This is a typical bet to take against Shakhtar, when they have got a domestic fixture “sandwiched” between more important European games. The Ukrainian reigning champion is coming from a Europa League voyage to Israel, where they had taken relatively easy care of Maccabi, but there is a 2nd leg game scheduled for upcoming Thursday. Hence, manager Luis Castro is likely going to prefer things to be taken easily on Sunday, without 100% effort.

Rotation is also possible, given the difficult weather conditions in Ukraine in this period (around 0 celsius and snowing).

Shakhtar encountered serious issues in the opening match of 2021, when facing Kolos Kovalivka in the 0:0 draw. The opposition decided to sit so untypically deep behind the ball line, that Shakhtar simply could not squeeze any proper attacking plays and get a goal.

Rukh looks like the sort of opponent at this time, who is capable of repeating Kolos path and attempting to follow the same scenario. Lviv club had a good winter transfer period, signing a couple of decent names (Icelanding central defender Sigurdsson; winger Bobur Abdikholikov from Uzbekistan side Nasaf). They are added to a squad, which already has plenty of experience, for example, in the face of Europa League finalist with Dnipro Fedorchuk.

Rukh left a good impression on me a week ago in their opening act against Vorskla. Against my personal perceptions, Rukh was in fact the better side and came close to 3 points on a number of occasions. I believe they will have the quality to stretch this form on to the next round and give Shakhtar a proper test on Sunday. Usually, Shakhtar’s Brazilians struggle to adjust focus to the domestic league after European games and I expect this case to be no exception.

当矿工在更重要的欧洲比赛之间“坐拥”国内比赛时，这是对矿工的典型选择。这位乌克兰卫冕冠军来自欧洲联赛，前往以色列，他们对马卡比的照顾相对容易，但第二场比赛定于周四进行。因此，经理路易斯·卡斯特罗（Luis Castro）可能更愿意在周日轻松完成事情，而无需100％的努力。

考虑到乌克兰这段时期的恶劣天气（大约0摄氏度和降雪），轮换也是可能的。

矿工在2021年的首场比赛中遇到了严重问题，当时他以0：0面对Kolos Kovalivka。反对者决定如此典型地坐在球线后方深处，以至于沙赫塔尔根本无法挤压任何适当的进攻手段并取得进球。

鲁克此时看起来像是那种对手，他能够重复科洛斯之路并尝试遵循相同的情况。利沃夫俱乐部度过了一个愉快的冬天转会期，签了几个像样的名字（冰岛中后卫西格德森；边锋博伯·阿卜迪霍利科夫来自乌兹别克斯坦那萨夫）。他们加入了一支已经有丰富经验的队伍，例如面对第聂伯罗·费多尔丘克（Dnipro Fedorchuk）的欧洲联赛决赛选手。 一周前，Rukh在与Vorskla的开幕戏中给我留下了很好的印象。按照我个人的看法，Rukh实际上是更好的一面，在许多情况下接近3分。我相信他们将有资格将此表格扩展到下一轮，并在周日对矿工进行适当的测试。通常，矿工的巴西人在欧洲比赛后努力调整对国内联赛的关注，我希望这种情况也不例外。

预测鲁克维尼基受让2.5胜。