- Polissya form: Polissya have won three of their last five games in the Premier League.
- Rukh form: Rukh Lviv have lost four and drawn one of their last five league games.
- Home form: Polissya have won both of their last two home matches.
Polissya could be too strong at home
League positions
Polissya Zhytomyr are having a great season in the Ukrainian Premier League, sitting second in the league with 55 points from their 27 games so far. FC Rukh Lviv, on the other hand, have had a terrible campaign so far, sitting 14th in the table with only 21 points from the same number of matches.
Head-to-head and away form
Although Polissya have failed to win in the last five meetings between the two in all competitions, with Rukh Lviv claiming three victories and two draws, this is not a matchup they have enjoyed, losing both of the last two home games against Rukh.
Rukh Lviv have not had a good time on their travels in the Premier League this season, winning only three of their 13 away games, and scoring just five goals in the process.
Rukh Lviv need to get their act together
FC Rukh Lviv come into this match after back-to-back defeats, including a 2-1 loss away to Kudrivka and a 3-1 home defeat to FC Oleksandriya. Ivan Fedyk has tried to make his mark on the team since taking over in June 2025, trying to get a more aggressive pressing game out of his side, but the results have not been forthcoming.
The team that Polissya play in the league is very different to Rukh. Ruslan Rotan has brought structure and control to his team since he took over in June 2025. Polissya’s style is to play a 4-3-3, with the focus on possession, patient build-up play, and their midfielders moving well to control the tempo of the game.
Another tough afternoon for Rukh
Mykola Gayduchyk leads the line for Polissya and has scored 9 league goals in 27 appearances this season.
However, we feel Rukh Lviv’s pressing game can cause problems, so we’re going for a home win and both teams to score, and over 2.5 goals at 2.22 and 1.62, respectively. This could be a lively match.
- The forward provides a constant threat to opposition defenses, and Eduard Sarapiy has been able to provide a little more spark to the hosts in recent weeks, scoring 2 of Polissya’s last 6 league goals.
- Rukh’s top scorer, Igor Neves, has only 3 goals in 24 league games, and they are a team that struggles to find the back of the net.
- Polissya to win at 1.22 looks good considering the strength of the home side and their solid home record, having won 7 of 14 home league matches, scoring 20 goals in the process.
