Shakhtar Donetsk vs Karpaty Lviv. Will the "lions" be able to create a sensation?

On September 14 as part of the 6th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, at the stadium "Arena Livyi Bereg" (Kyiv), the teams Shakhtar Donetsk and Karpaty Lviv will measure their strength.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Shakhtar Donetsk vs Karpaty Lviv facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Shakhtar Donetsk vs Karpaty Lviv

Shakhtar Donetsk

Shakhtar cannot boast of a reliable game at the start of the season, the team managed to participate in four official matches, winning two of them, and also suffering two defeats. During this period, Marino Pusic's guys also participated in one friendly match, beating Mariupol 3:0. But in the last UPL match, the "orange-blacks" failed, losing away to Alexandria 3:4. Goals for the "miners" were scored by Kryskov and Pedrino, another goal was scored after an own goal .

Shakhtar is in 9th place in the league table, having scored 6 points after four matches, with a goal ratio of 9:5.

Karpaty Lviv

Karpaty are currently performing with varying success, the team has managed to participate in six matches at all levels, having won two and drawn, and also suffered two defeats. It is worth noting that in the UPL, the Lviv team has generally slowed down, the club cannot win in the third match in a row. In the last match, Vladislav Lupashko's guys also did not press hard, having tied with Vorskla at home 1:1. The author of the only goal for the "green-whites" was Shakh.

Karpaty are in 11th place in the tournament table, having earned 5 points, with a goal ratio of 6:6.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Karpaty Lviv facts

• Karpaty have failed to win 29 of their last 30 matches in the UPL;
• Total over 2.5 played in 4 of Karpaty’s 6 matches this season.

Game Totals Prediction

Shakhtar needs to recover as soon as possible, so as not to let its competitors in the championship race get away. Plus, the start of the Champions League is just around the corner, and there the opponents will not forgive any mistakes. Karpaty returned to the elite after a long break, they have problems on the football field, but their cause is outside the stadium. At the beginning of the season, there was a change of coach, which was with notes of scandal, and the Lviv team certainly needs to be strengthened. Donetsk had an unsuccessful start to the season, but they have a huge reserve of strength and potential, at least in the domestic arena, which cannot be said about Karpaty. Therefore, from a face-to-face meeting of clubs with great traditions, I expect a confident success from Mario Pusic's guys, class is class: Shakhtar's victory with a handicap (-1). Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!