Rukh Lviv
- Rukh Lviv are in poor form, losing four of their last five Premier League fixtures and winning only one.
- Rukh have won just three of their nine home games in the Premier League, losing six times.
LNZ Cherkasy
- LNZ Cherkasy are in excellent form, winning four of their last five matches and coming into this one on the back of a two-game winning streak.
- LNZ Cherkasy have an excellent away record in the Premier League, winning seven, drawing one and losing just one of nine road games.
- Ponomarov’s team have been very efficient on the road, averaging 1.78 goals scored and only 0.56 goals conceded per away game in the Premier League this season.
Head-to-Head
FC Rukh Lviv and LNZ Cherkasy should be familiar with each other after meeting in four previous head-to-head match-ups where the average number of goals has been 0.5 goals per match .
Key Players
- Baboucarr Faal has been Rukh Lviv’s brightest spark over the last couple of weeks, scoring both of his side’s last two goals in their last five games.
- LNZ’s Mark Assinor is their most reliable source of goals in the league with seven in 19 appearances.
Betting Insights
LNZ are placed second in the Premier League with 44 points from 20 matches while Rukh are 14th with 19 points from the same number of games and their odds of 1.44 to win this one reflect the relative form of the two clubs.
Prediction
It will be interesting to see which style of soccer comes out on top in this clash of Rukh’s ball control and positive intent against LNZ’s structure and counter-attacking threat, but our belief is that the visitors’ organization and efficiency will get the job done.
