SC Poltava vs Dynamo Kyiv: prediction, bets, facts, line-ups and H2H - 16.05.26
SC Poltava
Matchday 29 of the Ukrainian Premier League will feature a clash between SC Poltava and Dynamo Kyiv on Saturday, 16 May, with kick-off scheduled for 12:00 CET, and I’m offering a betting pick for this encounter.
SC Poltava vs Dynamo Kyiv: match facts and H2H
- Poltava are winless in their last 13 matches.
- Dynamo Kyiv have lost just one of their previous six games.
- Dynamo are unbeaten in their last three away fixtures.
- Poltava are without a home win in six consecutive matches.
- Poltava have the worst defence in the Premier League, having conceded 72 goals.
- Dynamo Kyiv boast the second-best attack in the league with 61 goals scored.
- Dynamo have scored in both halves in 40% of their league matches this season.
- Dynamo have failed to score in 46% of their matches this season.
- In the most recent head-to-head meeting, Dynamo lost 2-1 to Poltava.
Poltava vs Dynamo Kyiv: match preview
Poltava secured promotion to the Premier League, but the side are now mathematically certain to be relegated straight back to the First League. After 28 rounds, they have collected just 12 points and trail 14th place by nine points with only two games remaining. Poltava no longer have any chance of survival and are simply playing out the remainder of their campaign.
Dynamo Kyiv are still battling for a European place. The Kyiv side currently sit fourth in the table, four points adrift of third place with two rounds left to play. That means Dynamo must win both remaining matches and hope that Polissya drop points in the final two rounds. However, Dynamo will also contest the Ukrainian Cup final, giving them another route into European competition.
Probable line-ups
- Poltava: Kuchynskyi, Kravchenko, Bondarenko, Borovets, Nasibulin, Butenin, Zelenevych, Korkishko, Solomka, Kovalenko, Fomich
- Dynamo Kyiv: Neshcheret, Mykhavko, Zakharchenko, Tymchyk, Dubinchak, Shaparenko, Mykhaylenko, Pikhalonok, Kabaiev, Voloshyn, Ponomarenko
Prediction
I believe Dynamo will secure a convincing victory, as their motivation is enormous, while they are facing an opponent that clearly has little left to play for. My recommended bet is Dynamo Kyiv to score over 2.5 goals.
