Vorskla are welcoming Karpaty for another important game after their 2-1 result against 11th-placed Karpaty.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Karpaty are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Vorskla form and stats
Vorskla's results here at Butovsky Vorskla Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Vorskla has recorded two wins in a row here at Butovsky Vorskla Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vorskla's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Karpaty (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Vorskla lost 0-3 at Oleksandria's place.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vorskla have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1.
Vorskla have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Vorskla have conceded 12 from these games.
Karpaty form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Karpaty so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Karpaty, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Vorskla game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Karpaty seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Karpaty, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Vorskla (placed 12th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-6 defeat against Desna.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Karpaty in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Karpaty, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Karpaty have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Vorskla - Karpaty 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Vorskla victories, 2 draws and 4 Karpaty wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Nazaryna 5 goals |   D. Vasin 4 goals |  I. Perduta 2 goals |
Vorskla missing players
Karpaty missing players
| Vorskla | Karpaty | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 44% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 22% | 22% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 17% |
| 11% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 28% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 61% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 5.1 | 6.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 139 | 71 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 83 | 174 |
| 52 | 28 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 29 | 61 |
| 23% | 29% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 28% | 25% |
- Karpaty has the most conceded goals in the first half (17)
- Karpaty have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Karpaty have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Karpaty is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Vorskla has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Vorskla has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- Vorskla has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Vorskla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vorskla have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vorskla haven’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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 41 | 50 |
| 2 | Zorya | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 33 |
| 4 | Desna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Mariupol | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 20 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Lviv | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -18 | 15 |
| 11 | Karpaty | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -17 | 11 |
| 12 | Vorskla | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -22 | 11 |