An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 12th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
With 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Olimpik Donetsk are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 13 attempts. Game days at Dynamo Training Center have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Olimpik Donetsk as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.Olimpik Donetsk manager V. Shevchuk and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Chornomorets in the Premier League. Preceding that match was a defeat to Desna (0-2).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Olimpik Donetsk as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Karpaty are visiting.
Olimpik Donetsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 12 goals in 11 matches. Olimpik Donetsk have conceded 19 from these games.
Arsenal Kyiv form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arsenal Kyiv, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Premier League, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-8 (win-draw-lose).Arsenal Kyiv won their last game, 1-0 versus Vorskla played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Chornomorets with the score of 3-1.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. Arsenal Kyiv have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Olimpik Donetsk - Arsenal Kyiv 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Olimpik Donetsk won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Arsenal Kyiv has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
  E. Pasich 4 goals / 1 assists |  M. Degtyarev 4 goals / 1 assists |   S. Vakulenko 4 goals |
Olimpik Donetsk missing players
Arsenal Kyiv missing players
| Olimpik Donetsk | Arsenal Kyiv | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | Played | 12 | 24 |
| 26 | 12 | Scored | 9 | 16 |
| 36 | 21 | Conceded | 18 | 43 |
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 58% | 71% |
| 46% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 21% |
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 4% |
| 71% | 67% | Both teams to score | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | Clean Sheet | 17% | 12% |
| 17% | 17% | Failed To Score | 58% | 54% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners For (avg) | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 3 | 4 |
- Arsenal Kyiv hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 50 |
| 3 | Oleksandria | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Zorya | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Lviv | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Mariupol | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 7 | Vorskla | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 29 |
| 8 | Desna | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Karpaty | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | -11 | 21 |
| 10 | Olimpik Donetsk | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 16 |
| 12 | Arsenal Kyiv | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -30 | 12 |
