Oleg Kuznetsov gave a forecast for the seventh round of the UPL
In the next three days, the 7th round of the UPL will take place in Ukraine. Then the championship will go on a three-week break related to national team matches. In particular, our national team will play four matches in the Nations League. But that will be a little later, and now we have, hopefully, an exciting round ahead, with many interesting matchups. Legendary defender of "Dynamo" and the national team Oleg Kuznetsov exclusively gave his forecast for all matches for the Sport.ua website.
18.09.26
“Chornomorets” – “Obolon” – 13:00
2:0
“Essentially, two underdogs will meet. But in this matchup, I give preference to the Odessa team, who will play this match at their home ground. “Obolon” is currently in a very difficult situation, the team plays all matches away, and perhaps the Kyiv team has hit a rough patch. Three draws in six games and 11 goals conceded speak for themselves.”
“Polissya” – “Kryvbas” – 13:00
3:0
“Kryvbas” is playing unstably at the beginning of the season. Only one victory in five matches. “Polissya”, on the other hand, tops the league table and demonstrates decent football. Therefore, the clear favorite here is Ruslan Rotan's team.”
19.09.2026
“Kharkiv” – “Bukovyna” – 13:00
2:0
“And here the favorite is known. It's “Kharkiv”. With teams that are, let's say, weaker than them, Kharkiv needs to win to keep up with the group of leaders, otherwise catching up will be extremely problematic. Meanwhile, the players of “Bukovyna” may not be in the best psychological state after being knocked out of the Ukrainian Cup, losing in a penalty shootout.”
“Zorya” – “Dynamo” – 15:30
0:2
“Zorya”, as I understand, has been performing without any specific goals for several seasons now. A typical mid-table team. They can both win against a strong opponent and lose to a weaker one. I don't think the Luhansk team will be able to earn any points in the match against “Dynamo”, which is currently in good form. The higher class of Kyiv players will allow them to take another three points, especially since the game will be played at the home stadium of the “blue and whites”.
“Epicenter” – “Levyi Bereh” – 18:00
1:1
“Epicenter”, despite the crushing defeat by “Dynamo” in the last round, looks decent at the start of the championship. At the same time, “Levyi Bereh” doesn't just give away points to anyone. Therefore, in this matchup, I bet on a draw.
20.09.2026
“Kudrivka” – “Kolos” – 13:00
1:2
“And here will be a direct confrontation of underdogs. This could be one of the last games for Ruslan Kostyshyn to turn the situation around. Probably no one expected “Kolos” to start the championship so poorly. And in the middle of the week, they were also eliminated from the Ukrainian Cup. I give preference to the team from Kovalivka.”
“Karpaty” – “Veres” – 15:30
3:1
“Veres” more or less sticks to its usual schedule as a solid mid-table team. But “Karpaty” this season probably want to aim for something serious. Their game and results undoubtedly inspire optimism among the team's fans. I think Lviv residents will not miss their chance in this game.”
“Shakhtar” – LNZ – 18:00
1:0
“Undoubtedly, this is the central match of the seventh round. After all, the two best teams of the previous championship are facing each other. For some reason, I think that we shouldn't expect many goals in this match. LNZ knows how to defend well. The “Miners” will struggle, but will eventually achieve their goal once.”
