Rukh Lviv (Home)
- Rukh Lviv has won three of their eight home games in the Premier League 2025-2026, conceding an average of 2.12 goals per game at home.
- The hosts will arrive with a more mixed record of three wins and two defeats in their last five, but they are on a losing streak of two matches going into Monday’s game.
Metalist 1925 (Away)
- Metalist 1925 sits sixth in the Premier League 2025-2026 table with 28 points from 17 games, while FC Rukh Lviv are 11th with 19 from 18.
- Mladen Bartulovic’s men have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five, which includes a 0-0 home draw with FC Kryvbas Kriviy Rih and a 1-0 home victory over FC Oleksandriya.
- Metalist 1925 has won two of their last three away league games and they are only beaten once in nine on the road.
- Bartulovic’s team is a very different beast and plays a more vertical style of soccer, pressing at high tempo and with wide overloading attacks that are designed to stretch and expose their opponents.
Head-to-Head
- Rukh won the last meeting 4-1.
- Rukh Lviv have won one and drawn the other of the last two meetings, but this contest will depend on which team is more prepared to risk it all on an attacking game plan.
Key Players
- Baboucarr Faal has scored two of Rukh Lviv’s four goals in their last five matches.
- Ivan Fedyk, who took charge in June 2025, has built his side to be a compact, disciplined and organized unit that plays at a measured tempo and presses situational.
Betting Insights
- FC Rukh Lviv has bagged an average of 1.25 goals at home, while Metalist 1925 have hit 1.44 per game away from home in the Premier League 2025/2026.
- Metalist 1925 are around 1.84 for the win.
- Over 2.5 goals - 2.65 and Both Teams to Score - Yes 2.31 look notable markets given recent trends.
Prediction
We think Metalist 1925 ’ s road form and attacking style will see them through, but this will be a close matchup between two sides that score at a similar rate, though Rukh concede far more at home.
