Chornomorets host struggling Obolon: Chornomorets vs Obolon prediction
Chornomorets Odesa
Obolon Kyiv
The seventh-round Ukrainian Premier League clash between «Chornomorets» and «Obolon» will take place on September 18 in Odesa at Chornomorets Stadium. The teams are close to each other near the bottom of the table: the Odesa side have collected four points from five matches, while the Kyiv club have three points after six games.
Chornomorets: more reliable at home
After a difficult start, Roman Hryhorchuk’s side have gradually begun to pick up points. In their last two home matches in the Ukrainian Premier League, the Odesa team beat «Kryvbas» 1-0 and drew 0-0 with «Livyi Bereh», keeping clean sheets in both games.
In the previous round, «Chornomorets» lost 0-2 to «Shakhtar», creating virtually nothing going forward. Vladyslav Klymenko remains a doubt due to injury, while Maryan Farina is available again after missing the meeting with the Donetsk club.
Obolon: just one goal in six rounds
The start of the season has been extremely difficult for the Kyiv side. After three goalless draws, the team lost 0-5 to «Kharkiv» and 1-3 to LNZ, scoring their first league goal only in the sixth round.
Attack remains the main problem — just one goal scored and 11 conceded. Roman Volokhatyi returns from suspension, while goalkeeper Barantsov has been included in the squad again. However, in terms of their overall performance, «Obolon» still look highly inconsistent.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- «Chornomorets» have kept clean sheets in their last two home matches in the Ukrainian Premier League.
- «Obolon» have scored just one goal and conceded 11 in six rounds.
- In the last five head-to-head meetings, «Chornomorets» have won twice, «Obolon» have claimed one victory, and two matches ended in draws.
The hosts look closer to an important win: Chornomorets vs Obolon prediction
Both teams are struggling badly in attack, so a high-scoring encounter is difficult to expect. At the same time, «Chornomorets» have looked noticeably more reliable at home in recent matches and have already shown that they can take points against opponents of a similar level.
«Obolon» are creating too little going forward and regularly collapse during the opening stages. If the Odesa side perform with the same discipline they showed against «Kryvbas» and «Livyi Bereh», they will have a strong chance of taking all three points.
