"Kryvbas" - "Karpaty". Preview

Tomorrow, in one of the most interesting confrontations of the 27th round of the UPL, Kryvbas will meet Karpaty at home. In the first round, our team suffered a minimal defeat - 0:1. In the past 26th round, our team failed to put pressure on Poltava away - 3:3. As for Lviv, they parted ways with LNZ at home - 0:0. Kryvbas prepared for the game with Karpaty in a one-time mode, starting on Monday.

After the suspension, Araujo returns to the field, who will be able to come out to help our team tomorrow. Mendoza has gained good form, with 4 goals and 2 assists in the last two rounds. Our players expect a fighting, uncompromising game, as evidenced by the pre-match comments of Shevchenko and Giovany.

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Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 27.

"Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih - "Karpaty" Lviv.

May 8, 2026, Friday. Kryvyi Rih. "Hirnyk" Stadium. 13:00.

Referee appointments:

Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi).

Assistant referees: Oleksiy Mironov (Poltava), Svitlana Hrushko (Kyiv region).

Fourth referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi (Zaporizhia).

Referee observer: Oleksandr Kran (Kharkiv).

VAR referee: Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava).

VAR assistant: Semen Shlonchak (Cherkasy).

VAR observer: Oleksandr Voytyuk (Zaporizhia).

UAF delegate: Oleksandr Digtyar (Poltava).

Broadcast: UPL TV.

The opponent's last match in the championship:

"Karpaty" - "LNZ" 0:0. VBET League 2025\2026. 26th round. 02.05.2026.

"Karpaty": Domchak, Sych (Miroshnichenko, 72), Baboglo (k), Kholod, Lyakh, Sapuga (Jean Pedrozu, 61), Chachua, Bruninho (Rubchinsky, 82), Alkain, Kostenko (Paulo Vitor, 82), Faal (Karabin, 72).

Substitutes: Mysak, Adamiuk, Stetskov, Edson, Eriki, Kvasnytsia, Shah.

Head coach: Francisco Fernandez.

Interesting facts:

- in the recent history, Kryvbas has played 3 official matches with Karpaty: +1=0-2 (4-2), - a small advantage on the opponent's side;

- tomorrow Kryvbas will play its 750th anniversary match in the elite of Ukrainian football, taking into account performances since 1992;

- the red-and-whites' home streak of no goals continues in the UPL for 5 rounds - 3 wins, 2 losses;

- Karpaty's unbeaten streak in the championship lasts for 8 games: 5 wins, 3 draws;

- the Lviv team has kept a clean sheet for a record 665 minutes for the club.

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