The managers O. Mykhaylychenko and V. Skripnik are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Dynamo Kyiv so far this season.
Dynamo Kyiv's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Zorya (placed 4th). Before that match, a win away at Olimpik Donetsk.
The Dynamo Kyiv fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Dynamo Kyiv are not conceding a lot of goals here at Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Zorya form and stats
Zorya have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Zorya, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Dynamo Kyiv (placed 2nd) in the Premier League last time out. Before that, Zorya secured a home win against Karpaty with the score 2-0.
Zorya have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dynamo Kyiv - Zorya 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dynamo Kyiv won 5 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Zorya has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3Top Goalscorers
  B. Lednev 8 goals |   V. Tsygankov 6 goals |  B. Verbič 6 goals |
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
Zorya missing players
| Dynamo Kyiv | Zorya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 82% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 71% |
| 59% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 29% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 18% |
| 41% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 47% |
| 53% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 5.8 | 6.9 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 281 | 149 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 106 | 234 |
| 114 | 58 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 48 | 91 |
| 31% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | 33% |
- Dynamo Kyiv has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
- 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.
- Zorya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zorya is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 40 | 47 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 33 |
| 3 | Desna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Zorya | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 7 | Mariupol | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 18 |
| 10 | Lviv | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 12 |
| 11 | Karpaty | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -17 | 11 |
| 12 | Vorskla | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -22 | 11 |