It's advantage Desna so far with their 4th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Mariupol who are placed 7th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Mariupol, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Desna can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Mariupol are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Desna form and stats
3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Desna so far this season.
Stress levels are on the rise for Desna's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. O. Filippov was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager O. Ryabokon led his Desna to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Shakhtar Donetsk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion im. Yuriya Haharina. Before that game, the home loss against Dynamo Kyiv with the scoreline 0-1.
The defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by Marlos).
Desna are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Olimpik Donetsk awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Desna here at Stadion im. Yuriya Haharina in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). From these home matches, Desna have conceded only 5 goals.
Mariupol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mariupol so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Mariupol's previous game was their home loss versus Zorya (1-2). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Olimpik Donetsk.
After this away game Mariupol return home for a Premier League game against Vorskla. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mariupol as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Mariupol have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mariupol - Desna 0-4 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Desna wins - draws - Mariupol wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 O. Filippov 9 goals | D. Khlyobas 7 goals |  V. Kalitvintsev 4 goals |
Desna missing players
Mariupol missing players
| Desna | Mariupol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 89% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 58% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 74% |
| 37% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 58% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 26% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 22% | 26% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 222 | 114 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 78 | 176 |
| 86 | 33 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 31 | 71 |
| 34% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 25% |
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Mariupol has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
- Mariupol 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 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 53 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | Zorya | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 4 | Desna | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 7 | Mariupol | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 18 |
| 10 | Lviv | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Vorskla | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 12 | Karpaty | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 12 |