Desna perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Oleksandria can look both up and down from their 7th position.
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oleksandria have scored away.
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.
Desna form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Chernihiv Arena as Desna have scored 18 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Desna's last game was hosting Olimpik Donetsk (placed 11th) and winning 2-0. Ahead of that match, Desna lost 0-2 at home to Dnipro-1.
A decent goal production from Desna in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Desna have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Oleksandria form and stats
There's been little loot from Oleksandria's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Oleksandria only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
The manager V. Sharan was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground KSK Nika. Oleksandria suffered a 1-2 loss to Dynamo Kyiv (placed 1st). Prior to that match, the Oleksandria manager V. Sharan faced defeat when travelling to Inhulets and losing 0-1.
The attacking power of Oleksandria when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Oleksandria have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Oleksandria - Desna 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Desna wins - draws - Oleksandria wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Totovytsky 7 goals | P. Budkivskyi 7 goals |  A. Sitalo 4 goals |
Desna missing players
Oleksandria missing players
| Desna | Oleksandria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 80% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 65% |
| 40% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 40% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 40% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 45% |
| 40% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 25% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 38% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 36% |
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oleksandria have scored away.
- Desna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 42 |
| 3 | Zorya | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Desna | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Oleksandria | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Mariupol | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 17 |
| 12 | Minai | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 15 |
| 13 | Lviv | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 15 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -21 | 13 |