Shakhtar vs Kryvbas: match preview
Sunday, March 3, 2024
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Shakhtar will host Kryvbas in the central game of the 19th round of the UPL
March 3, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 18:00
Live stream will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar gained 32 points after 16 matches (goal difference: 26–13), and they are currently 5th in the UPL standings. Shakhtar are 5 points behind the league leaders Kryvbas, but they have 2 games in hand compared to Kryvyi Rih team. Oleksandr Zubkov (4 goals, 3 assists) and Dmytro Kryskiv (4 goals, 2 assists) remain the most prolific players of the Miners in the championship.
After starting the spring part of the Premier League last Monday with an away match against Oleksandriia (0-0), Marino Pusic’s team spent most of the week travelling again: they returned from Oleksandriia to Kyiv, where they had 3 training sessions, and then left for Lviv. Defender of the Orange-and-Blacks Mykola Matviienko will skip the next game due to the excess of cards.
Opponents
Kryvbas lead in the league standings, having gained 37 points in 18 matches (goal difference: 34–17). After the winter break, Yurii Vernydub’s team returned with a confident away victory over LNZ (3-0), Hrvoje Ilic, Prince Adu and Denys Kuzyk scored the goals. The top goalscorers of Kryvyi Rih team in the championship are Oleh Kozhushko (7 goals) and Maksym Zaderaka (6 goals).
Two winter newcomers made their debut for Kryvbas in Cherkasy – Portuguese right full-back Bandeira and left winger Artur Mykytyshyn, and two others – French defender Ruben Saintini and Ukrainian forward Yehor Tverdokhlib – spent the match on the bench.
Match background
Shakhtar and Kryvbas met 45 times in the Ukrainian League: 31 victories of the Miners, 8 games ended in a draw, Kryvyi Rih team were stronger in 6 matches. Total goal difference: 87–25 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.
Previous match
On August 20, 2023, Shakhtar and Kryvbas met in Kryvyi Rih and played one of the most spectacular matches of the first stage of the UPL. Already in the 8th minute, Oleksii Kashchuk gave the Miners a lead, and in the 18th minute, Dmytro Kryskiv doubled the advantage of Donetsk team. In the 24th minute, Dmytro Khomchenovskyi scored a goal, and at the end of the first half, the opponents exchanged goals – Kryskiv netted a brace in the 42nd minute, and after 2 minutes, Oleh Kozhushko reduced the gap for the host team again. After the break, the game slowed down a bit, and a goal scored by Danylo Beskorovainyi in the 64th minute set the final draw – 3-3.
Shakhtar vs Kryvbas match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Mykola Balakin. Assistants – Oleksandr Berkut and Dmytro Zaporozhenko. 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 gained 32 points after 16 matches (goal difference: 26–13), and they are currently 5th in the UPL standings. Shakhtar are 5 points behind the league leaders Kryvbas, but they have 2 games in hand compared to Kryvyi Rih team. Oleksandr Zubkov (4 goals, 3 assists) and Dmytro Kryskiv (4 goals, 2 assists) remain the most prolific players of the Miners in the championship.
After starting the spring part of the Premier League last Monday with an away match against Oleksandriia (0-0), Marino Pusic’s team spent most of the week travelling again: they returned from Oleksandriia to Kyiv, where they had 3 training sessions, and then left for Lviv. Defender of the Orange-and-Blacks Mykola Matviienko will skip the next game due to the excess of cards.
Opponents
Kryvbas lead in the league standings, having gained 37 points in 18 matches (goal difference: 34–17). After the winter break, Yurii Vernydub’s team returned with a confident away victory over LNZ (3-0), Hrvoje Ilic, Prince Adu and Denys Kuzyk scored the goals. The top goalscorers of Kryvyi Rih team in the championship are Oleh Kozhushko (7 goals) and Maksym Zaderaka (6 goals).
Two winter newcomers made their debut for Kryvbas in Cherkasy – Portuguese right full-back Bandeira and left winger Artur Mykytyshyn, and two others – French defender Ruben Saintini and Ukrainian forward Yehor Tverdokhlib – spent the match on the bench.
Match background
Shakhtar and Kryvbas met 45 times in the Ukrainian League: 31 victories of the Miners, 8 games ended in a draw, Kryvyi Rih team were stronger in 6 matches. Total goal difference: 87–25 in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks.
Previous match
On August 20, 2023, Shakhtar and Kryvbas met in Kryvyi Rih and played one of the most spectacular matches of the first stage of the UPL. Already in the 8th minute, Oleksii Kashchuk gave the Miners a lead, and in the 18th minute, Dmytro Kryskiv doubled the advantage of Donetsk team. In the 24th minute, Dmytro Khomchenovskyi scored a goal, and at the end of the first half, the opponents exchanged goals – Kryskiv netted a brace in the 42nd minute, and after 2 minutes, Oleh Kozhushko reduced the gap for the host team again. After the break, the game slowed down a bit, and a goal scored by Danylo Beskorovainyi in the 64th minute set the final draw – 3-3.
Shakhtar vs Kryvbas match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Mykola Balakin. Assistants – Oleksandr Berkut and Dmytro Zaporozhenko. VAR system will be used during the game (Denys Shurman will be the referee).