Who will celebrate the New Year as the leader of the UPL. Dynamo and Alexandria are waiting for two head-to-head matches, Shakhtar have the most convenient calendar

Until the end first part of the UPL 2024/2025 championship There are four rounds left. There are four clubs at this distance – Polissya, Shakhtar, Oleksandriya and Dynamo – have a chance to celebrate the New Year as a tournament leader. Yes, the Zhytomyr team has little prerequisites for climbing to the first line of the table, but theoretically this option is possible. Analyzing schedules at the finish of the first part of the season.

Layouts before the finish

The four leading clubs, having played 12 matches each, approach the matches of the 14th round with the following indicators: Dynamo and Oleksandriya – 32 points each, Shakhtar – 26, Polesie – 22. Three of the teams have five matches left to play in the first part of the season, Miner – four. That is why we do not consider Karpaty as the winter champion – the Lviv team has 21 points after 14 matches and three games on the calendar.

Possible maximum of each command

If we take a purely mathematical calculation, then Dynamo and Alexandria can celebrate the New Year with 47 points, Shakhtar – with 38, Polesie – with 37. But the fact is that in the remaining rounds the leaders cannot avoid meeting each other, and Dynamo and Alexandria will play two head-to-head matches.

Leaders Calendar

So, the teams of Shovkovsky and Rotan will play two head-to-head matches in a row: first they will play the rescheduled match of the fourth round (December 4), and then the match of the 16th round. The first match will take place in Alexandria, the second – in Kyiv. In addition, Alexandria and Dynamo will play Veres and Chernomorets once each.

Shakhtar calendar

The Miners have the most convenient calendar among the leaders. Firstly, the Donetsk team has fewer matches. Secondly, Shakhtar will play three out of four matches against teams from the second half of the table.

Polesie calendar

The Zhytomyr club had a very difficult finish to the first part of the season. Two important matches with Rukh, an away match with Krivbass and “for starters” – a home match with Shakhtar. If Imad Ashur’s team stays in the TOP 4, this can be considered a good result.