National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Volyn or Mariupol 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 Volyn and Mariupol.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Volyn form and stats
Volyn have not come this way in the Ukrainian Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Karpaty and Nyva Vinnytsya. Volyn was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Ukrainian Cup.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Volyn have to build on here in the Persha Liga.
Volyn's last game was hosting VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka and winning 1-0.
Before that match, a Persha Liga win away at Olimpik Donetsk.Volyn aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. On the other hand, Volyn have conceded 4 goals.
Mariupol form and stats
They also participated in Ukrainian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Mariupol have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
Mariupol's previous game was their home loss versus Shakhtar Donetsk (0-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kolos Kovalivka at their stadium, the result 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Mariupol now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Oleksandria is waiting in only three days.
Mariupol have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Mariupol have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for Volyn, two draws and three wins for Mariupol. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kulakov 5 goals |  B. Kobzar 3 goals | D. Topalov 2 goals |
Volyn missing players
Mariupol missing players
| Volyn | Mariupol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 7 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 16 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 5 | 27 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 44% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.9 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.1 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 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 | Kremin' | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 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 | Prykarpattia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Olimpik Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 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 |
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Dnipro-1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Desna | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Vorskla | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Zorya | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Veres | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Rukh Vynnyky | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Kolos Kovalivka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Minai | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Chornomorets | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Mariupol | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | Lviv | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 2 |