LNZ Cherkasy

vs

Polissya Zhytomyr

Preview

LNZ Cherkasy

• LNZ Cherkasy are at the top of the Premier League 2025/2026 table with 38 points from 17 games.
• LNZ have won three straight home games, beating Obolon Kyiv 3-0 and Zorya 2-0 in their last two at their own ground.
• Their home league record stands at six wins, one draw and two losses.
• They have scored just nine goals in their nine home league fixtures, suggesting a pragmatic approach.
• LNZ are on a five-match winning streak.

Polissya Zhytomyr

• Polissya are third in the league table with 33 points from 17 matches.
• Polissya have won four of their last five games, including a 2-0 away win at Kolos Kovalivka and a 5-1 exhibition win over BK Hacken.
• Polissya have won six and lost two of their eight away league fixtures in 2025-26, scoring 2.12 goals per game on average.
• Mykola Gayduchyk has scored seven goals in 17 games.
• Oleksiy Hutsuliak has three goals and three assists in the last five matches.

Head-to-Head

• Polissya have won one and drawn one of the last three meetings between the two clubs.
• Polissya won the most recent head-to-head 1-0 away in Premier League 2024/2025.
• LNZ have failed to win their previous two home meetings with Polissya.

Key Players

• LNZ Cherkasy:
  • Yegor Tverdokhlib leads the LNZ scoring with seven goals in 16 league games.
  • Mark Assinor has netted three of LNZ’s last ten goals in their past five matches.
• Polissya Zhytomyr:
  • Mykola Gayduchyk is their focal point with seven goals in 17 games.
  • Oleksiy Hutsuliak has provided three goals and three assists in the last five matches.

Betting Insights

• The odds are LNZ 2.58 and Polissya 2.93.
• The Both Teams To Score market is 1.7.
• Polissya score an average of 2.12 goals per away game while LNZ score just 1.00 at home.
• The home side will sit in a deep block for long periods while Polissya attempt to overload the centre.
• Transitions and set-pieces will be key and the differing tempos suggest a very close match with an edge to the hosts.