Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League strength of schedule 2026/2027

See which Ukrainian Premier League teams have faced the strongest opponents — and who has the toughest fixtures coming up.

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Veres Rivne have faced the league's strongest opponents so far. Their opponents rate +0.21 xG per match above the average Ukrainian Premier League team.

Who has had the hardest schedule?

Teams are ranked by the strength of the opponents they've faced this season.

Ukrainian Premier League strength of schedule 2026/2027
#	Team	Opponent strength
1	Veres Rivne VER	number 1 hardest of 16 +0.21 xG 6 matches
Season so far +0.21 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · number 1 hardest of 16 Karpaty Lviv Away 0.00 Zoria Luhansk Home −0.13 LNZ Cherkasy Away +0.39 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Away −0.22 Dynamo Kyiv Home +0.64 Metalist 1925 Away +0.60
2	Metalist 1925 MET	tied number 2 hardest of 16 +0.17 xG 5 matches
Season so far +0.17 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · tied number 2 hardest of 16 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Home +0.05 Zoria Luhansk Away −0.13 Shakhtar Donetsk Home +0.66 Polissya Zhytomyr Away +0.64 Veres Rivne Home −0.37
2	Zoria Luhansk ZOR	tied number 2 hardest of 16 +0.17 xG 7 matches
Season so far +0.17 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · tied number 2 hardest of 16 Dynamo Kyiv Home +0.64 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Away +0.05 Veres Rivne Away −0.37 Metalist 1925 Home +0.60 Polissya Zhytomyr Away +0.64 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Home −0.18 Kolos Kovalivka Home −0.18
4	Bukovyna Chernivtsi BUK	tied number 4 hardest of 16 +0.12 xG 7 matches
Season so far +0.12 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · tied number 4 hardest of 16 Metalist 1925 Away +0.60 Zoria Luhansk Home −0.13 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Away −0.22 Dynamo Kyiv Home +0.64 Karpaty Lviv Away 0.00 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45 LNZ Cherkasy Home +0.39
4	Chornomorets Odesa CHO	tied number 4 hardest of 16 +0.12 xG 6 matches
Season so far +0.12 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · tied number 4 hardest of 16 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45 Shakhtar Donetsk Away +0.66 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Home −0.35 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Home −0.18 LNZ Cherkasy Away +0.39 Polissya Zhytomyr Home +0.64
6	Shakhtar Donetsk SHA	number 6 hardest of 16 +0.05 xG 7 matches
Season so far +0.05 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · number 6 hardest of 16 LNZ Cherkasy Home +0.39 Chornomorets Odesa Home −0.38 Karpaty Lviv Away 0.00 Polissya Zhytomyr Home +0.64 Metalist 1925 Away +0.60 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Away −0.22 Kudrivka Home −0.70
7	Kudrivka KUD	tied number 7 hardest of 16 +0.02 xG 6 matches
Season so far +0.02 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · tied number 7 hardest of 16 Kolos Kovalivka Home −0.18 Polissya Zhytomyr Away +0.64 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Home −0.22 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Away −0.35 Shakhtar Donetsk Away +0.66
7	LNZ Cherkasy LNZ	tied number 7 hardest of 16 +0.02 xG 7 matches
Season so far +0.02 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · tied number 7 hardest of 16 Shakhtar Donetsk Away +0.66 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45 Dynamo Kyiv Away +0.64 Veres Rivne Home −0.37 Chornomorets Odesa Home −0.38 Karpaty Lviv Away 0.00 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Away +0.05
9	Karpaty Lviv KAR	number 9 hardest of 16 0.00 xG 7 matches
Season so far 0.00 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · number 9 hardest of 16 Veres Rivne Home −0.37 Kolos Kovalivka Away −0.18 Shakhtar Donetsk Home +0.66 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Away −0.35 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Home +0.05 LNZ Cherkasy Home +0.39 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Away −0.18
10	FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi FCE	tied number 10 hardest of 16 −0.07 xG 7 matches
Season so far −0.07 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · tied number 10 hardest of 16 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Home −0.35 Dynamo Kyiv Away +0.64 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Home +0.05 Kudrivka Away −0.70 Veres Rivne Home −0.37 Shakhtar Donetsk Home +0.66 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45
10	FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FCK	tied number 10 hardest of 16 −0.07 xG 6 matches
Season so far −0.07 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · tied number 10 hardest of 16 Polissya Zhytomyr Away +0.64 Kolos Kovalivka Home −0.18 Chornomorets Odesa Away −0.38 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Home −0.35 Zoria Luhansk Away −0.13 Karpaty Lviv Home 0.00
10	Polissya Zhytomyr POL	tied number 10 hardest of 16 −0.07 xG 7 matches
Season so far −0.07 xG vs league average · over 7 matches · tied number 10 hardest of 16 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Home −0.18 FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv Home −0.35 Kudrivka Home −0.70 Shakhtar Donetsk Away +0.66 Zoria Luhansk Home −0.13 Metalist 1925 Home +0.60 Chornomorets Odesa Away −0.38
13	Dynamo Kyiv DYN	number 13 hardest of 16 −0.08 xG 6 matches
Season so far −0.08 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · number 13 hardest of 16 Zoria Luhansk Away −0.13 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Home −0.22 LNZ Cherkasy Home +0.39 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Away +0.05 Kolos Kovalivka Home −0.18 Veres Rivne Away −0.37
14	FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv FCL	tied number 14 hardest of 16 −0.14 xG 6 matches
Season so far −0.14 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · tied number 14 hardest of 16 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Away −0.22 Polissya Zhytomyr Away +0.64 Chornomorets Odesa Away −0.38 Karpaty Lviv Home 0.00 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Away −0.18 Kudrivka Home −0.70
14	Kolos Kovalivka KOL	tied number 14 hardest of 16 −0.14 xG 6 matches
Season so far −0.14 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · tied number 14 hardest of 16 Kudrivka Away −0.70 Karpaty Lviv Home 0.00 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Away −0.18 Obolon Kyiv Home −0.45 Dynamo Kyiv Away +0.64 Zoria Luhansk Away −0.13
16	Obolon Kyiv OBO	number 16 hardest of 16 −0.17 xG 6 matches
Season so far −0.17 xG vs league average · over 6 matches · number 16 hardest of 16 Chornomorets Odesa Away −0.38 LNZ Cherkasy Away +0.39 Kolos Kovalivka Away −0.18 Kudrivka Away −0.70 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Away +0.05 FC Epicentr Dunaivtsi Away −0.22

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0.00 is an average opponent in this league.
A positive figure means stronger opponents than average; a negative one, weaker.
Home and away don't affect it.
Ranks appear once teams have played comparable numbers of matches.

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