On Sunday, November 23, the Lviv football club "Rukh" will host "Kudrivka" in the 13th round of the Ukrainian Premier League. The match will take place at the "Arena Lviv" stadium and will start at 18:00. Both teams, which are currently in the lower part of the standings, are eager to earn the necessary points to improve their positions.

Team conditions before the match

At the moment, "Rukh" occupies the 15th place in the table, having only 7 points, which forces them to fight for survival. The Lviv team shows extremely low scoring effectiveness, particularly as their goalless streak has lasted for 276 minutes. In addition, the team has lost their last five home matches, which is a record low for the club.

In the previous round, "Rukh" also suffered a defeat to "Veres" with a minimal score, marking the 40th match for coach Ivan Fedyk in the UPL. The most significant player missing for this match is Edson, who will miss the game due to a yellow card suspension, although "Rukh" can please its fans with the return of Mark Sapuga to the squad.

Situation at "Kudrivka"

In contrast, "Kudrivka" from Chernihiv region is also fighting for its chances to remain in the elite division. After starting with a promising result, the team currently finds itself in the lower part of the table with 14 points. Recently, "Kudrivka" suffered a defeat to "Kolos", which was their first home loss in the UPL.

The head coach of the team, Vasyl Baranov, noted: "We are working on all aspects of the game. In some areas, we fall short compared to other teams..." In the match against "Rukh", the team will try to capitalize on opportunities to improve its standings.

Starting line-ups of the teams

The starting line-ups for the match: "Rukh": Hereta, Liah, Kholod, Sliubik, Kopyna, Slyusar, Runich, Pidhurskyi, Prytula, Kvasnytsia, Faal.

"Kudrivka": Yashkov, Melnychuk, Serdiuk, Veklyak, Macheliuk, Dumaniuk, Losenko, Morozko, Storchous, Kozak, Ovus.

Match prediction

Bookmakers consider the chances of both teams to be approximately equal, offering odds of 2.02 for a "Rukh" victory and 3.77 for "Kudrivka". A tense game is expected with a high probability of a draw. It is unknown which team will be able to break their failures, and both opponents will fight for crucial points.