Shakhtar Donetsk Kolos Kovalivka betting prediction

The away team makes its debut in this edition of the competition, after having finished 6^th last season. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 19 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home win against Illichivets' by (1‑0), after extended time. In the last 10 away matches Kolos Kovalivka has won 2, tied 1 and lost 7. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 8 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Kolos secured a place in the next Europa League and that was on merit. However, he knows that a new season is about to begin and the difficulty will be great. He will have to have the same focus and determination as the last championship, after all he will be able to repeat his performance. His debut will be against the current national champion and in order to score, he will have to play above-average football during the match.

Confirmed Lineup: Evgen Smyrny, Oleksiy Zozulya, Maxym Maksymenko, Vladislav Emets, Kyrylo Petrov, Evgeniy Morozko, Paul Orzechowski, Evgen Smyrny, Evgeniy Zadoya, Oleksandr Bondarenko, Denis Antyukh.
Coach: Y. Vyshnyak.