Ukrainian Premier League: power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 13 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Shakhtar Donetsk: +1.20 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Zorya (+6). Liviy Bereh are 12th in the table but 8th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackShakhtar Donetsk1.78 goals per game
- Best defenceShakhtar Donetsk0.58 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekZorya▲6 · now 6
- Faller of the weekEpitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi▼3 · now 14
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | +1.20 | 1.78 | 0.58 | 1 | WWWWL | 17 October · FC Kolos Kovalivka (12) |
| 2▲1 | FC Kharkiv | +0.92 | 1.69 | 0.77 | 4 | WWWWL | 19 October · Liviy Bereh (8) |
| 3▼1 | Karpaty | +0.90 | 1.69 | 0.79 | 5 | LDWLD | 18 October · Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi (14) |
| 4 | Polissya Zhytomyr | +0.83 | 1.69 | 0.85 | 2 | DWWWW | 18 October · Dynamo Kyiv (5) |
| 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | +0.45 | 1.24 | 0.79 | 3 | WWWDL | 18 October · at Polissya Zhytomyr (4) |
| 6▲6 | Zorya | −0.02 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 6 | WLDDL | 17 October · Chornomorets Odesa (13) |
| 7▲1 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | −0.07 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 10 | DLDDW | 17 October · at Kudrivka (16) |
| 8▼2 | Liviy Bereh | −0.10 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 12 | LWLDD | 19 October · at FC Kharkiv (2) |
| 9▼2 | Veres Rivne | −0.12 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 8 | LWDDW | 16 October · at Obolon Kyiv (15) |
| 10 | LNZ Cherkasy | −0.18 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 7 | WLWDL | 18 October · at Kryvbas (11) |
| 11▼2 | Kryvbas | −0.18 | 1.10 | 1.28 | 13 | LDLDW | 18 October · LNZ Cherkasy (10) |
| 12▲2 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | −0.30 | 1.02 | 1.33 | 9 | WWLDD | 17 October · at Shakhtar Donetsk (1) |
| 13 | Chornomorets Odesa | −0.36 | 0.71 | 1.07 | 14 | LDLDW | 17 October · at Zorya (6) |
| 14▼3 | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | −0.37 | 0.85 | 1.22 | 11 | LLLDW | 18 October · at Karpaty (3) |
| 15 | Obolon Kyiv | −1.01 | 0.47 | 1.48 | 15 | DLLDD | 16 October · Veres Rivne (9) |
| 16 | Kudrivka | −1.20 | 0.81 | 2.00 | 16 | LLLLL | 17 October · Bukovyna Chernivtsi (7) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.
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