Leader vs. Underdog: Preview of the UPL match between Shakhtar and Inhulets.

On Saturday, November 23, Donetsk's "Shakhtar" will host "Ingulec" as part of the 14th round of the Ukrainian Championship. The match will take place in Lviv at the "Arena Lviv" stadium. The starting whistle from referee Oleksandr Kalenov from Lviv will sound at 18:00 Kyiv time.

The "Miners" return to the UPL battle as the third team in the standings. To fill the break caused by the national team matches, coach Marino Puzhich's team played a friendly match against Ternopil's "Niva," resulting in a thrilling 3:3 draw. Meanwhile, "Ingulec," which continues to lag behind in the standings and remains the worst team of the season, faced UPL leader "Oleksandriya" in a sparring match and... unexpectedly crushed Ruslan Rotan's team 4:0.

"Shakhtar" and "Ingulec" have faced each other in the championship and the Ukrainian Cup 7 times. All matches ended in victories for the Donetsk team. The overall goal difference stands at 16:1 in favor of the "Miners."

FAVBET considers "Shakhtar" the undeniable favorite of the encounter. They offer a meager 1.13 for their victory, while "Ingulec's" success is valued at 22.00. A draw is quoted at 9.10. Experts anticipate a high-scoring match: the standard total of over 2.5 goals is set at 1.38, while under 2.5 is at 2.91. The highest expectations for goals come from Danilo Sikan (1.80), Heorhii Sudakov (2.00), Lassina Traore (2.30), Oleksandr Zubkov (2.50), Ehinaldo (2.60), and nearly half of the "Miners" team. The least likely to score for "Ingulec" is Serhii Kyslenko (4.50).

Where to watch the UPL 14th round match between "Shakhtar" and "Ingulec"

The match will be available online in live broadcast on the UPL.TV channel. It can be accessed on OTT platforms and through cable networks such as Kyivstar TV, Vоля TV, Setanta Sports, sweet.tv, Omega TV, and Vodafone TV.