U21. Vorskla – Shakhtar: match preview
Friday, February 28, 2020
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In the U21 Ukrainian League round 20, Shakhtar U21 will play Vorskla U21 away
February 29, Poltava, Ltava, 13:00
Live broadcast on shakhtar.com
Before the match
In the first game after the winter break, Shakhtar U21 defeated their Desna counterparts 1-0 through a magnificent goal by Heorhii Sudakov and regained leadership in the standings, having displaced the Poltava side in the top spot. Now, the Miners have 41 points (goal difference of 36-14), being ahead of their eternal opponents Dynamo thanks to the head-to-head game advantage.
In Poltava, the team of Fernando Valente will not be helped by the injured Artem Kholod and Mykhailo Mudrik who will miss the meeting due to earning four yellow cards. Instead, Oleh Ocheretko will be back after serving a one-game suspension.
Opponents
Vorskla U21 has delivered some strong performance this season, being among the three contenders for gold medals. The Poltava side completed the first part of the league season at the top of the table, ahead of Shakhtar and Dynamo. However, after suffering an away 2-3 defeat to the same Kyiv outfit, they lost their leadership. Currently, Vitalii Kosovskyi’s young men have 39 points after 18 matches (goal difference is 44-24). The Vorskla midfielder Artem Bilyi tops the best scorers list with 10 goals. For disciplinary reasons, Andrii Stryzhak will miss the upcoming match.
Head-to-head record
In the U21 Championship, the opponents had 34 encounters: the Miners won on 16 occasions, 5 meetings ended in a draw, Vorskla U21 proved stronger in 13 games. The goal difference is 64–51 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks. In this season’s first stage, Shakhtar suffered a 1-3 home defeat at the hands of the Poltava side.
Recent game
September 26, 2019. Shchaslyve
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 1-3 Vorskla Poltava U21
Goals: 0-1 Stryzhak (5’, pen.), 0-2 Halata (40’), 0-3 Kozyrenko (58’), 1-3 Sikan (90+2’)
Shakhtar U21: Hrytsenko, Melichenko (Kholod, 55’), Muravskyi, Vitao, Pavlish, Hurov (Dukhota, 68’), Kryskiv (c), Ocheretko (Kobak, 63’), Prykhodko, Mudryk (Drambaev, 82’), Sikan
Live broadcast on shakhtar.com
Before the match
In the first game after the winter break, Shakhtar U21 defeated their Desna counterparts 1-0 through a magnificent goal by Heorhii Sudakov and regained leadership in the standings, having displaced the Poltava side in the top spot. Now, the Miners have 41 points (goal difference of 36-14), being ahead of their eternal opponents Dynamo thanks to the head-to-head game advantage.
In Poltava, the team of Fernando Valente will not be helped by the injured Artem Kholod and Mykhailo Mudrik who will miss the meeting due to earning four yellow cards. Instead, Oleh Ocheretko will be back after serving a one-game suspension.
Opponents
Vorskla U21 has delivered some strong performance this season, being among the three contenders for gold medals. The Poltava side completed the first part of the league season at the top of the table, ahead of Shakhtar and Dynamo. However, after suffering an away 2-3 defeat to the same Kyiv outfit, they lost their leadership. Currently, Vitalii Kosovskyi’s young men have 39 points after 18 matches (goal difference is 44-24). The Vorskla midfielder Artem Bilyi tops the best scorers list with 10 goals. For disciplinary reasons, Andrii Stryzhak will miss the upcoming match.
Head-to-head record
In the U21 Championship, the opponents had 34 encounters: the Miners won on 16 occasions, 5 meetings ended in a draw, Vorskla U21 proved stronger in 13 games. The goal difference is 64–51 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks. In this season’s first stage, Shakhtar suffered a 1-3 home defeat at the hands of the Poltava side.
Recent game
September 26, 2019. Shchaslyve
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 1-3 Vorskla Poltava U21
Goals: 0-1 Stryzhak (5’, pen.), 0-2 Halata (40’), 0-3 Kozyrenko (58’), 1-3 Sikan (90+2’)
Shakhtar U21: Hrytsenko, Melichenko (Kholod, 55’), Muravskyi, Vitao, Pavlish, Hurov (Dukhota, 68’), Kryskiv (c), Ocheretko (Kobak, 63’), Prykhodko, Mudryk (Drambaev, 82’), Sikan