"Kryvbas" - "LNZ". Preview
On Sunday, October 18, Kryvyi Rih’s Kryvbas will play a home match in the 9th round of the 2026/2027 Ukrainian Premier League season against LNZ Cherkasy. For the "Red-and-Whites," this will be their first home league match in a month. The team will be looking to delight their fans with a victory and secure some crucial points.
In the previous round, Kryvbas began an away match against Obolon Kyiv, but the game could not be completed due to a prolonged air raid alert. At the time of the stoppage, the "Red-and-Whites" were trailing 0:1. Prior to that, the Kryvyi Rih side suffered a narrow 0:1 away defeat to Polissya.
LNZ enters this encounter following a 2:1 home victory over Kudrivka. Previously, the Cherkasy team lost 0:3 to Shakhtar and played to a 0:0 draw against Dynamo. Meanwhile, the visitors will be dealing with squad absences; midfielder Riabov - who was sent off in the previous round - and defender Muravskyi will both miss the match in Kryvyi Rih due to suspensions.
The last meeting between the two teams at the Hirnyk Stadium took place on April 5, 2026, during the 22nd round of the 2025/2026 UPL season. On that occasion, LNZ secured a 3:0 victory. Kravchuk scored a brace, while Nonikashvili added another goal. According to official statistics, the teams have faced each other six times in the Ukrainian Championship: Kryvbas has secured three victories, two matches ended in a draw, and LNZ won the remaining game.
2026/2027 Ukrainian Championship. UPL. Matchday 9.
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih vs. LNZ Cherkasy.
Sunday, October 18, 2026. Kryvyi Rih. Hirnyk Stadium. 13:00.
Match Officials:
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev (Kharkiv).
Assistant Referees: Ihor Rybchenko (Zaporizhzhia), Artem Zaporizhskyi (Kharkiv).
Fourth Official: Artem Mykhailiuk (Kyiv).
Referee Observer: Serhii Vozniak (Mykolaiv).
VAR Referee: Denys Shurman (Kyiv Oblast).
Assistant VAR Referee: Klym Zabroda (Kyiv).
VAR Referee Observer: Oleksandr Derdo (Chornomorsk).
UAF Delegate: Oleh Bazai (Zaporizhzhia).
Broadcast: UPL TV.
The opponent's last league match:
LNZ vs. Kudrivka 2:1 (1:0). 2026/2027 UPL, Matchday 8. October 11, 2026.
Goals: Talles Brener (penalty), 9 (1:0); Hennadii Pasich, 47 (2:0); Raymond Owusu, 68 (2:1).
LNZ: Ledvii, Tsara (H. Pasich, 46), Horin, Didyk, Roman (Kitela, 79), D. Kuzyk, Tverdokhlib (Yakubu, 46), Riabov, Talles, Assinor (Drambaiev, 40), Ndiaga (Slubyk, 85').
Substitutes: Palamarchuk, Samoilenko, Daiko, Tlumak, Donyk, David.
Head Coach: Vitalii Ponomarov.
Interesting facts:
- A total of 6 matches have been played between the opponents in the UPL: 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss (goal difference 8:4) - the advantage lies with the team from Kryvyi Rih;
- The team from Cherkasy is currently on a 4-match winless streak in away league games (2 draws, 2 losses).
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