- Away goals: Dynamo Kiev have scored 33 goals in 13 away league games this season.
- Away average: Dynamo Kiev have averaged 2.54 goals per game on the road in the Premier League this season.
- Head-to-head: LNZ Cherkasy have failed to beat Dynamo Kiev in their last two home meetings.
Dynamo have the firepower to edge this one
FC Dynamo Kiev have won each of their last two Premier League games against LNZ Cherkasy and claimed an important away victory over their hosts, 2-1, last season. The odds of 2.24 for an away win on Saturday seem quite generous, and they are only slight favorites to get the job done.
Dynamo Kiev are fourth on the Premier League table with 47 points from 26 games, keeping pace with the leaders. Ihor Kostiuk has instilled a proactive, high-pressing style since he took over in November 2025 and his team tend to dominate the ball and control the tempo, particularly through the center of the field.
They have played some great soccer in recent weeks, outgunning Kryvbas 6-5 away and seeing off 1934058 by three goals to nil at home, but the inconsistency of only two wins and three defeats from their last five league outings could prove costly.
LNZ are a compact team that can hit back on the counter
Tactical approach
Vitaliy Ponomarov’s LNZ will try to be compact and organized and then look to hit Dynamo on the break - a similar approach to the one that saw them get a 0-0 draw away to Karpaty and a 1-1 home draw against Metalist 1925 in their last two games.
Standings and pragmatism
LNZ are second in the table with 53 points from their 26 games and have been extremely consistent this term. Ponomarov is a pragmatic coach who knows when to sit deep and when to take his chance on the off chance he gets the ball.
Defensive record
Defensively, they have been very strong this term - conceding only nine goals in 13 home Premier League fixtures - but there is enough quality in the visiting team for this to be a match that ebbs and flows from one end to the other.
Kiev’s attacking talent can make the difference
FC Dynamo Kiev’s Matviy Ponomarenko is the main man to stop with 12 league goals in 14 appearances and three in his last five, but Mark Assinor has been a reliable outlet for LNZ all season with eight in 24.
Predictions and notes
- Danylo Kravchuk has two of LNZ’s last five goals, but the visitors should be able to win this if the last couple of games are anything to go by.
- We’re backing both teams to score, odds of 1.75, and over 2.5 goals at 1.96 as our main selections.
