Desna will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind Kolos Kovalivka.
- Desna have the most points (26) at home in Premier League
- Kolos Kovalivka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Desna can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Kovalivka are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Desna form and stats
Desna, who have the most points (26) at home in Premier League, have performed here at Chernihiv Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Chernihiv Arena.
The fans are hoping that Desna will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Lviv (placed 9th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Minai (1-3).
The penalty miss from Oleksiy Gutsulyak in the defeat against Lviv was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The manager O. Ryabokon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vorskla in only three days.
The Desna fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Desna are not conceding a lot of goals here at Chernihiv Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.
Kolos Kovalivka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Kovalivka are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Vorskla (placed 5th). A draw for Kolos Kovalivka before that, at their own venue hosting Dnipro-1 (1-1).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Oleksandria.
Kovalivka have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Kolos Kovalivka have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Desna and Kolos Kovalivka have met before this season: Kolos Kovalivka - Desna 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Desna victories, two draws and three Kolos Kovalivka wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Totovytsky 9 goals | P. Budkivskyi 7 goals |  V. Lysenko 5 goals |
Desna missing players
Kolos Kovalivka missing players
| Desna | Kolos Kovalivka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 25 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 74% |
| 43% | 42% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 48% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 43% | 42% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 52% |
| 35% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 43% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.4 | 10.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 35% | 42% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 41% | 37% |
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Desna have the most points (26) at home in Premier League
- Desna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kolos Kovalivka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 45 |
| 3 | Zorya | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| 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 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Lviv | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 24 |
| 10 | Mariupol | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -16 | 22 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 20 |
| 13 | Olimpik Donetsk | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 14 | Minai | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -25 | 18 |