Shakhtar vs Epicentr: match preview
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Shakhtar will host Epicentr on the UPL MD16
December 14, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 18:00
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar will begin the second half of the Ukrainian Championship as one of the leaders. After 15 rounds, Arda Turan’s side have 32 points, and the Miners also boast the best goal difference: 37 goals scored and only 12 conceded. Their scoring run in the UPL stands at 61 goals in 21 matches, while their unbeaten streak is eight games in all competitions. This week, the Orange-and-Blacks defeated Maltese side Hamrun Spartans (2-0) through goals from Brazilians Luca Meirelles and Isaque, securing qualification for the UEFA Conference League play-offs. The Miners’ top scorer this season is striker Kaua Elias (10 goals and 4 assists).
Opponents
Epicentr are playing their debut season in the UPL and, after the first half of the campaign, sit 14th in the table with 14 points (goal difference: 18-22). Serhii Nahorniak’s side have recorded 4 wins and 2 draws, including in their last 3 matches, where the team from Kamianets-Podilskyi took points off Polissia (0-0) and Metalist 1925 (0-0) and defeated Poltava (3-0). The league newcomers are currently on an active clean-sheet run that has already reached 345 minutes. The most prolific player of the first part of the season is Spaniard Joaquín Cifuentes (5 goals and 4 assists). Another Iberian footballer, defender Nil Kosh, will miss the match due to suspension.
Match background and previous meeting
Shakhtar and Epicentr played one official match. The teams met in the opening round of the current championship at the Roman Shukhevych City Stadium in Ternopil on August 3. The UPL debutants put up a respectable resistance and kept the visitors at bay for almost the entire match, with its outcome decided by a single goal scored in the 79th minute by the Miners’ forward Kaua Elias. 1-0 – a victory for the Pitmen.
The Shakhtar vs Kolos match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Volodymyr Novokhatnii. Assistants – Oleksandr Berkut and Maryna Striletska. VAR – Dmytro Yevtukhov.
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar will begin the second half of the Ukrainian Championship as one of the leaders. After 15 rounds, Arda Turan’s side have 32 points, and the Miners also boast the best goal difference: 37 goals scored and only 12 conceded. Their scoring run in the UPL stands at 61 goals in 21 matches, while their unbeaten streak is eight games in all competitions. This week, the Orange-and-Blacks defeated Maltese side Hamrun Spartans (2-0) through goals from Brazilians Luca Meirelles and Isaque, securing qualification for the UEFA Conference League play-offs. The Miners’ top scorer this season is striker Kaua Elias (10 goals and 4 assists).
Opponents
Epicentr are playing their debut season in the UPL and, after the first half of the campaign, sit 14th in the table with 14 points (goal difference: 18-22). Serhii Nahorniak’s side have recorded 4 wins and 2 draws, including in their last 3 matches, where the team from Kamianets-Podilskyi took points off Polissia (0-0) and Metalist 1925 (0-0) and defeated Poltava (3-0). The league newcomers are currently on an active clean-sheet run that has already reached 345 minutes. The most prolific player of the first part of the season is Spaniard Joaquín Cifuentes (5 goals and 4 assists). Another Iberian footballer, defender Nil Kosh, will miss the match due to suspension.
Match background and previous meeting
Shakhtar and Epicentr played one official match. The teams met in the opening round of the current championship at the Roman Shukhevych City Stadium in Ternopil on August 3. The UPL debutants put up a respectable resistance and kept the visitors at bay for almost the entire match, with its outcome decided by a single goal scored in the 79th minute by the Miners’ forward Kaua Elias. 1-0 – a victory for the Pitmen.
The Shakhtar vs Kolos match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Volodymyr Novokhatnii. Assistants – Oleksandr Berkut and Maryna Striletska. VAR – Dmytro Yevtukhov.