SK Poltava (home)
- SK Poltava have lost 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches, drawing 3-3 against FC Oleksandriya last time out.
- SK Poltava are rock-bottom of the table with 10 points from 22 Premier League 2025/2026 matches ahead of the visit of Polissya Zhytomyr on Friday.
- Pavlo Matviychenko’s men have been woeful in defence, but their struggles are also evident going forward with an average of 0.82 goals per game at home in the league.
- Poltava are a reactive 4-2-3-1 team that sit deep, rely on physical duels and hope to win possession in their third of the field, either through set pieces or counter attacks, where they try to exploit the space in behind.
- Poltava have won just once at home all season and lost 8 of their 11 previous home matches in the Premier League.
- Maksim Marusich is the club’s top Premier League 2025/2026 goalscorer with 3 from 13 matches, highlighting the lack of attacking quality.
Polissya Zhytomyr (away)
- Polissya Zhytomyr have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 competitive games, winning their last 2 away matches.
- Polissya sit 3rd in the Premier League 2025/2026 with 43 points from their opening 22 matches.
- Ruslan Rotan has instilled an exciting 4-3-3 system with his team that has European aspirations, playing a high-press with plenty of possession and making quick transitions to stretch defences.
- Mykola Gayduchyk leads the line for Polissya, netting 8 times in 22 appearances this term.
- Oleksiy Hutsuliak has scored 3 of their 9 goals in the last 5 matches, and Polissya have been extremely clinical on their travels of late, winning their last two games, including a 2-0 triumph at Kudrivka.
Key Players
- Mykola Gayduchyk
- Mykola Gayduchyk leads the line for Polissya, netting 8 times in 22 appearances this term.
- Maksim Marusich
- Maksim Marusich is the club’s top Premier League 2025/2026 goalscorer with 3 from 13 matches.
- Oleksiy Hutsuliak
- Oleksiy Hutsuliak has scored 3 of their 9 goals in the last 5 matches.
Betting Insights
The odds for ‘BTTS - No’ at 1.47 also look attractive as the visitors will look to keep things tight in a classic clash of styles between a free-flowing attacking side and a survival-focused low block.
Prediction
- The difference in the current form of these clubs, their league positions and the away record of the favourites make Polissya the clear pick to take all three points on Friday.
- The visitors are in good enough form to cut through any low block, while Poltava have been poor at home all season.
