Dnipro-1 will take on Oleksandiya. The match will take place at Avanhard Stadium in Uzhorod on Wednesday 23rd November.
PENipro has excellent chances of breaking the Shakhtar-Kyiv eternal championship streak. Dnipro has an advantage of +8 over Shakhtar, even though the tournament is only entering the equator. This advantage is quite convincing considering that Dnipro lost only four points in 13 rounds. It’s difficult to figure out what the secret is behind Dnipro. It seems that Dnipro simply took advantage of the fact the main Ukrainian football forces are having problems and is now acting. Dnipro won Shakhtar 2:2 in the previous round. This was a big bid to win the season. The match against the Dnieper is not going to be easy, but Oleksandr Kucher’s wards will be on the verge of winning, and will be able find justice for Oleksandiya. This season,
Olesandiya is a predictable team. They have clearly seen the ceiling of their possibilities, which is what makes them predictable. They have lost matches to top-level Ukrainian teams and probably won’t win against any of them. Alexandria was subject to two checks from top rivals during the 3 previous rounds. In both cases, they lost easily, Dynamo 1 :3 and Zorya 1:14. There are no preconditions to the possibility that Oleksandiya will win this match. In fact, I am more inclined to believe that they will take the next loss on their own.
PENNIPRO are in great shape right now and have absolutely no desire to lose. Dnipro has drawn just twice in the last half of the season, which is their worst result for so long. The hosts are capable of playing well for themselves and that is likely to be the case in the next match.
Prediction: Dnipro-1 will win.
