There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Zorya leading Minai by 23 points.
- Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Minai have the fewest scored goals (15) in Premier League
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Olimpik Donetsk, so at least Zorya are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Minai are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Zorya form and stats
Zorya have collected 21 points from their Premier League home games so far after 6-3-2. Two home wins in a row for Zorya bring valid hopes of a third.
Zorya lost their last game at Olimpik Donetsk (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Zorya won a home game hosting Olimpik Donetsk (2-1).
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Zorya home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager V. Skripnik will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dnipro-1 in only three days.
Zorya have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Slavutych-Arena with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Zorya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Slavutych-Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Minai form and stats
Minai, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in Premier League, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-4-8 (12 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Minai have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Avanhard game.
V. Pynyashko was the last player to score for the away team. Minai haven't scored a league goal in the last 220 minutes.
Minai are travelling again after losing away to Dnipro-1 in their previous match (0-3). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lviv wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Minai did not look prepared in the first half against Dnipro-1 and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
You'll want to know how Minai managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Minai are hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in the Premier League only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Minai's away league games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Minai, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Minai - Zorya 0-3.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nuriev 10 goals |   O. Gladkiy 9 goals | A. Gromov 6 goals |
Zorya missing players
Minai missing players
| Zorya | Minai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | 40 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 87% |
| 78% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 48% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 30% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 17% | 22% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 9% |
| 43% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 61% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.1 | 12.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 34% | 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 19% | 25% |
- Minai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Minai have the fewest points (4) away in Premier League
- Minai have the fewest scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Minai have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Premier League
- Minai have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premier League
- Minai have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Premier League
- Minai have yet to win a game away.
- Zorya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zorya have scored more than double the goals of Minai.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 58 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 45 |
| 3 | Zorya | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Desna | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Dnipro-1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Oleksandria | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Lviv | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 25 |
| 10 | Mariupol | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -16 | 22 |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 21 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 13 | Inhulets | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 14 | Minai | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -25 | 18 |