Vorskla vs Shakhtar: match preview
Saturday, April 13, 2024
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Shakhtar will face Vorskla in the 24th round of the Ukrainian League
April 14, Poltava, Oleksii Butovskyi Vorskla stadium, 13:00
Live stream will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar remain sole leaders of the Premier League with 49 points after 21 games (goal difference: 45–18). At the same time, Shakhtar have not yet lost points in the spring part of the championship, having won 6 victories in 6 matches. The Miners defeated Rukh (3-1) in the previous game thanks to a brace by Artem Bondarenko and a goal and two assists by Oleksandr Zubkov. It should be added that Bondarenko was recognised as the best player of the round, and head coach of the Orange-and-Blacks Marino Pusic became the Coach of the Week in the UPL.
Shakhtar were preparing for the upcoming game at the Sviatoshyn base near Kyiv, where they held 3 training sessions, and the team arrived in Poltava on Saturday evening. As for the personnel news, we note the return of Dmytro Kryskiv, the most prolific player of the Miners in the Premier League (6 goals and 5 assists), after the one-match suspension.
Opponents
Vorskla started the spring stage of the championship with 2 wins and 3 losses, and they shared the points with Kryvbas in the last round (1-1). Serhii Dolhanskyi’s team are currently 7th in the UPL standings, having scored 30 points in 23 matches (goal difference: 23–34). The top goalscorer of the team in the Premier League is forward Ruslan Stepaniuk (6 goals and 2 assists). Also, thanks to the victory over Polissia (1-0), Poltava team secured the berth to the Ukrainian Cup final where they will play against Shakhtar on May 15.
Match background
Shakhtar and Vorskla played 56 matches in the Ukrainian League: 41 victories of the Miners, 10 games ended in a draw, Poltava team were stronger 5 times. Total goal difference: 113–38 in favour of Shakhtar.
Previous match
On September 30, 2023, Shakhtar and Vorskla met at Arena Lviv. With an even first half, the visiting team managed to score – Skliar converted a spot-kick in the 22nd minute. The Orange-and-Blacks equalised the score at the beginning of the second half, when in the 57th minute Zubkov scored after Sikan’s pass with an accurate shot into the top corner. But Poltava team scored the deciding goal: in the 72nd minute, Nesterenko brought victory to Vorskla (1-2).
Vorskla vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Oleksandr Omelchenko. Assistants – Valentyn Kutsev and Maksym Chertolias. VAR system will be used during the game (Denys Shurman will be the referee).
Live stream will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar remain sole leaders of the Premier League with 49 points after 21 games (goal difference: 45–18). At the same time, Shakhtar have not yet lost points in the spring part of the championship, having won 6 victories in 6 matches. The Miners defeated Rukh (3-1) in the previous game thanks to a brace by Artem Bondarenko and a goal and two assists by Oleksandr Zubkov. It should be added that Bondarenko was recognised as the best player of the round, and head coach of the Orange-and-Blacks Marino Pusic became the Coach of the Week in the UPL.
Shakhtar were preparing for the upcoming game at the Sviatoshyn base near Kyiv, where they held 3 training sessions, and the team arrived in Poltava on Saturday evening. As for the personnel news, we note the return of Dmytro Kryskiv, the most prolific player of the Miners in the Premier League (6 goals and 5 assists), after the one-match suspension.
Opponents
Vorskla started the spring stage of the championship with 2 wins and 3 losses, and they shared the points with Kryvbas in the last round (1-1). Serhii Dolhanskyi’s team are currently 7th in the UPL standings, having scored 30 points in 23 matches (goal difference: 23–34). The top goalscorer of the team in the Premier League is forward Ruslan Stepaniuk (6 goals and 2 assists). Also, thanks to the victory over Polissia (1-0), Poltava team secured the berth to the Ukrainian Cup final where they will play against Shakhtar on May 15.
Match background
Shakhtar and Vorskla played 56 matches in the Ukrainian League: 41 victories of the Miners, 10 games ended in a draw, Poltava team were stronger 5 times. Total goal difference: 113–38 in favour of Shakhtar.
Previous match
On September 30, 2023, Shakhtar and Vorskla met at Arena Lviv. With an even first half, the visiting team managed to score – Skliar converted a spot-kick in the 22nd minute. The Orange-and-Blacks equalised the score at the beginning of the second half, when in the 57th minute Zubkov scored after Sikan’s pass with an accurate shot into the top corner. But Poltava team scored the deciding goal: in the 72nd minute, Nesterenko brought victory to Vorskla (1-2).
Vorskla vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Oleksandr Omelchenko. Assistants – Valentyn Kutsev and Maksym Chertolias. VAR system will be used during the game (Denys Shurman will be the referee).