"Dynamo vs. Karpaty: Preview of a pivotal clash in the UPL."

For "Karpaty," this match will mark their first official game of 2025, while "Dynamo" has already played two concluding matches in the Europa League—against the Turkish side "Galatasaray" (3:3) and the Latvian team "RFS" (1:0). Both teams prepared for the second half of the season in Turkey.

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On Sunday, February 23, "Karpaty" will face "Dynamo" in the 18th round of the Ukrainian Championship. The match will take place in Kyiv at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium and will kick off at 18:00. The chief referee for the encounter will be Mykola Balakin (Kyiv region), while VAR will be overseen by Ihor Paskhal (Kherson).

For "Karpaty", this match will mark their first official game in 2025 (whereas "Dynamo" has already played two concluding matches in the Europa League – against Turkish "Galatasaray" (3:3) and Latvian RFS (1:0)). Both teams prepared for the second half of the season in Turkey.

The Kyiv side is currently leading the Premier League, sitting five points ahead of their closest rival, "Oleksandriya". In 17 rounds, "Dynamo" has achieved 13 victories and drawn four times. The "white-blues" are the only team in the UPL that remains unbeaten in the championship. Meanwhile, "Karpaty" begins the second half of the season in sixth place on the UPL table, having accumulated 24 points.

In the first round, "Dynamo" triumphed over "Karpaty" with a score of 3:1, coming back after falling behind early in the match (Ocheretko scored in the first minute).

FAVBET considers "Dynamo" the absolute favorite in this encounter. They offer odds of 1.46 for a Dynamo victory, while a win for "Karpaty" is valued at 8.70. A draw is priced at 4.90. Experts do not anticipate a high-scoring match: the standard total of over 2.5 goals is set at 1.87, while under 2.5 goals is at 2.14. For "Dynamo", the most expected goals will come from Vladyslav Vanat (1.70) and Andriy Yarmolenko (2.50), while "Karpaty" could see contributions from Ihor Krasnopir (4.50) and Bruninho (5.50).

Where to watch the 18th round UPL match between "Dynamo" and "Karpaty"

The "Dynamo" – "Karpaty" match will be available for live streaming on the UPL.TV channel. It can be accessed on OTT platforms and through cable networks Kyivstar TV, Volia TV, Setanta Sports, sweet.tv, Omega TV, and Vodafone TV.