"Poltava" - "Kryvbas". Preview

Kryvbas will travel to Kropyvnytskyi tomorrow for an away match of the 26th round of the UPL against SC Poltava. The red-and-whites have been preparing for the match in a one-off mode, starting on Wednesday. In the 25th round, Kryvbas lost a dramatic match at home to Dynamo - 5:6, and Poltava lost to Kolos - 0:2.

In the first round match, Kryvbas sensationally lost points - 2:2, so tomorrow's meeting is a chance to defeat an opponent for the first time in history. Three players from the teams will definitely miss the upcoming match due to disqualifications. Araujo - for Kryvbas, Ukhan and Halenkov - for Poltava.

Our team continues to fight for the top places, even despite the loss of points in the previous round. The opponent, in turn, has not yet lost its chances of reaching the relegation zone, but currently continues to be in the last 16th position.

Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 26.

SC "Poltava" Poltava - "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih.

May 1, 2026, Friday. Kropyvnytskyi. Stadium "Zirka" named after S. Berezkin. 15:30.

Referee appointments:

Head referee: Ihor Paskhal (Kherson).

Assistant referees: Maksym Chos (Kyiv region), Dmytro Kamornikov (Donetsk region).

Fourth referee: Sofia Prichyna (Lviv region).

VAR referee: Roman Blavatskyi (Lviv).

Assistant VAR referee: Oleksandr Solov'yan (Kyiv region)

UAF delegate: Hryhoriy Simonov (Kyiv).

Referee observer: Leonid Yarmolynskyi (Kyiv region).

VAR referee observer: Oleh Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi).

Broadcast: UPL TV.

The opponent's last match in the championship:

"Kolos" - "Poltava" 2:0 (0:0). VBET League 2025\2026. 25th round. 04/24/2026.

Goals: Ardit Takhiri, 70 (1:0). Anton Salabai, 77 (2:0).

"Poltava": Minchev, Kotsyumaka, Biloshevsky (Marusych, 76), Pidlepich, Wuhan, Plakhtyr (k) (Pyatov, 62), Doroshenko, Galenkov, Sad (Misyura, 62), Odaryuk (Vivdych, 76), Sukhoruchko (Kobzar, 76).

Substitute: Yermolov.

Head coach: Pavlo Matviychenko.

Interesting facts:

- the history of the teams' matches in the championships of Ukraine includes only one match - the first round game;

- Kryvbas played 12 away matches this season: +4=4-4 (15-19) - 16 points;

- Poltava conceded goals in a record 23 UPL games for the club - 62 goals;

- the opponent has not won in the championship for 11 rounds: 2 draws, 9 losses.

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