Ukrainian sports journalist, Serhiy Bolotnikov, has shared his predictions for the upcoming transition matches for the right to play in the next season of the Ukrainian Premier League. The matches will feature Veres and Inhulet, along with Rivne and Zaporozhye Metallurg, with the winners earning a place in the elite division. Bolotnikov named LNZ as the favourite against Inhulet and Rivne over Metallurg. The matches are scheduled to take place on June 10 and June 14, respectively. Bolotnikov shared his predictions on the KDK YouTube channel.
The famous sports journalist Serhiy Bolotnikov shared his predictions for the transition matches for the right to play in the next season of the Ukrainian Premier League.
Veres and Inhulet finished in the transition zone last season of the Ukrainian Premier League. Rivne will play for a place in the elite division with Zaporozhye Metallurg, and the team from Petrovo will meet with Cherkasy LNZ.
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Ukrainian sports journalist Sergiy Bolotnikov named the team of choice for the upcoming two-match confrontation.
“It is difficult to judge because these are teams from different tournaments. It seems to me that LNZ looks more interesting than Ingulet and will be the favorite in this confrontation.
And in a pair of Veres – Metallurg, I think the Rivne team will be the favorite. According to the Metallurg matches that I saw this season, this is a very dry and raw team that crawled into the joint with the “Carpathian” magic,” said Bolotnikov on the KDK YouTube channel.
It should be noted that Metallurg finished fourth in the First League, ahead of Lviv Carpathians.
First round – June 10 (Saturday):
- Ingulec – LNZ;
- Metallurgical – Veres;
Second round – June 14 (Wednesday):
- LNZ – Ingulec;
- Veres – Metallurgist.
Premier League standings
| # | The team | me | INSIDE | N | P | M | ABOUT | Latest 5 games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shakhtar D | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 69:21 | 72 | |
| 2. | Dnepr-1 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 61:27 | 67 | |
| 3. | Dawn | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 64:31 | 67 | |
| 4. | Dinamo K | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51:25 | 60 | |
| 5. | Vorskla | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38:37 | 45 | |
| 6. | Alexandria | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42:39 | 44 | |
| 7. | Krivbass | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 26:30 | 41 | |
| 8. | Ears | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23:36 | 36 | |
| 9. | Chernomorets O | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35:40 | 35 | |
| 10. | pass by | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22:33 | 33 | |
| 11. | Movement | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31:37 | 32 | |
| 12. | Metal worker 1925 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23:42 | 32 | |
| 13. | Heather | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35:45 | 31 | |
| 14. | Ingulec | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22:34 | 31 | |
| 15. | metal worker | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27:58 | 22 | |
| 16. | Lviv | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18:52 | 13 |
