shakhtar Tickets mobile application.
Ahead of the game, the injured in the Cup final vs Dynamo Bohdan Butko and Alan Patrick trained in the general group; we also want to note the return to service of Marlos and Olarenwaju Kayode after suspension.
Opponents
Veres sit bottom of the top six sides list, having 34 points. The Rivne team are 3 points adrift of Mariupol: they have the minimum number of wins (7), but a significantly larger number of draws (13). Already twice this season, the club has changed the head coach: after Yurii Virt and Yurii Svirkov, Andrii Demchenko was entrusted with the interim coach duties.
In 8 rounds of the second stage, the Red-and-Blacks claimed no wins, suffering 6 defeats and having 2 draws. One stalemate was claimed by them in the previous round vs Vorskla in Lviv (0-0), which tightened the competition between Poltava and Zorya for bronze medals. It is noteworthy that in all those matches, Veres scored just 1 goal (Julio Cesar vs Dynamo).
Head-to-head record
In the history of the Ukrainian championships, Shakhtar proved stronger in 7 of the 9 meetings with Veres, also having one draw and one defeat. The aggregate goal difference is 17-5.
At home, the Miners have had 3 wins and 1 draw (8-1).
Previous league meeting
In Lviv on April 7, the Orange-and-Blacks took the lead in the 24th minute, after a quick transition from defence to attack: Fred brought Taison through on goal, with the latter successfully converting that chance. Shortly afterward, he and Patrick could have given the score a more lopsided look, but in one case the ball flew over the bar, and in another one Bandura showed excellent reflexes. Kulish and Stepanyuk produced some dangerous shots for Veres. However, in the 79th minute, the current champions salted the game away: Khocholava received the ball after a corner kick and left the keeper with no single chance – 0-2.
Live broadcast on the Futbol 1 channel
Before the match
Shakhtar are preparing for the game in an excellent mood after the Ukrainian Cup triumph. The victory over Veres in the presence of home fans can well bring Paulo Fonseca’s men the second consecutive early title. You can buy the tickets at the stadium ticket office, online at shakhtar.com, as well as via the Shakhtar Tickets mobile application.
Ahead of the game, the injured in the Cup final vs Dynamo Bohdan Butko and Alan Patrick trained in the general group; we also want to note the return to service of Marlos and Olarenwaju Kayode after suspension.
Opponents
Veres sit bottom of the top six sides list, having 34 points. The Rivne team are 3 points adrift of Mariupol: they have the minimum number of wins (7), but a significantly larger number of draws (13). Already twice this season, the club has changed the head coach: after Yurii Virt and Yurii Svirkov, Andrii Demchenko was entrusted with the interim coach duties.
In 8 rounds of the second stage, the Red-and-Blacks claimed no wins, suffering 6 defeats and having 2 draws. One stalemate was claimed by them in the previous round vs Vorskla in Lviv (0-0), which tightened the competition between Poltava and Zorya for bronze medals. It is noteworthy that in all those matches, Veres scored just 1 goal (Julio Cesar vs Dynamo).
Head-to-head record
In the history of the Ukrainian championships, Shakhtar proved stronger in 7 of the 9 meetings with Veres, also having one draw and one defeat. The aggregate goal difference is 17-5.
At home, the Miners have had 3 wins and 1 draw (8-1).
Previous league meeting
In Lviv on April 7, the Orange-and-Blacks took the lead in the 24th minute, after a quick transition from defence to attack: Fred brought Taison through on goal, with the latter successfully converting that chance. Shortly afterward, he and Patrick could have given the score a more lopsided look, but in one case the ball flew over the bar, and in another one Bandura showed excellent reflexes. Kulish and Stepanyuk produced some dangerous shots for Veres. However, in the 79th minute, the current champions salted the game away: Khocholava received the ball after a corner kick and left the keeper with no single chance – 0-2.