D. Kuzyk of LNZ Cherkasy is the standout for raw talent across the Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.4, and O. Palamarchuk has been the form player this season, grading 47.9, and B. Faal leads the scoring with 8 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Gorin has improved his Season rating most, up +38.2 on last season, while V. Salyuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Kuzyk of LNZ Cherkasy is the most valuable name in this group at 19.1.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 21 | +50 | 72 | LWWWW | 17.4 | 36.6 |
| 2 |  LNZ Cherkasy | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 60 | WLWDD | 33.8 | 31.1 |
| 3 |  Livyi Bereh | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 63 | WWDWW | โ | โ |
| 3 |  Polessya | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 59 | WDLWW | 27 | 28.1 |
| 4 |  Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 53 | WDWLL | โ | โ |
| 4 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 57 | WWWDL | 10.2 | 32.4 |
| 5 |  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 51 | WDDDL | 23.7 | 30.5 |
| 6 |  Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 49 | WLLWW | 19.1 | 31.3 |
| 7 |  Kryvbas KR | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 48 | DLWWD | 18 | 35 |
| 8 |  Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 46 | WDWDW | 14.5 | 28.8 |
| 9 |  Karpaty | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 41 | LWDLD | 19.7 | 28.4 |
| 10 |  Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 32 | DDWDD | 14.1 | 25.1 |
| 11 |  Veres Rivne | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 31 | LLLDD | 10.9 | 29.1 |
| 12 |  Obolon'-Brovar | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 49 | -21 | 31 | LWLDD | 11.4 | 24.9 |
| 13 |  Kudrivka | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 28 | LWWLD | 10.8 | 26.1 |
| 14 |  Ruh Lviv | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 21 | LLLDL | 9.6 | 32.3 |
| 15 |  Oleksandria | 31 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 57 | -34 | 17 | DWLLL | 7 | 28.7 |
| 16 |  SK Poltava | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 74 | -51 | 13 | DLLLD | 8 | 22.8 |
