With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Dnipro-1 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Olimpik Donetsk.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dnipro-1 have had a bad season and will be relegated from Premier League. For Olimpik Donetsk it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Dnipro-1 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Dnipro-1 have managed 6 wins, 0 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Dnipro Arena.
A nice win for Dnipro-1 last time playing, versus Mariupol. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Oleksiy Chichikov (2) and Serhii Buletsa scoring for the victors. Prior to that, an away loss at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Dnipro-1 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dnipro Arena with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Dnipro-1's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Olimpik Donetsk so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Olimpik Donetsk are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 16 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Karpaty game.) The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. Fernandez, the Olimpik Donetsk manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Olimpik Donetsk are travelling again after losing away to Vorskla in their previous match (0-1). A loss against Desna was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Olimpik Donetsk as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Olimpik Donetsk have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Olimpik Donetsk - Dnipro-1 3-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Dnipro-1 won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Olimpik Donetsk has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  V. Supriaha 8 goals |  I. Kogut 3 goals | O. Chychykov 3 goals |
Dnipro-1 missing players
Olimpik Donetsk missing players
| Dnipro-1 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 26 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 34 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 41% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 50% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 45% | 45% |
| 23% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 45% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 189 | 124 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 121 | 224 |
| 77 | 52 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 35 | 69 |
| 34% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 23% | 25% |
- Dnipro-1 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dnipro-1 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Olimpik Donetsk have scored away.
- Dnipro-1 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olimpik Donetsk has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Olimpik Donetsk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Olimpik Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Olimpik Donetsk is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 59 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Zorya | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Desna | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 42 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 26 |
| 7 | Dnipro-1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Mariupol | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -14 | 25 |
| 9 | Lviv | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -23 | 20 |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -20 | 18 |
| 12 | Karpaty | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 13 |