Bukovyna and Obolon searching for first points in Lviv

Bukovyna's long-awaited return to Ukraine's top flight continues on Saturday, and the setting is again Lviv. Promoted after 32 years away, Serhii Shyshchenko's team host Obolon in round two of the 2026/27 Ukrainian Premier League at 18:00, with Oleksandr Kalonov from Khmelnytskyi refereeing. UPL.TV will stream the match. The first game was also played in Lviv, and Bukovyna came away with a creditable 0-0 draw against Cherkasy's LNZ, one of Ukraine's European qualifiers. Their next few fixtures are also set for the same stadium - the third, the fourth in the cup and the fifth - making Lviv a temporary home base. It is an unusual arrangement, made more curious by Obolon's own off-field situation: the Kyiv club are having the pitch at Obolon-Arena replaced and will spend the early weeks of the season away from home. Obolon have already learned how difficult that can be. Last week they lost 3-0 at Epicenter, a result made even more significant because Serhii Nahornyak's side were playing their first home match in UPL history. Obolon were still competitive in the first half, but unravelled after the interval. Those are the kind of points that tend to matter at the bottom of the table, and with the first international break approaching, there are not many obvious chances to collect them. Bukovyna showed in the opener that they can make life uncomfortable for stronger sides, although they did not have enough control to reveal their full potential. Obolon, by contrast, have already missed one of their best chances to bank points. With both teams still searching for their first win, the edge could be narrow. Expected lineups: Bukovyna: Penkov - Busko, Karas, Bezuhlyi, Stasiuk - Zaderaka, Vitenchuk, Klepach - Pidlepenets, Kozhushko, Ilin. Obolon: Fedorivskyi - Kapinus, Yermakov, Prokopchuk, Ye. Shevchenko - Kulakovskyi, Volokhatyi, Myshnov - Polehenko, Ustymenko, Morozko. Some context for the numbers: Bukovyna are on the verge of a 20th home win or a 20th home draw in the UPL, and the next goal they concede would be their 100th. Obolon can reach 20 wins or 30 draws in league play, including a 10th away draw. Bukovyna are winless in four league games - one draw, three losses - and can also post a 30th UPL clean sheet. On an individual level, Yevhen Pidlepenets and Mykyta Bezuhlyi are one appearance away from 50 in the UPL, while Dmytro Myshnov is one goal away from 15. Prediction: 1-0.