FC Ingulets Petrove vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk Best odds and tips

FC Ingulets Petrove and FC Shakhtar Donetsk will face off in a classic David vs Goliath clash on Sunday when the 14th-placed side take on the 3rd-placed team in the Ukrainian Premier League 2024-2025 season. Ingulets, who have been in the relegation zone for most of the season, are led by the consistent central defender Vladyslav Remenyuk in a side that has been disciplined and organised in a low-block, counter-attacking style since Vasyl Kobin took over as head coach in June 2024. Artem Dovbyk brings some drive and set-piece threat from midfield, but it is Remenyuk who has been the rock upon which Ingulets have built their survival bid. The problem is, they have scored only seven goals in 13 home games this season.

Shakhtar Donetsk are a different proposition entirely, having played high-tempo, possession-based football with an array of South American flair and a pressing game that has been very effective under the leadership of Marino Pusic since October 2023. Shakhtar have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five in the league and are unbeaten in their last three away games, a run that includes a 3-0 win at Chornomorets Odessa. Brazilian winger Pedrinho has been a constant threat from the left, chipping in with assists and taking on defenders with his dribbling, while midfielder Georgiy Sudakov has enjoyed a breakout campaign with 11 goals in 24 league games. Midfielder Dmytro Kryskiv adds drive and is a constant threat to disrupt opposition build-up play, but the team’s pressing game is so coordinated that the opposition rarely get the ball for long enough to build anything.

Shakhtar are overwhelming favourites to win this game at 1.30, while Ingulets are 8.50 outsiders, but there is some value in the both teams not to score bet because Shakhtar can be patient and break teams down. Oleksandr Pyatov has scored the most goals for Ingulets in the league this season with three in 28 appearances, so the hosts cannot be trusted to score against the side with the best attacking record in the league. Shakhtar average 1.77 goals per game on the road and concede only 0.69, so they should get enough chances to break through Ingulets’ disciplined lines. Ingulets have failed to win either of their last two home games against Shakhtar, who beat them 6-0 away in the previous Premier League meeting five months ago.