Match preview
UkrainePremier League
The most striking story in this fixture is the defensive record. Dynamo Kyiv have not conceded a single goal in their last five matches — a 1–0 win over Karpaty on 11 October, a 2–0 away win at Zorya Luhansk on 19 September, a 3–0 home win over Epitsentr Dunayivtsi on 14 September, a 1–0 away win at Nyva Vinnytsya on 10 September, and a 0–0 draw with LNZ Cherkasy on 6 September. In all five of those games, at least one side failed to score, and in all five of them Dynamo Kyiv kept a clean sheet. Their current run is four wins in a row, scoring 7 and conceding 0.
Polessya's home form tells a similar low-scoring story. Their last three home games — 1–0 against Kryvbas KR on 18 September, 1–0 against Livyi Bereh on 13 September, and 2–0 against Kudrivka on 9 September — all ended with Polessya keeping a clean sheet. Over their last five matches, Polessya have conceded just 3 goals and kept clean sheets in 3 of 5. The 2–2 draw at Bukovyna on 11 October was one of two games where both sides found the net in that stretch.
Dynamo Kyiv's away record reinforces the pattern. Across 20 away games, they have failed to score in 7 of 20 and kept clean sheets in 8 of 20. In their last 10 matches across all venues, 8 of 10 ended with at least one team scoring zero. Polessya at home have also seen 7 of their last 20 home games end with at least one side failing to score, and their last 10 matches across all grounds saw 4 of 10 finish with a blank from one side.
The counter-argument is Polessya's broader home record. Across 20 home games, both teams have scored in 13 of 20 — a 65% rate. And the only recent head-to-head at this venue, on 8 March 2026, finished 1–2 with both sides finding the net. Polessya's 2–2 draw at Bukovyna on 11 October also saw both teams score, and their 5–1 home win over Kudrivka on 4 September showed they can produce goals when the game opens up.
Key Points:
The defensive evidence is overwhelming. Dynamo Kyiv's five-game clean sheet run and Polessya's three consecutive home shutouts make this a fixture where at least one side is likely to go home without scoring. I'm backing both teams not to score.