"Bukovyna" - "Kryvbas". Preview

Tomorrow, Kryvbas will play an away match in the 10th round of the Ukrainian Premier League against Bukovyna Chernivtsi. The match will take place at the Hryhoriy Tonkocheyev Stadium in Kamianets-Podilskyi, kicking off at 13:00. The "Red-and-Whites" set off for the match venue today.

Both teams head into this encounter following disappointing results in previous rounds of the championship. On October 17, Bukovyna lost 1:4 to Kudrivka, having previously drawn 2:2 with Polissya. Meanwhile, in a home UPL match on October 18, Kryvbas suffered a rather unexpected 0:3 defeat to LNZ.

The current standings add significance to the match for both sides. Heading into the 10th round, Bukovyna has 8 points and sits in 12th place, while Kryvbas holds 6 points and occupies the 16th position. It is crucial for the "Red-and-Whites" to secure points to improve their standing in the table.

The teams last faced each other in the Ukrainian championship back in the 1993/94 season. On March 12, 1994, Kryvbas defeated Bukovyna 3:0 on home turf. Their previous encounter in Chernivtsi, held on November 20, 1993, ended in a 2:0 victory for the hosts. In total, the two sides have faced each other four times in the top tier of Ukrainian football. Their last official encounter took place in September 2000, during the Round of 32 of the Ukrainian Cup; on that occasion, the "Red-and-Whites" secured a 1:0 victory in Chernivtsi.

Bukovyna currently plays its home matches in Kamianets-Podilskyi. In the ongoing championship, the team from Chernivtsi remains undefeated on this nominal home turf, making this a challenging test for Kryvbas. Furthermore, the Bukovyna squad includes former Kryvbas players Maksym Zaderaka and Oleh Kozhushko - names well-known to the "Red-and-Whites" fanbase. An important away match lies ahead for Kryvbas, a game in which the team will aim to return to winning ways.

2026/2027 Ukrainian Championship. UPL. Matchday 10.

Bukovyna Chernivtsi vs. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Sunday, October 24, 2026. Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region. H. Tonkocheiev Stadium. 13:00.

Match Officials:

Referee: Klym Zabroda (Kyiv).

Assistant Referees: Valentyn Kutsev (Kyiv Oblast), Vitalii Skoblia (Sumy).

Fourth Official: Dmytro Osaulenko (Kyiv).

Referee Observer: Andrii Shandor (Lviv).

VAR Referee: Oleh Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi).

Assistant VAR Referee: Svitlana Hrushko (Kyiv Oblast).

VAR Referee Observer: Yurii Mozharovskyi (Lviv).

UAF Delegate: Mykola Kuznetsov (Khmelnytskyi).

Broadcast: UPL TV.

Opponent's last league match:

Kudrivka vs. Bukovyna 4:1 (2:0). 2026/2027 UPL. Matchday 9. October 17, 2026.

Goals: Denys Svitiukha, 3 (1:0). Artur Dumaniuk, penalty, 16 (2:0). Ivan Petriak, 51 (3:0). Vitalii Dakhnovskyi, penalty, 57 (3:1). Raymond Owusu, 79 (4:1).

"Bukovyna": Penkov, Busko (Mor Talla, 58), Vitenchuk, Zaderaka (Kravchuk, 58), Hrusha (Klepach, 69), Ilyin, Pryimak, Bezuhlyi, Stasiuk (c), Dakhnovskyi (Odinaka, 69), Kozhushko (Babak, 82).

Substitutes: Kanevtsev, Romanets, Sakiv, Yakhontov, Horenko, Babak, Boichuk, Pidlepenets.

Head Coach: Serhiy Shyshchenko.

Interesting facts:

- A total of 4 matches have been played between the teams in Ukrainian championships: +2=1-1 (3:3) - a slight advantage for the Chernivtsi side;

- "Bukovyna" is currently on a 5-match winless streak in the UPL: 3 draws and 2 defeats.

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