"Kryvbas" - "LNZ". Preview

Kryvbas is completing preparations for the central match of the 22nd round of the UPL against LNZ. In the first round, the teams played out a goalless draw. In the previous 21st round, our guys beat Epicentr at home in a strong-willed style - 2:1. As for the Cherkasy team, they also, losing in the away match, broke the resistance of Ruh - 2:1.

The opponent continues to sensationally lead in the standings, although they have one match more than Shakhtar. The upcoming match is even more interesting because the opponent's team includes four former football players of our club. These are defender Oleksandr Drambaiev, midfielders Yehor Tverdokhlib, Denys Kuzyk and Artur Mykytyshyn.

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Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 22.

"Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih - "LNZ" Cherkasy.

Sunday, April 5, 2026. Kryvyi Rih. "Girnyk" Stadium. 13:00.

Referee appointments:

Referee: Oleksandr Afanasiev (Kharkiv).

Assistant referees: Ihor Rybchenko (Zaporizhzhya), Oleksandr Korniyko (Mirhorod).

Fourth referee: Artem Mykhailiuk (Kyiv).

Referee observer: Serhiy Lysenchuk (Kyiv region).

VAR referee: Mykola Balakin (Kyiv region).

VAR assistant: Viktor Matyash (Donetsk).

VAR observer: Oleksandr Voytyuk (Zaporizhzhya).

UAF delegate: Viktor Bezsmertny (Kropyvnytskyi).

Broadcast: UPL TV.

The opponent's last match in the championship:

"Ruh" - "LNZ" 1:2 (1:0). VBET League 2025\2026. 21 round. 03/21/2026.

Goals: Vitaliy Roman, 45+2 (1:0). Gennady Pasich, 63 (1:1). Danylo Kravchuk, 82 (1:2).

"LNZ": Palamarchuk, Drambaev, Didyk (c), Gorin, Putrya (Bennett, 73), A. Ryabov, D. Kuzyk, Pastukh (D. Kravchuk, 58), Tankovsky (Nonikashvili, 46), Mykytyshyn (G. Pasich, 58), Avudu (Tverdokhlib, 6).

Substitutes: Ledviy, Samoilenko, Dayko, Yakubu, Lepsky, Assinor.

Head coach: Vitaliy Ponomarov.

Interesting facts:

- in total, 5 matches were played between the rivals in the championships of Ukraine: +3=2-0 (8-1) - a big advantage on the side of Kryvyi Rih;

- Kryvbas played ten times in the current season in home matches: +6=3-1 (20-10) - 21 points;

- the unbeaten home series of the red-and-whites continues in the UPL for 7 games: 4 wins, 3 draws;

- the club record unbeaten series of "LNZ" lasts for 14 games: 12 wins, 2 losses.

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