Dynamo Kyiv and Desna are both riding high in the Premier League with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Dynamo Kyiv are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 2nd place whatever happens now. Desna have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 4th place no matter what happens.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv at their home stadium is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Dynamo Kyiv has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A strong away win for Dynamo Kyiv against Oleksandria the last match, as Artem Shabanov, Vitalii Buialskyi and Vitaliy Mykolenko were on target. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Kolos Kovalivka in a game that was won 2-0.
Dynamo Kyiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Dynamo Kyiv have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Desna form and stats
Desna have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 8-0-3 from 11 games.
Desna are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against Zorya. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Olimpik Donetsk.
A heroic performance from Desna in their game against Zorya last time out. Things got complicated when Oleksiy Gutsulyak was sent off in the 21st minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory!
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Desna are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Desna as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Dynamo Kyiv and Desna have met before this season: Desna - Dynamo Kyiv 0-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Dynamo Kyiv, zero draws and one win for Desna. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
 O. Filippov 12 goals |   V. Tsygankov 8 goals |  B. Verbič 8 goals |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | Desna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 44 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 24 | 36 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 82% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 59% |
| 59% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 41% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 45% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 50% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 27% |
| 5.9 | 6.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 341 | 179 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 116 | 246 |
| 139 | 70 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 55 | 95 |
| 32% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 44% | 38% |
- Desna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Desna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Desna haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dynamo Kyiv 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 | 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 |