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Ruslan Kostishin’s team will now feel all the advantages of a participant in European competitions. On Thursday, “Kolos” played “the game of his whole life” in Greece, now the Kovalivites fly to Lviv for a championship match, in which you should not lose points to not let the competitors go, and after three days a new challenge: a match in Croatia, which gives the opportunity to go through another round of the Europa League. It is difficult, but very interesting. Especially if 90% of your team is playing at that time for the first time. Obviously, Ruslan Kostyshin will be forced to apply the rotation, but Rukh should not rub his hands; Thanks to the prevailing mood in Kolos, it won’t be easy to deal with him, even if the team appears in an unusual shape for recent matches.
FIGURES AND FACTS
- “Rukh” unsuccessfully started their debut championship in the first division – Lviv lost to “Vorskla” with a score of 2: 5. Then the COVID-19 outbreak registered in the team, so Fedyk’s team will play the game with Shakhtar later (Sept 23). Kolos, after being defeated by Shakhtar in the first round, defeated Lviv, and on Thursday beat Greek Aris in the second round of the Europa League qualification.
- So far, the rivals have met four times. All the matches were played within the First League. In the 2017/18 season, the teams traded home wins and away wins in the following championship. Therefore, the statistics are as follows: +2 = 0 -2, 3: 4.
- The last meeting took place in April 2019. Then “Rukh” won in Kovalivka thanks to the penalty taken by Kondrakov. Then Vinnikovtsy thus inflicted the first loss on Kolos in that championship, that Kostishin’s team eventually finished second and earned a ticket to the UPL through the playoffs.
- In the last championship, Kostyshin’s team finished just two matches out of 34 in a draw.
- Rukh won 12 home games in the 2019/2020 season, drawing once and losing twice. In particular, Lviv won the last five games in Lviv, however they met their rivals at the SKIF stadium and not at the Lviv Arena.
- “Kolos” does not leave the field without a goal scored in the last six games in a row. At the same time, Kostyshin’s team lost in the last seven UPL away games.
- Evgeny Seleznyov can play in the Ukrainian championship for the first time after a three-year break. The forward has 111 goals in the UPL. He needs to score 14 goals to break Maxim Shatskikh’s record.
INDICATIVE COMPOSITIONS
Considering the long hiatus of “Rukh”, it is quite difficult to predict the composition of Ivan Fedyk. Suppose Aleksandr Bandura will take the place in goal, we will leave the defense unchanged (although “Rukh” signed two legionnaires, Serbian Stamenkovic and Slovenian Glikh), but in midfield we are waiting for the experienced Fedorchuk, who can replace to Kalyuzhny. He played the day before for double. Rusin and Boychuk, who played in the Premier League opener, also helped the youth team. Instead of Rostislav, we will predict the attack on the flank of Maryan Mysyk, Ernest can replace Kuharevich in the vanguard.
Bandura – Kopina, Duts, Bely, Sakiv – Fedorchuk – Tit, Kukharuk, Martynyuk, Mysyk – Ernest
Suppose Kostyshin tests the rented Kucheruk in goal; on defense, Maksimenko can replace Gavrish or Petrov. If Kravchenko recovered from the damage, he will play on the right, if not, then Zozulya again. On the left, Yemets will be replaced by Chernomorets. Zadoya and Bogdanov can be replaced by Milko and Orihovsky. On the flanks of the attack, the trainer can use Morozko, Ilyin, or Kostyshin. At the forefront, Lysenko will be replaced by Seleznev or Isaenko. Suppose he is a rented player from the Dynamo and is replaced by Seleznev.
Kucheruk – Kravchenko, Maksimenko, Petrov, Novak, Chernomorets – Morozko, Orikhovsky, Milko, Ilyin – Isaenko
MATCH MOVEMENT FORECAST – KOLOS 1: 1
“Kolos” has an advantage: the tone of the game is much higher, as Lviv’s break in official matches is almost a month. On the other hand, it will not be easy for the Kovalivites to move from European competition to the national league, while the Ruh players will be motivated to get their first victory in the first division. In the end, suppose this match does not reveal the strongest, although both teams must score, they have the resources for this.
