With Metalurh Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv pulling away from the table, the most influential match of the weekend is likely Metalist Kharkiv, flying high after their UEFA Cup victory, visit to of Zaporizhia to face the Kozaky. Metalurh Zaporizhya is coming off a 2-1 victory over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and needs this victory to stay close to top of the table however they have not overcome Metalist at home in the last five seasons.
I will prepare a full recap after the following great matches this weekend:
Friday
Illichivets @ Metalurh Donetsk
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk @ Arsenal Kyiv
Saturday
Tavriya Simferopol @ Zoria
Dynamo Kyiv @ Kharkiv
Lviv @ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Vorskla Poltava @ Karpaty
Sunday
Shakhtar Donetsk @ Chornomorets Odessa
Metalist Kharkiv @ Metalurh Zaporizhya
Ukrainian Premier League | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | P |
Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 22 |
Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
Metalist Kharkiv | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 18 |
Vorskla Poltava | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 17 |
Zorya Luhansk | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 |
Metalurh Zaporizhya | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
Chornomorets Odessa | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Arsenal Kyiv | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Karpaty Lviv | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Illichivets | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
Tavriya Simferopol | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
Kharkiv | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
Lviv | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 |