Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — LNZ Cherkasy 2nd with 60 points, Rukh Vynnyky 14th with 21, 39 apart. Recent form told a different story for LNZ Cherkasy: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Rukh Vynnyky ran at 0.67 scored and 1.7 conceded, LNZ Cherkasy at 1.3 and 0.57.
Rukh Vynnyky arrived off six straight defeats. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Rukh Vynnyky against 10/15 for LNZ Cherkasy.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Rukh Vynnyky, 5 by LNZ Cherkasy, 0 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Arena L'viv, with room for 34,915 spectators. Rukh Vynnyky led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rukh Vynnyky: Vitaliy Roman (45') · LNZ Cherkasy: Gennadiy Pasich (63'), Danylo Kravchuk (82')
Key stats
Possession: Rukh Vynnyky 54% · LNZ Cherkasy 46% · Total shots: 5-7 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 0-5