Mariupol vs Zorya: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka (12680 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Mariupol have their presumed home advantage while Zorya are ahead 7 points in the Premier League table.

Insights:
  • Mariupol has the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
  • Zorya has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Mariupol form and stats

Two Premier League home games so far for Mariupol, who are yet to win here at Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka. Only 0 points so far. Mariupol has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager O. Markevych and the players. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Mariupol, their manager O. Markevych and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Topalov was the last player to find the net.

The Mariupol crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Oleksandria here at Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka in a Premier League match. Prior to that, an away loss at Desna.

At Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka, Mariupol has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Zorya form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Things are running smoothly for Zorya who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Mariupol. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Zorya are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Zorya go into this game after a win, the home game against Desna that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Desna at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The Zorya manager V. Skripnik has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. Zorya are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Zorya - Mariupol 0-1 entered in the official records. Mariupol-Zorya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mariupol four wins, Zorya three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ZoryaO. Gladkiy
O. Gladkiy
6 goals
ZoryaV. Kochergin
V. Kochergin
5 goals
ZoryaD. Ivanisenya
D. Ivanisenya
4 goals

Mariupol missing players

Zorya missing players

Mariupol Zorya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 2 1 Played P 1 6 13
4 0 0 Won W 1 3 6
4 0 0 Drew D 0 2 5
6 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
14 1 1 Scored S 2 13 25
20 3 2 Conceded C 0 5 11
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
57% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
43% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 54%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 38%
21% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 54%
29% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 38%
36% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.7 2.5
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
8.2 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.7 12.5
4 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5 5.2
25% 11% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 43% 37%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Zorya's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Mariupol has the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
  • Mariupol has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Premier League
  • Mariupol have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Zorya has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
  • Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals away as Mariupol have scored home.
  • Zorya have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Zorya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dynamo Kyiv 14 10 3 1 28 11 8 4 3 1 12 8 6 6 0 0 16 3 17 33
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 14 8 6 0 33 11 7 5 2 0 21 6 7 3 4 0 12 5 22 30
3 Zorya 13 6 5 2 25 11 7 3 3 1 12 6 6 3 2 1 13 5 14 23
4 Desna 14 6 5 3 19 13 7 5 1 1 12 5 7 1 4 2 7 8 6 23
5 Vorskla 14 5 6 3 18 11 5 3 2 0 11 3 9 2 4 3 7 8 7 21
6 Oleksandria 14 5 4 5 20 18 8 4 2 2 15 11 6 1 2 3 5 7 2 19
7 Kolos Kovalivka 14 4 7 3 18 16 8 2 5 1 10 6 6 2 2 2 8 10 2 19
8 Olimpik Donetsk 13 5 2 6 21 23 8 3 2 3 14 14 5 2 0 3 7 9 -2 17
9 Mariupol 14 4 4 6 14 20 2 0 0 2 1 3 12 4 4 4 13 17 -6 16
10 Lviv 13 3 3 7 10 27 5 1 1 3 4 12 8 2 2 4 6 15 -17 12
11 Inhulets 14 1 8 5 13 22 8 1 5 2 7 11 6 0 3 3 6 11 -9 11
12 Dnipro-1 14 3 2 9 18 28 8 2 1 5 9 12 6 1 1 4 9 16 -10 11
13 Rukh Vynnyky 14 1 7 6 13 24 8 1 5 2 9 9 6 0 2 4 4 15 -11 10
14 Minai 13 2 4 7 10 25 7 2 1 4 5 12 6 0 3 3 5 13 -15 10

Read more about Premier League

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.