Veres is a miner. Forecast and announcement for the match of the championship of Ukraine

The 8th round of the Ukrainian Premier League will open on Friday, September 27, with a match in Rivne, in which “Veres” and “Shakhtar” will meet. The reigning champion of the country now ranks 4th in the standings, having scored 12 points in six matches. As for Oleg Shandruk’s wards, they played one more game, but scored only 5 points. As a result, the team was placed at the bottom of the tournament table in 14th place.

Heather Perhaps, one can only dream about such a calendar that “Veres” has at the start of the current season. This will be already the sixth match in the eighth round for the team from Rivne on its field. First of all, you don’t need to travel far and prepare for the upcoming fights in a calm environment. And, secondly, in half of these matches, the hosts had to play with teams of approximately the same level, and with all three debutants of the tournament – “Karpaty”, “Levy Bereg” and “Ingults”. So the fans of “Veres” by this moment probably already imagined seeing their club, at least, in the middle of the table with a good set of points.

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But football is interesting because sometimes the schedules remain only on paper, but in reality it turns out to be completely different. “Veres” took only two (!) points in five previous home games. It would have been even less if in the 7th round, the people of Rovno had not managed to win back from the penalty already in the sixth compensated minute in the meeting with “Ingults” – a draw of 2:2. So it turns out that not always home walls help to achieve the planned result.

It will be difficult for “Veres” to count on the first victory at the home stadium “Avangard” and in the upcoming match. The Gornyaks seem to be gaining momentum and have already entered a busy schedule of Ukrainian and Champions League games. Nevertheless, the combat team from Rivne has proven more than once that it can present surprises. If you manage to put your game plan into action, you will show character and intransigence.

Miner In the last two matches of the championship, Marino Pushich’s wards won by a large margin, scoring nine goals. First, they beat Lviv “Karpaty” 5:2, and last Monday they defeated Kyiv “Obolona” 4:0. The miners had a particularly strong meeting with the brewers. In total, they made 17 shots at the opponent’s goal, 8 of them on target, and 4 scored goals. And they allowed the capital team to score only three times on their own goal, and once on target.

If “Shakhtar” plays approximately the same game in Rivne, then it is quite possible to take three points without any problems. And besides, he will go to Gelsenkirchen in a good mood for the first “home” match of the Champions League with the Italian “Atalanta”. It is also important that the players do not get injured, because the team already suffered at the beginning of the season from the fact that many players were on sick leave at different times. The participation of Daniil Sykan, Yefim Konopla, Kevin and Maryan Shved in the upcoming matches is now under question.

However, the reserve bench now helps the miners, and those who were previously often in the reserve are beginning to prove their worth. In this regard, let’s note Neverton, who came on as a substitute only four times and spent a little more than one half in total. In the game with “Obolon” he distinguished himself in the 90th minute, making a magnificent solo pass. Also, Tunisian central defender Alaa Gram made his debut in the game against Kyiv. He also changed his partner at the very end of the game. And although he was not in his usual position, he left a good impression. 20-year-old linebacker Anton Glushchenko also played his first minutes in the new championship. It is quite possible that Shakhtar’s coaching staff will give more game practice to these and other players who are ready to help their team at any time.

Match statistics Last season, both matches of “Veres” and “Shakhtar” took place before the New Year. The first time was in the second round in August, and then a 1:1 draw was recorded. Moreover, everyone remembered the stormy events that then developed already in the time compensated by the referee for the first half. In the first additional minute, Mykola Matviyenko sent the ball into the net from a free kick, although referee Alexander Sandor had previously indicated that the shot should have been on the whistle. A minute later, Artem Bondarenko was removed from the field. In the second half, the home team had a numerical majority – Yevgeny Shevchenko scored a goal. Draw 1:1. And in the 17th round in December, the miners won 2:0 at Arena Lviv. First, Julio Cesar scored an own goal, after which Alexander Zubkov doubled his team’s lead. In total, in the Premier League, the opponents played 11 matches, in which Shakhtar won 8 times, Veres once, and a draw was recorded twice.

Indicative compositions: “Heather”: Kozhuhar, Smyyan, Vovchenko, Honcharenko, Protasevich, Kucherov, Kutsia, Luan, Dakhnovsky, Mrvalevich, Stepaniuk

Shakhtar: Reznyk, Tobias, Matvienko, Bondar, Azarov, Kryskiv, Bondarenko, Pedriño, Sudakov, Zubkov, Traore

Forecast for the confrontation: “Shakhtar” has clearly improved compared to the beginning of the season and, most likely, will have an advantage in the upcoming match. “Veres” will try to build its game, which will allow to take points from the champion. Let’s assume that in some segments of the match the home team will manage to play on equal footing, but in the end the guests will still succeed.

September 27, Friday