Zorya Luhansk vs Kryvbas KR Prediction

Last updated 15 Oct 2026
Zorya Luhansk
Zorya Luhansk
Ukrainian Cup
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W1
C: 1.98
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C: 3.67
W2
C: 3.34
Kryvbas KR
Kryvbas KR

Zorya Luhansk host Kryvbas KR in the Ukrainian Cup. Both sides have had a similar mixed spell over the last few months, picking up wins and defeats in fairly even measure.

Their recent head-to-head meetings have leaned one way more than the overall form figures suggest, which is worth digging into before this cup tie.

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How have both sides been doing lately?

Zorya's sample covers twenty matches across the league, cup and friendlies, and reads six wins, six draws and eight losses, with 31 scored and 28 conceded. That's a team that can score but leaks goals too.

Zorya Luhansk: 20 completed matches; Kryvbas KR: 20 completed matches.

Zorya Luhansk

20 matches
Win
35% 7 / 20
Draw
25% 5 / 20
Loss
40% 8 / 20
Scored
34
Conceded
30
Difference
+4

Kryvbas KR

20 matches
Win
25% 5 / 20
Draw
25% 5 / 20
Loss
50% 10 / 20
Scored
27
Conceded
36
Difference
-9
Zorya Luhansk
League Home Away Date Score
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
Premier League Polessya Zorya Luhansk 17.08.2026 1-2
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 09.08.2026 1-3
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Kryvbas KR
League Home Away Date Score
Friendlies Clubs Shakhtar Donetsk Kryvbas KR 02.10.2026 3-0
Premier League Polessya Kryvbas KR 18.09.2026 1-0
Cup Olimpiya Savyntsi Kryvbas KR 08.09.2026 0-2
Premier League Kryvbas KR Kolos Kovalivka 05.09.2026 2-2
Premier League Chornomorets Kryvbas KR 30.08.2026 1-0
Cup Rokyta Kryvbas KR 22.08.2026 0-3
Premier League Kryvbas KR Livyi Bereh 15.08.2026 1-1
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 09.08.2026 1-3
Premier League Kryvbas KR Karpaty 01.08.2026 1-4
Friendlies Clubs Kryvbas KR Gent 14.07.2026 2-1
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Kryvbas KR's record over the same kind of stretch is slightly worse on paper: five wins, six draws and nine losses from twenty games, with 28 scored and 34 conceded. Neither side has been convincing for long periods, and both have shipped goals regularly.

Defensive solidity looks like the bigger question mark for both teams right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Zorya Luhansk vs Kryvbas KR

Zorya Luhansk vs Kryvbas KR statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

Kryvbas have had the better of recent meetings

The two sides have met nine times in the data we have, stretching back to 2022, and it's a mixed bag overall with draws, home wins and away wins scattered throughout.

Head 2 Head
League Home Away Date Score
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 09.08.2026 1-3
Premier League Kryvbas KR Zorya Luhansk 01.03.2026 3-1
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 18.08.2025 2-3
Premier League Kryvbas KR Zorya Luhansk 20.04.2025 3-0
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 20.10.2024 0-1
Premier League Kryvbas KR Zorya Luhansk 09.12.2023 2-2
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Kryvbas KR 06.08.2023 1-3
Premier League Hirnyk Zorya Luhansk 08.04.2023 1-0
Premier League Zorya Luhansk Hirnyk 02.10.2022 2-2
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What stands out is the recent run: Kryvbas won 3-1 away at Zorya back in August 2026, and also beat them 3-1 at home in March 2026. That's two clear wins in their last two competitive meetings, even though the wider history is far less one-sided.

Recent meetings favour Kryvbas, though that's a small and fairly recent sample rather than a long-standing pattern.

Zorya Luhansk vs Kryvbas KR: Ukrainian Cup match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

A cup tie a month out from current form

This fixture sits about a month beyond the data we're working from, so the form and head-to-head figures are a snapshot rather than a guarantee of how either side will look come kickoff.

It's also a cup match rather than a league fixture, which can bring a different approach from both managers compared with their recent league form. Knockout football doesn't always follow the same patterns as the day-to-day league grind.

Match odds and squad lists
MATCH RESULT (1x2)
W1: 1.98
X: 3.67
W2: 3.34
Handicap
Zorya Luhansk
Kryvbas KR
Handicap (-1.5): 3.35
Handicap (0): 2.50
Handicap (-1): 2.70
Handicap (0.25): 2.02
Handicap (-0.25): 1.71
Handicap (1): 1.41
Handicap (0): 1.49
Handicap (1.5): 1.28
Total
Over
Under
Over (1.5): 1.17
Under (0.5): 13.00
Over (2.5): 1.65
Under (1.5): 4.50
Over (2.75): 1.81
Under (2.5): 2.10
Over (3): 2.10
Under (2.75): 1.89
Over (3.25): 2.34
Under (3): 1.68
Over (3.5): 2.60
Under (3.25): 1.52
Over (4.5): 4.80
Under (3.5): 1.44
Over (5.5): 9.00
Under (4.5): 1.14
Under (5.5): 1.03
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Squad and player details

Zorya Luhansk
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
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 30 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. Janjić Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 Defender n/a n/a
M. Boyko Ukraine 22 Midfielder n/a n/a
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
l. Karavashchenko n/a n/a Goalkeeper n/a n/a
Kryvbas KR
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
Jan Jurčec Croatia 25 Defender 175 cm 67 kg
Y. Rivas Venezuela 24 n/a 178 cm 63 kg
O. Kemkin Ukraine 24 Goalkeeper 187 cm 75 kg
A. Bekavac Croatia 24 Defender 178 74
D. Pidgurskyi Ukraine 23 Midfielder 190 cm 74 kg
B. Khoma Ukraine 23 Goalkeeper 198 cm 87 kg
Assane Seck Senegal 22 Midfielder n/a n/a
V. Mulyk Ukraine 20 Attacker 186 cm 76 kg
B. Lin Israel 22 Midfielder 180 cm n/a
A. Herbert Trinidad and Tobago 28 Midfielder 195 cm 84 kg
S. Cuiza Bolivia 24 Defender 177 65
R. Nawi Israel 22 n/a 181 cm n/a
Jimmy Mpanzu Portugal 24 n/a n/a n/a
J. Jones Panama 21 Defender n/a n/a
S. Satchwell Jamaica 22 Attacker n/a n/a
D. Godya Ukraine 21 Attacker 170 cm 61 kg
V. Vilivald Ukraine 22 Defender 193 cm 85 kg
V. Kulbachuk Hungary 22 Defender 187 cm n/a
João Machado Portugal 21 Defender 179 cm 72 kg
Y. Shevchenko Ukraine 20 Midfielder 181 cm 70 kg
Tymur Butenko n/a n/a Midfielder n/a n/a
Oleksandr Kamenskyi Ukraine 19 Midfielder 180 cm 61 kg
Thiago Isabel Nascimento Borges n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
M. Bodnar n/a n/a Attacker n/a n/a
D. Sychev n/a n/a Goalkeeper n/a n/a
Y. Korobka n/a n/a Defender n/a n/a
Y. Mayakov n/a n/a Defender n/a n/a

With both teams showing similar patchy form and the head-to-head picture split between older results and a more recent Kryvbas lean, there's no clear angle to back with confidence here.

Without a market to weigh against that mixed evidence, sitting this one out feels like the sensible call rather than forcing a pick.

Who will win?


Zorya Luhansk (0%)
Draw (0%)
Kryvbas KR (0%)
Last updated: October 2026
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