Oleksandria vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Oleksandriya will open a Premier League campaign by challenging last season’s champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. They hope to be able to reach maximum points because they play as hosts. The match was held on Wednesday (7/31) at CSC Nika Stadium.
They still appeared in the test match until Thursday (25/7) against Dnipro-1 and won 2-1. The party is expected to boost the morale of children after always losing for 4 consecutive meetings against Shakhtar Donetsk, including as the host with a score of 0-2 and 0-1.
Yes, FC Oleksandriya is expected to be able to provide more resistance because they will play with the status of champion 3 last season, as well as to increase the home report card last season which ended with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk tried to forget the disappointment of losing to Dynamo Kyiv in the Super Cup. In fact, they were ahead in the first half, but eventually fell 2-1 after Mykyta Burda and Denys Harmash scored on 80 and 83 minutes for the rivals.
The tight schedule will also be a tough challenge for Shakhtar Donetsk because they are only given a 2-day pause to prepare for tomorrow’s visit. However, they are pretty sure to reach maximum points after being the best guest last season with 10 wins and only losing 1 after scoring 27 goals and conceding only 4 times.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.30