Kyiv's "Dynamo" will meet Rivne's "Veres" on December 14 in the match of the 16th round of the Ukrainian Premier League for the 2025/26 season. The match will take place at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valery Lobanovsky and will start at 15:30.

The "Dynamo" team currently occupies the sixth place in the UPL table after 15 rounds, having earned 23 points. "Veres", on the other hand, is in tenth place with 18 points. Both clubs are trying to improve their results: "Dynamo" dreams of breaking a streak of failures, while "Veres" aims to stay at a safe distance from the danger zone.

Match Precedents

The first part of the season has been challenging for the "white-blues", as the team failed to defend the championship title and prematurely lost their chances of reaching the Conference League playoffs. Currently, the main tournament for "Dynamo" will be the Ukrainian Cup, where the club hopes to improve its outcomes.

In the last round, "Dynamo" ended a five-match losing streak by defeating "Kudrivka" 2:1, but a recent loss to "Fiorentina" significantly complicated their further European ambitions. The personnel situation for the Kyiv team is improving—players like Yarmolenko and Ogundan return from the injury list, although Buialskyi and Popov are still unavailable.

Status of "Veres"

Rivne's "Veres" is maintaining a seven-match unbeaten streak (two wins and five draws), which has helped the team improve its standings. Currently, the top scorer for "Veres" is Vitaliy Boyko with four goals. The team shows reliability in defense, although it suffers from low scoring efficiency.

Statistics of their meetings favor "Dynamo": of the 17 head-to-head encounters, the "white-blues" have won 14 times, while 3 matches ended in a draw. The last meeting in the championship concluded with a victory for the Rivne team, 1:0.

Game Prediction

According to analysts, "Dynamo" has every chance to win in the home match, with bookmakers estimating the team’s chances, offering odds of 1.46 for "Dynamo" and 7.63 for "Veres". Players who have gained playing time from the youth squad could become crucial for stabilizing the team's performance.

Users can follow the live video broadcast of the match on the FootballHub YouTube channel, as well as on UPL.TV and 2+2 television channels.