SK Poltava
- It is early days in the new campaign, but things aren’t going to plan for SK Poltava or FK Kudrivka, who occupy 16th and 13th spots respectively in the Premier League 2025/2026 after 17 matches.
- Poltava have nine points to show from 17 games, and there are concerns around their form at home where they have won one, drawn one and lost six of their eight home matches so far.
- Their last three games included defeats by Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi (0-3), Rukh Lviv (1-2) and Veres Rivne (2-3).
Kudrivka
- Kudrivka have 16 points after as many games, four more than Poltava, and they have more recently steadied their ship with a pair of draws, 2-2 at home to Zorya and 1-1 at FC Oleksandriya.
- Kudrivka are yet to win on their travels in the Premier League 2025/2026, drawing one and losing seven of eight road games.
Head-to-Head
- Pavlo Matviychenko has led Poltava since July 30th 2025, so he’s had little time to imprint his pragmatic, survival-focused approach on the young and somewhat injury-hit squad.
- The approach has been to play proactively, but to be clinical, particularly in transition and from set pieces, and adaptable enough to handle the inexperience of the squad.
- Poltava’s goalscoring record isn’t great, and Evgeniy Misyura has scored two of Poltava's last five goals.
- Maksim Marusich leads the team with three goals in 11 Premier League appearances this term and will be relied upon to provide most of the attacking sparkle.
- Vasili Baranov’s squad, by contrast, has played a transition-first, counter-attacking style of play since he took over as head coach on December 17th 2024.
- They have yet to find a rhythm on the road in the Premier League 2025/2026, where they have averaged 0.62 goals per away match.
SK Poltava
- Maksim Marusich leads the team with three goals in 11 Premier League appearances this term and will be relied upon to provide most of the attacking sparkle.
- Evgeniy Misyura has scored two of Poltava's last five goals.
Kudrivka
Andriy Storchous is a striker that leads the way for Kudrivka with six goals in 16 Premier League 2025/2026 outings.
Betting Insights
- Kudrivka are slight favourites for this game at 2.27, so the value at 3.18 for the home team has to be ignored.
- That said, with both teams struggling for goals and defensive stability, the Under 2.5 Goals market at 1.81 looks the most enticing bet in this clash.
Prediction
- The tempo of the game is likely to be dictated by the visitors, but Poltava’s adaptability should ensure this will be a cagey affair that is unlikely to be won by more than one goal.
- Poltava can be very solid in defence when they need to be.
