Olimpik Donetsk hope to sell all 750 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 10th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Desna holds 8th place with 28.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Olimpik Donetsk have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses so far from their games here at Dynamo Training Center. 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 eleven attempts. Olimpik Donetsk are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Dynamo Training Center, having lost their two previous games here.The Olimpik Donetsk fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Dynamo Training Center: A 1-2 defeat against Dynamo Kyiv. Before that game, the home loss against Dynamo Kyiv with the scoreline 1-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Olimpik Donetsk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Olimpik Donetsk as a small favourite), we find one game. Olimpik Donetsk has won 0 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Olimpik Donetsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 12 goals in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Olimpik Donetsk defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Desna form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Desna playing as the away team this season.The manager O. Ryabokon was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Dynamo Training Center. Desna suffered a 0-1 loss to Lviv. A 0-0 draw at Vorskla's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Desna in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Desna, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Desna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Desna as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Olimpik Donetsk - Desna 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Olimpik Donetsk won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Desna has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Favorov
5 goals / 1 assists
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D. Bezborodko
5 goals / 2 assists
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E. Pasich
4 goals / 1 assists
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Olimpik Donetsk missing players
Desna missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
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| Olimpik Donetsk | Desna | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | Played | 11 | 22 |
| 25 | 12 | Scored | 15 | 23 |
| 33 | 19 | Conceded | 10 | 24 |
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 45% | Over 2.5 | 27% | 23% |
| 27% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 18% |
| 9% | 18% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 5% |
| 73% | 73% | Both teams to score | 36% | 27% |
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 32% |
| 14% | 9% | Failed To Score | 36% | 45% |
- Olimpik Donetsk hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Desna is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 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 |
