Match details. 2. Liga, Division B, Group 1, Group 1 - 30. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 12:00 Lagos time. It is played at Sportyvnyj Kompleks, Sevastopol.
What's at stake. FC Sevastopol are 1st on 50 points after 21 games, 4 points clear of Shahter Taganrog. Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog are 2nd on 46 points after 21 games, 4 points behind Sevastopol, level on points with Rostov II.
Form. FC Sevastopol have won eight, drawn one and lost none of their last nine, 2.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W W. In this competition FC Sevastopol have gone W D W W W W. Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog have won five, drawn two and lost two of their last nine, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L L D. In this competition Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog have gone W W L L D W.
The numbers. FC Sevastopol score two and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. FC Sevastopol average 6.3 corners and 1.3 cards a game. Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog score 1.2 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets. Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog average 4.3 corners and 2.3 cards a game.
Head to head. The last time they met, on 25 Apr 2026, it finished FC Sevastopol 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog.
The case against. Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog's record still gives them 23% to win.
The read. FC Sevastopol to win. A tight game. FC Sevastopol are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour FC Sevastopol. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%.
The bets. Best bet: FC Sevastopol or Draw at 1.21, 77% on the records (FC Sevastopol unbeaten in 5 of 5 at home; Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog failed to win 3 of 5 away). Leave: FC Sevastopol or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); FC Sevastopol Over 0.5 Goals (Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog's own games don't back it (2 of 5)); FC Sevastopol to Win (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: FC Sevastopol 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Taganrog (11% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).