Premier League match preview: Lviv versus Desna

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena L'viv (34915 seats)

Lviv hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 10th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Desna holds 5th place with 36 pts.

Insights:
  • Lviv have the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League
  • Desna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League. This match was also played here at Arena L'viv. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Desna have had more rest.

Relegation threatens Lviv who should definitely be looking for some points here. Desna are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Lviv form and stats

Lviv, who have the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League, have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-1-5. It’s been three wins in a row for Lviv here at Arena L'viv, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Before that, Lviv had a home game versus Oleksandria which ended with a victory 3-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Rukh Vynnyky in only four days. This game is also played here at Arena L'viv.

Lviv has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lviv have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Desna form and stats

There's been little loot from Desna's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Desna only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws. Desna has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Desna, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Minai (placed 13th). Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Oleksandria.

Desna have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Desna have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lviv and Desna have met before this season: Desna - Lviv 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lviv won five, Desna won four and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DesnaA. Totovytsky
A. Totovytsky
9 goals
DesnaP. Budkivskyi
P. Budkivskyi
7 goals
LvivN. Nych
N. Nych
4 goals

Lviv missing players

Desna missing players

Lviv Desna
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 10 22
6 4 1 Won W 2 2 10
3 1 0 Drew D 1 4 6
12 5 3 Lost L 1 4 6
20 12 5 Scored S 8 12 34
47 21 9 Conceded C 4 15 24
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
76% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 82%
62% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
52% 60% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 36%
24% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
57% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 45%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 36%
29% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 3.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.3 2.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.2 8.7 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 12 12
3.7 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.3 4.4
26% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 28% 35%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Desna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lviv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lviv have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Premier League
  • Lviv have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Premier League
  • Lviv have the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League
  • Lviv have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Premier League
  • Lviv have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
  • Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Premier League
  • Lviv 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 22 17 4 1 46 14 11 7 3 1 20 8 11 10 1 0 26 6 32 55
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 22 13 6 3 47 16 11 7 2 2 27 8 11 6 4 1 20 8 31 45
3 Zorya 21 11 5 5 37 18 10 5 3 2 18 8 11 6 2 3 19 10 19 38
4 Vorskla 22 10 7 5 33 20 11 7 2 2 23 10 11 3 5 3 10 10 13 37
5 Desna 22 10 6 6 34 24 12 8 2 2 22 9 10 2 4 4 12 15 10 36
6 Kolos Kovalivka 22 8 10 4 29 21 11 3 6 2 13 9 11 5 4 2 16 12 8 34
7 Oleksandria 22 7 5 10 29 31 11 6 2 3 21 13 11 1 3 7 8 18 -2 26
8 Dnipro-1 22 7 5 10 31 34 10 3 2 5 14 13 12 4 3 5 17 21 -3 26
9 Mariupol 22 5 7 10 22 35 10 1 3 6 9 18 12 4 4 4 13 17 -13 22
10 Lviv 21 6 3 12 20 47 10 4 1 5 12 21 11 2 2 7 8 26 -27 21
11 Inhulets 22 3 11 8 20 33 12 2 8 2 10 13 10 1 3 6 10 20 -13 20
12 Olimpik Donetsk 21 5 3 13 24 38 11 3 2 6 15 19 10 2 1 7 9 19 -14 18
13 Minai 22 4 6 12 15 37 11 4 2 5 10 15 11 0 4 7 5 22 -22 18
14 Rukh Vynnyky 21 3 8 10 17 36 11 2 5 4 11 15 10 1 3 6 6 21 -19 17

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The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of football in Ukraine. It was created in 1991 as Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Twelve teams play each other twice in a 22 match regular season to create a league table. The table then splits in half resulting in a Championship round and a Relegation round, each playing ten more fixtures.