Famous Ukrainian commentator Ihor Tsyganik has made a prediction for the Ukrainian Premier League match between Shakhtar and Kryvbas.
"Definitely the central match of the round. "Kryvbas is currently leading the league, while Shakhtar is the reigning champion, seeking to return to the top spot.
"Shakhtar lost points against Oleksandriya (0-0) in the game, but can get +3 for the opponent's mistake with Ivan Kalyuzhny's application. But it is certain that after such an unconvincing game, the Shakhtar will seek to redeem themselves. Before that, there was a similarly lacklustre game against Marseille.
"Kryvbas defeated LNZ Cherkasy quite confidently (3-0). Yuriy Vernydub's team pressed their opponent, once again demonstrating why they are currently the leader of the UPL. Both Shakhtar and Kryvbas do not hide their championship ambitions. We remember their first head-to-head match (3-3 draw).
I think the Pitmen will face another difficult match. "Kryvbas will try to take points from them again and prevent defeat. Therefore, I will risk predicting a productive draw in Lviv with an exact score of 1-1," Tsyganik said.