Rukh Lviv make the trip to KSC Nika Stadium on Saturday for the Premier League tie with hosts Oleksandria.
Our Oleksandria v Rukh Lviv tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Oleksandria
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Oleksandria will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Premier League drawn match versus Kolos Kovalivka.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Oleksandria have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Oleksandria have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 10 goals along the way.
Rukh Lviv
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Rukh Lviv will come into the match after a 3-1 Premier League win against Veres Rivne in their most recent match.
The only name on the scoresheet from Rukh Lviv was Talles (59').
The numbers tell their own story, and Rukh Lviv have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 7 goals overall. At the back, Rukh Lviv certainly have room for improvement. We shall soon see if that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Going into this one, Rukh Lviv are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.
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Head to head
There have been a high number of draws between these two clubs. In their head to head clashes beginning from 28/11/2020, fans have seen 5 of them. That’s a really high 83 per cent of games finishing all-square.
Fans would have hoped for more goals in them, as well, with a sum of 5 scored between them in total.
The last league encounter between these sides was Premier League match day 12 on 28/10/2023 and the score finished Rukh Lviv 0-0 Oleksandria.
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Team News: Oleksandria
The Oleksandria manager Ruslan Rotan will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all ahead of this game with a fully healthy group to choose from. Miguel Campos cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Team News: Rukh Lviv
Rukh Lviv manager Vitaliy Ponomaryov has to choose a team with limited availability. Yuriy Pankiv (Finger injury), Yuriy Klymchuk (Cruciate ligament tear) and Marko Sapuga (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
Rukh Lviv and Oleksandria could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
04:02 04/05/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Oleksandria
Formed: 1948
Stadium: KSC Nika Stadium (7,000)
Captain: Vladyslav Kalitvintsev
Chairman: Serhiy Kuzmenko
Manager: Ruslan Rotan
Competitions: Premier League position 12