Premier League duel: Close contest expected between Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro-1

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 28.Oct
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva (2700 seats)

Buckle up for a show! Today's starring roles are Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro-1, a win is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih have the the best goal difference (+11) in Premier League
  • Dnipro-1 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Dnipro-1 could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Vorskla, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Dnipro-1.

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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih form and stats

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's place. The match ended 3-1 with Zaderaka (2) and Kozhushko scoring. Zaderaka (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.21/10. Zaderaka scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Ahead of that match, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih won a home game hosting Chornomorets (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kryvbas as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

The Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dnipro-1 form and stats

3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dnipro-1 in their Premier League matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Two away games in a row for Dnipro-1, whose manager Maksymov could celebrate last time after the win against Vorskla.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Dynamo Kyiv at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Dnipro-1 have another game that requires travelling in just four days, a Premier League match versus Rukh Vynnyky. A rough diary for the guests!

The travelling fans enjoy Dnipro-1's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings between these sides: Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih won one, Dnipro-1 were winners in one and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kryvbas Kryvyi RihM. Zaderaka
M. Zaderaka
5 goals
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihO. Kozhushko
O. Kozhushko
4 goals
Dnipro-1O. Hutsuliak
O. Hutsuliak
4 goals

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih missing players

Dnipro-1 missing players

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Dnipro-1
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 0 4 10
7 3 0 Won W 0 3 6
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
22 9 4 Scored S 0 6 13
11 7 6 Conceded C 0 3 7
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 90%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
64% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 30%
45% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 10%
18% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 10%
55% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
6.2 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 6.5
4.1 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 3.6
2.2 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.7 11.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.2 10.5
5.2 4.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.5
39% 39% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 29%
 
10.1 10.4 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.5 5.9
4.1 4.6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 2.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Dnipro-1 have not yet lost a game away.
  • Dnipro-1 have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Dnipro-1 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
  • Dnipro-1 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dnipro-1 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Dnipro-1 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih have the the best goal difference (+11) in Premier League
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 7 2 2 22 11 5 3 1 1 9 7 6 4 1 1 13 4 11 23
2 Polessya 11 7 1 3 18 8 4 3 0 1 7 4 7 4 1 2 11 4 10 22
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 10 6 3 1 20 10 4 3 0 1 7 3 6 3 3 0 13 7 10 21
4 Dnipro-1 10 6 3 1 13 7 6 3 2 1 7 4 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 21
5 Rukh Vynnyky 10 5 4 1 19 10 6 2 4 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 10 5 9 19
6 Chornomorets 11 6 1 4 18 11 5 4 1 0 9 2 6 2 0 4 9 9 7 19
7 Dynamo Kyiv 8 5 0 3 22 14 4 3 0 1 10 4 4 2 0 2 12 10 8 15
8 Kolos Kovalivka 11 3 6 2 7 7 6 2 2 2 4 5 5 1 4 0 3 2 0 15
9 Vorskla 11 4 1 6 12 21 6 2 0 4 7 13 5 2 1 2 5 8 -9 13
10 Obolon'-Brovar 11 3 3 5 8 14 6 1 3 2 5 8 5 2 0 3 3 6 -6 12
11 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 10 3 2 5 7 10 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 1 1 3 2 4 -3 11
12 Zorya 9 2 3 4 10 12 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 2 2 2 9 8 -2 9
13 LNZ Cherkasy 11 2 3 6 8 15 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 1 2 2 3 5 -7 9
14 Oleksandria 11 2 3 6 7 17 6 2 1 3 4 10 5 0 2 3 3 7 -10 9
15 Veres 10 1 3 6 8 17 6 1 2 3 7 11 4 0 1 3 1 6 -9 6
16 Minai 11 0 4 7 6 21 5 0 2 3 3 10 6 0 2 4 3 11 -15 4

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The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of football in Ukraine. It was created in 1991 as Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Twelve teams play each other twice in a 22 match regular season to create a league table. The table then splits in half resulting in a Championship round and a Relegation round, each playing ten more fixtures.