On Friday, December 5, at 18:00, the match "Zorya" – "Karpaty" will take place as part of the 15th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) for the 2025/26 season. This match will open the round, which is being held in Kyiv at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium.
Current form of the teams
Both teams are in similar conditions: "Zorya" is in 8th place in the table, while "Karpaty" is in 9th. However, the Luhansk team is ahead of the Lviv team by only one point, and both teams have scored 18 goals. "Zorya" has one less goal conceded—16 compared to 17 for "Karpaty".
Team changes and injury situations
This summer, "Zorya" was headed by Viktor Skrypnyk, replacing Mladen Bartulović. However, the team's lineup has not changed significantly. The main striking force in the attack remains forward Pylyp Budkivskyi, who has already scored six goals in the current season.
As for "Karpaty", the team has injury problems: due to injuries to key players such as Andriy Buleza, Tymur Stetskov, and Andriy Klishchuk, the team will not be able to compete at full strength. In the match against "Veres", Volodymyr Adamyuk was also injured, while Ihor Perduta is still in the recovery process.
History of confrontations
In the previous season, "Zorya" defeated "Karpaty" twice with scores of 2:1 at home and 3:1 away. It should be noted that three of the five goals scored against Lviv were by Petar Michin, who currently has only one goal in the new season.
Interesting facts
- The day before the match, "Karpaty" coach Vladyslav Lupashko celebrates his birthday - he turns 39 years old.
- This match will be a premier for both coaches in their confrontation with each other.
All UPL matches are broadcast live on the UPL.TV channel — all reports of the match "Zorya" – "Karpaty" will be available to viewers this Friday.
