"Obolon" - "Kryvbas". Preview

On Saturday, October 10, Kryvyi Rih’s Kryvbas will play their next match of the 2026/2027 Ukrainian championship season. In Matchday 8, the "Red-and-Whites" will face Obolon Kyiv in an away game.

The teams' previous meeting took place on March 7, 2026, in Kyiv during Matchday 19 of the 2025/2026 UPL season. On that occasion, Obolon and Kryvbas played out a 0:0 draw. Late in the match, the Red-and-Whites had several chances to snatch a victory, but the Kyiv side's goalkeeper and the goalpost saved the hosts from conceding.

Obolon played their last UPL match on September 18, drawing 1:1 away against Chornomorets Odesa. Prior to that, the Kyiv team had lost to LNZ (1:3) and FC Kharkiv (0:5). In seven league matches, they have yet to secure a win, recording four draws and three losses.

Kryvbas also last played in the UPL on September 18. In Zhytomyr, the Red-and-Whites suffered a narrow 0:1 defeat to Polissya, conceding a penalty goal in the 5th minute. Before that, the Kryvyi Rih side drew 2:2 with Kolos and lost 0:1 to Chornomorets in Odesa. During the league break, the Kryvyi Rih side played a friendly match against Shakhtar.

The game took place on October 2 in Vynnyky and ended in a 3:0 victory for the Donetsk team. Meanwhile, several Kryvbas players received call-ups to their national teams: Volodymyr Vilivald played for Ukraine’s U-21 squad, Roy Nawi for Israel U-21, Giovany Herbert and Joseph Jones represented Panama, and Kachwele played for Tanzania. The international break offered them a chance to gain match experience at the national team level.

Obolon also played friendly matches during the break. The Kyiv-based team lost 1:3 to LNZ but defeated Kudrivka 2:0. Next up for the "Red-and-Whites" is an away match, where the team will aim to secure crucial points and get back to winning ways in the league.

2026/2027 Ukrainian Championship. UPL. Matchday 8.

Obolon Kyiv vs. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Saturday, October 10, 2026. Kyiv. Obolon Arena. 13:00.

Match Officials:

Referee: Oleksandr Solovian (Kyiv region).

Assistant Referees: Ihor Debenko (Ivano-Frankivsk), Pavlo Kotubei (Zakarpattia region).

Fourth Official: Andrii Zaitsev (Donetsk region).

Referee Observer: Vitalii Hodulian (Odesa).

VAR Referee: Oleksandr Shandor (Lviv).

Assistant VAR Referee: Taras Chopilko (Kyiv region).

VAR Referee Observer: Anatolii Abdula (Kharkiv).

Broadcast: UPL TV.

Opponent's last league match:

Chornomorets vs. Obolon 1:1 (1:0). UPL 2026/2027. Matchday 7. September 18, 2026.

Goals: Kiril Popov (penalty), 37 (1:0). Nazarii Fedorivskyi, 90+2 (1:1).

Obolon: 1. Fedorivskyi, 28. Polehenko, 30. Prokopchuk, 3. Yermakov, 2. Kapinus, 14. Shulianskyi (8. Kulakovskyi, 67), 6. Chekh (20. Volokhatyi, 60), 4. Moroz (55. Sukhanov, 42), 7. Matkevych, 10. Slobodian (c) (15. Myshnyov, 60), 9. Ustymenko (90. T. Liakh, 46).

Substitutes: 12. Barantsov, 36. Vorobiov, 32. Lomnytskyi, 78. Skryhun, 99. Tesliuk, 5. Shevchenko, 50. Shostak.

Head Coach: Oleksandr Antonenko.

Interesting facts:

- a total of 7 matches have been played between the teams in Ukrainian league competitions during our club's modern history: +0=3-4 (1:5) - the advantage lies with the "Red-and-Whites";

- the Kyiv side's winless streak in the UPL currently stands at 8 games: 5 draws, 4 defeats.

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