National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Alians Lypova Dolyna or Minai that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. That game, against Vorskla, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Minai.
Alians Lypova Dolyna form and stats
Action has already taken place for Alians in Ukrainian Cup as they have defeated Chernihiv and Avanhard to reach the 3rd Round. Alians participated in Ukrainian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The story so far in the Persha Liga for Alians Lypova Dolyna at their home stadium is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Alians Lypova Dolyna are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Alians's previous game was a Persha Liga match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Hirnyk-Sport. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Alians "killed" Hirnyk-Sport in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Nyva Ternopil' and winning 5-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Alians handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and zero defeats.
Alians are traveling soon after this match as the Persha Liga match at Kremin' awaits in four days.
Alians has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Alians Lypova Dolyna have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Minai form and stats
Last season their Ukrainian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Minai have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 17 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Avanhard game.
Two away games in a row for Minai, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Vorskla in the Premier League.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Chornomorets.Minai are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Minai are hosting Lviv in the Premier League only three days away.
Goals are few and far between in Minai's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. Minai's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Zagynaylov 4 goals | M. Agapov 3 goals | V. Pidnebennoy 2 goals |
Alians Lypova Dolyna missing players
Minai missing players
| Alians Lypova Dolyna | Minai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 79% | 60% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 54% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metal Kharkiv | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Hirnyk | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Polessya | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Obolon'-Brovar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Volyn | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Minai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Avanhard | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Mykolaiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nyva Ternopil' | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Kremin' | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | Prykarpattia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Olimpik Donetsk | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Hirnyk-Sport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Uzhhorod | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -20 | 1 |