Home - LNZ Cherkasy
- LNZ Cherkasy have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches.
- LNZ Cherkasy are second in the Premier League 2025/2026 table with 51 points from 24 games played and have been very consistent all season, winning seven and drawing two of their 12 previous home fixtures.
- LNZ have scored an average of 1.17 goals per home league game and conceded only 0.67.
Away - Metalist 1925
- Metalist 1925 are undefeated in their last five, winning four and drawing one.
- Metalist 1925 are having an even better campaign with 44 points from the same number of games to sit fourth.
- Metalist 1925 have won five, drawn five and lost two of their 12 away games in the Premier League 2025/2026 season.
Head-to-Head
- Metalist have the psychological edge with one win and one draw in their two previous meetings across all competitions in the past two years and LNZ have never beaten them at home.
- The last meeting in the Premier League 2023/2024 between the two teams finished 1-1 at Metalist’s home ground.
Key Players
- Vitaliy Ponomarov brought an active, pressing game to LNZ when he took over in June 2025 and they have consistently played at a high tempo, looking to press in the center of the field and counter quickly when they win the ball back.
- Mark Assinor leads the attack with eight goals in 22 league games.
- Danylo Kravchuk has hit a hot streak of late, netting three of their past eight in the last five games to make him a threat as well.
- Metalist 1925 are a more adaptable team and have benefited from Mladen Bartulovic’s arrival as coach in June 2025.
Betting Insights
- The visitors have only conceded eight goals in 12 league away trips this season.
- We will go for under 2.5 goals and both teams not to score as the main bet.
Prediction
It's too close to call this one, so we are going for a draw in the exact score line betting.
