Kolos Kovalivka vs Epitsentr Dunayivtsi Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form has been shaky for both

Epitsentr's last five matches across all competitions have brought four defeats and a draw, including back-to-back league losses either side of a cup exit. Their only league win in that stretch was a 3-0 home success over Obolon'-Brovar, which looks like the exception rather than the rule.

Kolos Kovalivka: 20 completed matches; Epitsentr Dunayivtsi: 20 completed matches.

Kolos Kovalivka

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

23

Difference

+9

Epitsentr Dunayivtsi

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

19

Difference

+12

Kolos haven't fared much better lately. They've lost three of their last five across league and cup football, with draws against Kryvbas and Obolon'-Brovar mixed in. It's worth noting the wider sample for both teams stretches back through pre-season friendlies too, so it's not purely league form, but the competitive results alone still point to inconsistency on both sides.

Neither team arrives with much momentum, which could make for a cagey contest.

Comparative Team Statistics: Kolos Kovalivka vs Epitsentr Dunayivtsi

History between them

These two have met three times in just over a year. Both meetings played at Kolos's own ground went the home side's way, a 1-0 league win last August and a 5-0 friendly success the summer before that.

The most recent competitive meeting, though, was very different: a 4-0 win for Epitsentr in March, played at their venue rather than Kolos's.

Kolos have won when hosting Epitsentr before, though the sample is small and one of those wins came in a friendly.

Where they sit in the table

Epitsentr Dunayivtsi are 6th with eight points from seven league games, having won two, drawn two and lost three. Kolos Kovalivka sit well below them in 13th, with five points from six matches after one win, two draws and three defeats.

Goals tell a similar story. Epitsentr have scored six and conceded seven, while Kolos have also scored six but let in ten, suggesting the tighter defence belongs to the visitors rather than the home side.

Epitsentr's higher league position doesn't point to a huge gap in quality right now.

Discipline worth watching for Kolos

There's no confirmed injury news for either side here, but several Kolos players have picked up two yellow cards apiece across their last five appearances, including Ndukwe, Salabay and Goncharenko. That doesn't confirm any absences for this fixture, but it's a pattern worth keeping an eye on given how competitive Kolos need to be from mid-table.

Kolos Kovalivka:

Penalty cards:

D. Ndukwe x 2

A. Salabay x 2

R. Goncharenko x 2

A tight, low-scoring game looks possible

Recent league matches involving these two have leaned towards low scoring. Several of Epitsentr's last four league outings featured either a clean sheet against them or a stalemate, while Kolos have drawn blanks in a couple of their own recent games too. If that trend continues, goals could be hard to come by at either end.