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In the 9th round of the Premier League, Shakhtar will host Chornomorets in Kharkiv
September 23, Kharkiv, OSK Metalist, 17:00
Before the match
"Shakhtar" approaches the next round of the championship as the leader, ahead of the nearest pursuer ("Alexandria") by 5 points. The winning streak of the "miners" includes 5 games.
Next, Ivan Ordec, Wellington Nem and Dentinho are recovering from injuries. Other football players are preparing for a meeting with Chornomorets. There are no disqualified.
On Wednesday, Paulo Fonseca's players played the opening match of the Champions League against Hoffenheim in Kharkiv, and on Sunday they will play at USK Metalist for the second time in a week.
Opponent
"Chornomorets" is in 9th place on the eve of the confrontation with the champion. Angel Chervenkov's team has 2 victories (over "Olympic" and "Desna"), while the Odesa team conceded 3 times and ended the matches in a draw. "Seafarers" did not win the last 4 rounds, but among the results it should be noted the selection of points from "Dynamo" on their own field (1:1).
History of relationships
The opponents met 48 times in the championship: Shakhtar was stronger in 34 matches, Chornomorets in 7, and 7 were peaceful. Goal difference: 97–28.
At home, the Orange and Black have won 20 of 24 matches by a combined margin of 57–8.
Preliminary match in the championship
On February 16, Shakhtar and Chornomorets resumed the 2017/18 season after the winter break. Paulo Fonseca's men celebrated a convincing 5-0 victory. The main character was Marlos, who scored a double and provided 3 assists (Ferreira scored twice, Kovalenko scored the final goal).
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