Zorya Luhansk host Epitsentr Dunayivtsi in the Ukraine Premier League. Both clubs sit in the bottom half of the table and have had a bit of a mixed season so far.
The two sides have met twice recently, with the same team coming out on top both times. That history doesn't tell us everything about where either side stands heading into this one.
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How both teams have been playing
Looking at the last 20 matches each side has played across all competitions, there isn't much to separate them. Zorya Luhansk have won seven, drawn six and lost seven, scoring 31 and conceding 27 in that stretch. Epitsentr Dunayivtsi have a near-identical record: seven wins, five draws and eight losses, with 26 scored and 23 conceded.
Zorya Luhansk: 20 completed matches; Epitsentr Dunayivtsi: 20 completed matches.
Zorya Luhansk
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +4
Epitsentr Dunayivtsi
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Shakhtar Donetsk | Zorya Luhansk | 24.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Zorya Luhansk | Chornomorets | 17.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Livyi Bereh | Zorya Luhansk | 12.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Kolos Kovalivka | Zorya Luhansk | 04.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premier League | Zorya Luhansk | Dynamo Kyiv | 19.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Bukovyna | Zorya Luhansk | 13.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Yarud Mariupol' | Zorya Luhansk | 09.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Veres Rivne | Zorya Luhansk | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Zorya Luhansk | FC Kharkiv | 31.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Cup | Skala 1911 Stryi | Zorya Luhansk | 22.08.2026 | 0-6 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | FC Kharkiv | 24.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premier League | Karpaty | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 18.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Kolos Kovalivka | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 10.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Bukovyna | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 03.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | Livyi Bereh | 19.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Dynamo Kyiv | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 14.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Cup | Karbon Cherkasy | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 09.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premier League | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | Bukovyna | 06.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Kudrivka | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 29.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Cup | To4ka Odessa | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
Neither side is cruising through fixtures right now. These are mixed samples that include cup games and friendlies alongside league matches, so they give a general sense of shape rather than a tight league-only read.
Both teams look evenly matched on recent output, with no clear form advantage either way.
Comparative Team Statistics: Zorya Luhansk vs Epitsentr Dunayivtsi

The last two meetings
Zorya Luhansk have won both of the recorded meetings between these two. They beat Epitsentr 1-0 at home back in April 2026, and also won 2-1 away at Epitsentr in October 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Zorya Luhansk | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 12.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | Zorya Luhansk | 03.10.2025 | 1-2 |
That's a clean record in Zorya's favour, though it's only two games and doesn't necessarily reflect how either side is set up right now.
Recent head-to-head history leans towards Zorya, but it's a small sample to lean on heavily.
Where they sit in the table
After nine games, Zorya Luhansk are seventh with 14 points from four wins, two draws and three losses. Epitsentr Dunayivtsi are just below them in eighth, on nine points from two wins, three draws and four losses.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | LNZ Cherkasy | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10/9 | 14 |
| 7 | Zorya Luhansk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12/13 | 14 |
| 8 | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9/12 | 9 |
| 9 | Veres Rivne | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6/11 | 9 |
Zorya have a five-point cushion and a healthier goal difference at this early stage of the campaign.
Zorya currently have the better league position, though both sides remain closely packed in the standings.

What to expect
Put the pieces together and this looks like a fairly tight contest. Zorya have the standings edge and have won the recent meetings, but their broader form over the last 20 games is barely different from Epitsentr's.
Home advantage and recent head-to-head results give Zorya a slight edge on paper, but neither side has shown the kind of consistency that makes them an obvious pick for this fixture.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Perduta | Ukraine | 35 | Defender | 176 cm | 67 kg |
| J. Bašić | Croatia | 29 | Midfielder | 191 cm | 82 kg |
| V. Yurchenko | Ukraine | 32 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 74 kg |
| G. Rodrigues | Luxembourg | 31 | Attacker | 188 | 82 |
| V. Kravets | Ukraine | 29 | Defender | 183 cm | 79 kg |
| K. Dryshlyuk | Ukraine | 27 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 73 kg |
| P. Budkivskyi | Ukraine | 34 | Attacker | 194 cm | 78 kg |
| B. Kushnirenko | Ukraine | 31 | Midfielder | 192 cm | 80 kg |
| Jordan | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 190 cm | 82 kg |
| Juninho | Brazil | 30 | Defender | 175 cm | 70 kg |
| D. Popara | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| G. Eskinja | Austria | 23 | Defender | 191 cm | n/a |
| Artem Machelyuk | Ukraine | 27 | Defender | 168 cm | 62 kg |
| D. Jelavić | Croatia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Rybak | Ukraine | 25 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 80 kg |
| I. Nesterenko | Ukraine | 23 | Attacker | 178 cm | 67 kg |
| I. Gorbach | Ukraine | 22 | Midfielder | 184 cm | 72 kg |
| A. Slesar | Ukraine | 21 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 70 kg |
| O. Saputin | Ukraine | 22 | Goalkeeper | 197 cm | 75 kg |
| A. Glushchenko | Ukraine | 22 | Midfielder | 185 | n/a |
| A. JanjiÄ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Boyko | Ukraine | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Bah | Sierra Leone | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Valerii Kosivskyi | Ukraine | 21 | Goalkeeper | 189 cm | 78 kg |
| F. Zadorozhnyi | Ukraine | 19 | Attacker | 195 cm | 79 kg |
| Ítalo | Brazil | 24 | Defender | 180 cm | 73 kg |
| A. Serdyuk | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| S. Bah | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| l. Karavashchenko | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Bilyk | Ukraine | 28 | Goalkeeper | 188 cm | 76 kg |
| V. Luchkevych | Ukraine | 30 | Defender | 176 | 65 |
| K. Kovalets | Ukraine | 33 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 68 kg |
| I. Kyryukhantsev | Ukraine | 30 | Defender | 167 cm | 67 kg |
| A. Kozak | Ukraine | 28 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 71 kg |
| O. Klymets | Ukraine | 26 | Defender | 174 cm | 67 kg |
| Y. Zaporozhets | Ukraine | 32 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 72 kg |
| Raúl Tavares | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 66 kg |
| Jon Ceberio | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 186 cm | 80 kg |
| S. Repaj | Albania | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Fedotov | Ukraine | 26 | Goalkeeper | 196 cm | n/a |
| A. Lipovuz | Ukraine | 28 | Midfielder | 190 cm | 78 kg |
| Carlos Rojas | Spain | 24 | Midfielder | 176 | n/a |
| Nil Coch | Spain | 28 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Joaquinete | Spain | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Moroz | Ukraine | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Myronyuk | Ukraine | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Nene | Spain | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | n/a |
| S. Grygorashchuk | Ukraine | 25 | Defender | 184 cm | 75 kg |
| V. Sydun | Ukraine | 21 | Attacker | 183 cm | n/a |
| M. Evpak | Ukraine | 24 | Attacker | 188 cm | 82 kg |
| D. Vashchenko | Ukraine | 21 | n/a | 174 cm | 66 kg |
| A. Vavshko | Ukraine | 21 | Goalkeeper | 195 cm | n/a |
| V. Gorin | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Boyko | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Marko Gratsiyan | Ukraine | 17 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Zorya Luhansk have a few things nudging in their favour, a better league position and recent wins over this opponent, but their overall form doesn't separate them clearly from Epitsentr Dunayivtsi.
With no market available to weigh against the evidence, this is one to leave alone rather than force a pick.
