National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Polessya or Dnipro-1 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Polessya and Dnipro-1.
Polessya form and stats
Polessya have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Polessya's last game was hosting Minai and winning 2-1. Manager Kalitvintsev felt very clever after Mustafayev scored the winning goal against Minai, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chornomorets (0-1).The manager Kalitvintsev will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kolos Kovalivka in only four days.
The Polessya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Polessya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tsentralnyi Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Dnipro-1 form and stats
Dnipro-1 are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Two away games in a row for Dnipro-1, whose coach Maksymov could celebrate last time after the win against Zorya.
A draw for Dnipro-1 before that, at their own venue hosting Kolos Kovalivka (1-1).Dnipro-1 have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Budkivskyi 2 goals |  B. Makouana 2 goals |   O. Pikhalyonok 2 goals |
Polessya missing players
Dnipro-1 missing players
| Polessya | Dnipro-1 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 48 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 40 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 64% | 79% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 53% | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Polessya | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Chornomorets | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Rukh Vynnyky | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Dnipro-1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Oleksandria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | LNZ Cherkasy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Obolon'-Brovar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Veres | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Zorya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Minai | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 3 |
