Highlights of the 5th Round of the UPL

The key stats from Matchday 5 of the UPL—in our traditional roundup.

Shakhtar has secured its 8th consecutive away win (goals 19-6).

The Miners’ unbeaten away streak now stands at 25 matches (+18=7), while their overall streak without a draw is 13 (+11-2).

The Orange-and-Blacks have scored against the home team in 10 consecutive games.

Valeriy Bondar is playing his 200th career match (Premier League – 134, Cup – 9, Super Cup – 1, Europa League – 48, Friendly – 8), while Mykola Matvienko is playing his 90th match as captain of the Donetsk team (Premier League – 61, Cup – 5, European Cup – 24).

Alisson Santana scores his 10th goal for Shakhtar (Premier League – 3, Cup – 1, European Cup – 6).

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"Karpaty" suffered their 20th loss in Ukrainian championships.

Polissya prevails over Kudrivka in all three UPL matches (9-1 on aggregate).

Ruslan Rotan’s team celebrates its 10th big win in the top division.

The Zhytomyr team repeats a club record by scoring in 11 consecutive home matches.

Ihor Krasnopir becomes the first player to score a brace for Polissya’s substitutes. His first goal against “Kudrivka” was the 30th for the yellow-and-green bench, while his second was his 10th since coming off the bench.

Vladyslav Veleten scores the “Wolves’” fastest goal in the UPL—at the 34-second mark.

“Kudrivka” set a personal anti-record, going nine consecutive away games without a win (=3-6).

Reinaldinho Verley ended Kudrivka’s scoreless streak in the 363rd minute.

"Kharkiv," after defeating "Obolon" 5–0, celebrates its biggest victory in the Ukrainian championships.

The Crimson-and-Gold converted their ninth consecutive penalty kick, setting a new team record.

Mladen Bartulović’s team recorded their 20th shutout at home.

Obolon suffered its 10th heavy defeat on the road.

The “Brewers’” overall scoreless streak now stands at 599 minutes, while their away streak is at 509.

Obolon’s record-breaking scoreless streak on the road ends in the 290th minute.

Obolon midfielder Roman Volokhatyi sets a new anti-record for the Ukrainian championships by receiving his second yellow card just 8 minutes into the match against Kharkiv.

"Dynamo" ended its 13-match unbeaten streak at home (+9-4). The Kyiv team’s last draw with visiting opponents came on October 5, 2025—a 1-1 tie with “Metalist 1925.”

The White-and-Blues’ “record-breaking” home streak of 7 matches in which they conceded goals also comes to an end. The last time Igor Kostyuk’s team kept a clean sheet at home was on February 27—a 4–0 win over “Epicenter.”

Dynamo has failed to score in three consecutive LNZ matches (271 minutes).

Taras Mykhavko is playing his 100th match in his club career (Premier League – 67, Cup – 5, European Cup – 28).

LNZ is playing its 40th scoreless match in the UPL, including its 20th on the road and its 20th scoreless match on opposing fields.

The “Lilacs” have gone 279 consecutive minutes without scoring on the road.

Zorya’s away scoring streak has reached 10 matches, and their streak of not conceding a goal has reached 13.

Domagoj Jelavić scores the 250th goal for Viktor Skrypnyk’s teams in Ukrainian championships.

Vladyslav Sharay plays his 118th UPL match for “Veres,” tying Valeriy Kucherov’s club record.

Vladyslav Sharay scores his 13th goal for the red-and-blacks and becomes the new record-holder for Rivne, surpassing Mykola Haiduchyk.

"Zorya" scores its 20th goal against "Veres," and "Veres" scores its 20th goal against "Zorya."

“Epicenter” records its 10th draw in the top division.

Kamianets-Podilskyi’s scoreless streak reaches 283 minutes.

Serhiy Nahorniak’s team sets a personal anti-record, going 282 consecutive minutes without scoring at home.

“Bukovyna” ends its “record-breaking” streak of conceding goals on the road, which spanned 21 games. The last time the yellow-and-blacks kept a clean sheet on the road was on April 23, 1993—a 0–0 draw with “Kremen.”

Bukovyna’s “record-breaking” winless streak on the road now stands at 29 matches (=5-24), while their streak without conceding a goal is 377 minutes.

This marks Bukovyna’s tenth scoreless away match.

Serhiy Shyshchenko is coaching his 40th match in the Ukrainian championships (+14=12-14, 33-46).

“Kolos” is playing its 100th away match in the top division.

Kovalitsa is recording its 30th draw in the UPL under the leadership of Ruslan Kostyshyn.

Volodymyr Vilivald scores Kryvbas’s 10th goal in matches against Kolos.

“Livyi Bereg” becomes the third club, after “Vorskla” and Zaporizhzhia’s “Metalurh,” to start the season with four consecutive draws.

Oleksandr Ryabokon’s team extends its “record-breaking” winless streak on the road to seven matches (=2-5), but they’ve ended their streak of conceding goals on the road, which had lasted six games. The last time “Livyi Bereg” kept a clean sheet on the road was on March 1, 2025—a 1-0 win over… “Chornomorets.”

The “Storks” are playing their 10th clean sheet and 20th scoreless match in the top division.

Oleksandr Ryabokon’s team is playing its 50th scoreless match (45 in the Premier League, 5 in the Cup).

“Chornomorets” has failed to score in all three matches against “Livyi Bereg.”

Dmytro Riznyk (“Shakhtar”) plays his 150th match in Ukrainian championships, while Denys Hryshkevych (“Polissya”) plays his first.

Danylo Kravchuk (“Bukovyna”) makes his debut for his fourth top-flight club, while Denys Shostak (“Obolon”) and Oleksiy Gusev make their debuts for their third, in their second—Christian Mba (both with “Chornomorets”), Danylo Vashchenko (“Epicenter”), Serhiy Sten (“Kudrivka”), and Papa Yade (LNZ).

Yuriy Klymchuk scores his 35th goal in the UPL, Vladyslav Sharay scores his 15th, the 5th by Yaroslav Shevchenko, the 1st by Leandro Andrade (in the 5th game) and Domagoj Jelavić (in the 13th).

In the second division, the first goals were scored by Reynaldinho Verley (“Kudrivka”), Ilya Krupsky, and Carlos Paraco (both of “Kharkiv”).

Igor Krasnopir scored his second brace in Ukrainian championships, while Peter Itodo scored his first (in the 30th match).

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Igor Krasnopir converted his third penalty out of three attempts.

German Penkov recorded his 20th shutout.

Roman Volokhaty received his second red card in the UPL; Zurab Rukhadze (in his 7th game) and Bohdan Veklyak (in his 37th) each received their first.

Dmytro Yevtukhov, a referee from Dnipro, officiates his 20th match in the top division.

Andriy Kovalenko sent a player off for the 20th time, including the 10th time for a visiting team and the first time for Artem Mykhailiuk (in his 12th match).

Oleksiy Derevynskyi has awarded a penalty kick for the 20th time.

Yuriy LYAKHOVETSKYI