It's ground zero in Premier League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Olimpik Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv did in their pre-season friendlies!
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
Olimpik Donetsk have prepared for this season with nine friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these nine matches are 6 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Olimpik have scored 21 goals and conceded 7 times.
Last season, Olimpik Donetsk's league statistics were 5 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Premier League. Over these 22 matches they scored 17 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season Olimpik Donetsk managed 2-1-8 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 23 conceded.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
It's a day of discovery for Dynamo Kyiv as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Dynamo Kyiv have played nine with the results W6-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Dynamo Kyiv has scored 23 goals and conceded 10 times.
Let's have a look at how Dynamo Kyiv performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 17 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 25/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olimpik Donetsk one win, one draw and Dynamo Kyiv eight victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Olimpik Donetsk missing players
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
| Olimpik Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Olimpik Donetsk | Last season | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 33 | 65 | ||
| 47 | 28 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 88% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 66% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 34% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 6% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 346 | 151 | Total Shots | T S | 228 | 465 | ||
| 115 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 99 | 191 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Desna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Mariupol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Oleksandria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zorya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 43 |
| 2 | Mariupol | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -12 | 39 |
| 3 | Olimpik Donetsk | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -15 | 30 |
| 4 | Vorskla | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 32 | -25 | 28 |
| 5 | Lviv | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -32 | 24 |
| 6 | Karpaty | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -23 | 15 |