Zorya vs Shakhtar: match preview
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Shakhtar to play Zorya away in the postponed UPL MD 10 game
April 18, Kyiv Oblast, Livyi Bereh, 15:30
The live broadcast will be available on UNIAN
Match build-up
Shakhtar strengthened their leadership in the tournament table through 7 consecutive victories in the spring part of the championship: the Pitmen currently have 52 points (goal difference: 46-18), being 4 points ahead of the nearest opponents. The Miners narrowly beat Vorskla (1-0) in the previous match. The only goal was scored by the team's most prolific player in this season, Danylo Sikan (11 goals in all tournaments).
Marino Pusic's men had time to hold several training sessions at the Sviatoshyn sports complex between two games. It should be noted that defender Yaroslav Rakitskyi and winger Eguinaldo returned to training in the general group, but Oleksandr Zubkov, the best player of the Orange-and-Blacks according to the goal + pass system (6 goals and 12 assists in this season), will miss the match against Zorya due to the red card received in the previous round.
Opponents
Zorya have gained 26 points in 22 matches (goal difference: 23-27) and are in 10th spot in the UPL. The Luhansk outfit are 18 points away from European competition positions and 7 points away from the relegation zone. In the spring, the team under the leadership of Yurii Koval gained good momentum: they have 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 8 matches. Zorya beat Chornomorets (1-0) through a goal from 19-year-old Ihor Horbach in the previous league game. Eduardo Guerrero remains the team's top scorer in the Premier League (7 goals).
Match background
Shakhtar and Zorya played 51 matches in the Ukrainian League: 40 wins of the Miners, 4 draws, with the Luhansk outfit proving stronger 7 times. Total goal difference: 125-38 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.
Previous meeting
The last time the teams played was at the end of last season. On May 23, 2023, Zorya hosted Shakhtar in Kyiv. The Miners, who were racing to the league title, played the entire match in a powerful manner and did not leave any chances to the opponents. Heorhii Sudakov opened the scoring in the 5th minute, Artem Bondarenko doubled the advantage at the beginning of the second half, and at the end of the meeting, Kevin Kelsy sealed the win. 3-0 – win by the Miners.
Zorya vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Dmytro Panchyshyn. Assistants: Volodymyr Vysotskyi and Volodymyr Korotin. VAR system will be used during the game (Volodymyr Novokhatnii will be the VAR referee).
The live broadcast will be available on UNIAN
Match build-up
Shakhtar strengthened their leadership in the tournament table through 7 consecutive victories in the spring part of the championship: the Pitmen currently have 52 points (goal difference: 46-18), being 4 points ahead of the nearest opponents. The Miners narrowly beat Vorskla (1-0) in the previous match. The only goal was scored by the team's most prolific player in this season, Danylo Sikan (11 goals in all tournaments).
Marino Pusic's men had time to hold several training sessions at the Sviatoshyn sports complex between two games. It should be noted that defender Yaroslav Rakitskyi and winger Eguinaldo returned to training in the general group, but Oleksandr Zubkov, the best player of the Orange-and-Blacks according to the goal + pass system (6 goals and 12 assists in this season), will miss the match against Zorya due to the red card received in the previous round.
Opponents
Zorya have gained 26 points in 22 matches (goal difference: 23-27) and are in 10th spot in the UPL. The Luhansk outfit are 18 points away from European competition positions and 7 points away from the relegation zone. In the spring, the team under the leadership of Yurii Koval gained good momentum: they have 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 8 matches. Zorya beat Chornomorets (1-0) through a goal from 19-year-old Ihor Horbach in the previous league game. Eduardo Guerrero remains the team's top scorer in the Premier League (7 goals).
Match background
Shakhtar and Zorya played 51 matches in the Ukrainian League: 40 wins of the Miners, 4 draws, with the Luhansk outfit proving stronger 7 times. Total goal difference: 125-38 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.
Previous meeting
The last time the teams played was at the end of last season. On May 23, 2023, Zorya hosted Shakhtar in Kyiv. The Miners, who were racing to the league title, played the entire match in a powerful manner and did not leave any chances to the opponents. Heorhii Sudakov opened the scoring in the 5th minute, Artem Bondarenko doubled the advantage at the beginning of the second half, and at the end of the meeting, Kevin Kelsy sealed the win. 3-0 – win by the Miners.
Zorya vs Shakhtar match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Dmytro Panchyshyn. Assistants: Volodymyr Vysotskyi and Volodymyr Korotin. VAR system will be used during the game (Volodymyr Novokhatnii will be the VAR referee).