The first of two encounters in the Europa League 8th Finals, as the hometeam Dynamo Kyiv will try to edge Villarreal in their own ballpark.
Dynamo have less rest than Villarreal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Minai, was also a home game here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj. The away team is better rested.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
Last season, Dynamo's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.Dynamo Kyiv have performed here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj this season with 5 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Dynamo Kyiv after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Dynamo's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Minai. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Dynamo drew at home versus Kolos Kovalivka.
Dynamo are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Zorya awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Dynamo in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Dynamo are not conceding a lot of goals here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Villarreal form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Valencia drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Villarreal have produced an overall stat of 3-7-3 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Villarreal, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Valencia in the La Liga. A 0-2 loss hosting Atletico Madrid before that.
Late heartbreak for Villarreal in the Valencia match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Villarreal has another fixture away, a La Liga game, against Eibar in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Villarreal have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 15 goals |   V. Tsygankov 10 goals |  F. Alcácer García 5 goals |
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Dynamo Kyiv | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 28 | 40 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 40 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 36 |
| 3 | Zorya | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 4 | Vorskla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Desna | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Mariupol | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | Dnipro-1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | Minai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 13 |
| 13 | Inhulets | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Lviv | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -22 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 35 | 56 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 53 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 42 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 39 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Granada | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 33 |
| 9 | Levante | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Valencia | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 28 |
| 15 | Getafe | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Elche | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 18 | Eibar | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 20 | Huesca | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 20 |