SK Poltava
- Poltava are the team in deeper trouble and have now lost five in a row.
- Their most recent games have been a 0-4 home loss to Karpaty and a 2-0 defeat at Metalist 1925.
- The hosts are now rock-bottom of the table with only 9 points from 21 league games, so they will desperately need to improve their home record of 1 win, 1 draw and 8 defeats if they are to move out of the drop zone.
- The problem in recent weeks has been the lack of goals - only 0.60 goals per game at home and 2.30 conceded.
FC Oleksandriya
- FC Oleksandriya are only slightly better off, sitting 15th with 11 points from 21 fixtures.
- FC Oleksandriya are only two points better off in 15th after a run of four consecutive defeats that has seen them lose 5-0 at home to Dynamo Kiev and 2-0 away at LNZ Cherkasy.
- The visitors haven’t won on the road all season, drawing 4 and losing 6 from 10 away fixtures, and they have conceded 18 goals.
Key Players
- Tedi Cara offers a rare scoring threat for visitors.
- Head coach Kyrylo Nesterenko, who took over in June 2025, has instilled a degree of tactical discipline in the side.
- Pavlo Matviychenko has been in charge of Poltava since promotion and has set up the team with a 4-2-3-1 formation that focuses on defending compactly and with balance, leaving the full backs and wingers to counter-attack when they can.
Betting Insights
- While they are the favourites here at 1.67, Poltava are attractive outsiders at 4.45 and the draw seems a little too short at 3.7.
- The value bet here looks to be Both teams to score - Yes at 1.72, as neither side are that solid at the back and may have to expose themselves if they are to win the match.
Prediction
The visitors haven’t won on the road all season and have conceded 18 goals , so the away side could nick this 1-0 .
