The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Mariupol are in the 8th position while the guesting Karpaty worry at 12th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Karpaty have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
For Mariupol relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Karpaty it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Mariupol form and stats
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Mariupol so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager O. Babych led his Mariupol to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Dnipro-1. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Vorskla.
Mariupol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Mariupol's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Karpaty form and stats
There's been little loot from Karpaty's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Karpaty, who have the most conceded goals (40) in Premier League, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Karpaty, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The Vorskla game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Karpaty have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 192 minutes ago. A. Kozak was the goal scorer.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Lviv in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Oleksandria.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Karpaty rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Mariupol - Karpaty 2-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mariupol won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Karpaty has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  E. Nazaryna 5 goals |  R. Fomin 4 goals | V. Churko 3 goals |
Mariupol missing players
Karpaty missing players
| Mariupol | Karpaty | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 77% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 55% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 55% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 55% |
| 27% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 195 | 105 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 98 | 208 |
| 76 | 44 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 35 | 75 |
| 28% | 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | 23% |
- Karpaty has the most conceded goals (40)
- Karpaty has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
- Karpaty have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Karpaty have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mariupol has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
| 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 |