Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 12:00 Lagos time. It is played at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia, a neutral ground.
What's at stake. FC Zorya Luhansk are 6th on 18 points after 11 games, 1 point behind Karpaty, 3 points clear of LNZ Cherkasy. A win would take them above Karpaty. LNZ Cherkasy are 7th on 15 points after 10 games, 3 points behind Zorya Luhansk, 4 points clear of Kolos Kovalivka. A win would take them level on points with Zorya Luhansk.
Form. FC Zorya Luhansk have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W L. In this competition FC Zorya Luhansk have gone W D W W L D. LNZ Cherkasy have won four, drawn two and lost three of their last nine, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W L W. In this competition LNZ Cherkasy have gone D W W L W D.
The numbers. FC Zorya Luhansk score 1.1 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. FC Zorya Luhansk average 9.5 shots (4.5 on target), 6.1 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 50% of the ball. LNZ Cherkasy score 1.1 and concede one a game over their last nine, with four clean sheets and five games without a goal. LNZ Cherkasy average 5.8 shots (1.9 on target), 3.2 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 40% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last six meetings FC Zorya Luhansk have won none, drawn two and lost four. Three of the six went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, two were drawn and LNZ Cherkasy won two. The last time they met, on 13 Dec 2025, it finished FC Zorya Luhansk 0-2 LNZ Cherkasy: FC Zorya Luhansk had 14 shots to 10, 70% of the ball, six yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The read. No side to back. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: FC Zorya Luhansk 1-1 LNZ Cherkasy (14% 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 Model's table).