Desna and Olimpik Donetsk have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
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
Desna have collected seven points from their first three Premier League games here, a promising start.
The fans are hoping that Desna will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Dnipro-1 (placed 10th). In the match before that, Desna hosted Shakhtar Donetsk and drew the game 2-2.
Desna are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Desna have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
Things could have gone better for Olimpik Donetsk in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Vorskla with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Oleksandria.
It's early days yet, but Olimpik Donetsk has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Desna wins - draws - Olimpik Donetsk wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Zahedi 4 goals |  A. Totovytsky 2 goals | P. Budkivskyi 2 goals |
Desna missing players
Olimpik Donetsk missing players
| Desna | Olimpik Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | 36 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 59 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 38% | 57% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 37% |
- All of Desna's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Olimpik Donetsk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Desna has the most points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Desna have not yet lost a game at home.
- Olimpik Donetsk has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
- Olimpik Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Vorskla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Mariupol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Desna | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Zorya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Dnipro-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Minai | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 14 | Lviv | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -15 | 1 |