There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Zorya leading Olimpik Donetsk by 19 points.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Zorya are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Olimpik Donetsk are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Zorya form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Zorya have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
A good away victory last time out for Zorya, who won 2-1 against Mariupol (placed 7th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2).
Zorya are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost zero.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Zorya as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Lviv are visiting.
A decent goal production from Zorya in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Zorya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Slavutych-Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. With the Olimpik Donetsk losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Lviv with 0-1 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Mariupol.
A quick return to home after this game, as Olimpik Donetsk are hosting Desna in the Premier League only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Olimpik Donetsk as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Olimpik Donetsk have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Olimpik Donetsk - Zorya 0-5 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - five - one (Zorya wins - draws - Olimpik Donetsk wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 B. Lednev 10 goals |  V. Yurchenko 5 goals | V. Kochergin 4 goals |
Zorya missing players
Olimpik Donetsk missing players
| Zorya | Olimpik Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 36 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 74% |
| 58% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 53% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 26% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 42% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 257 | 141 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 92 | 184 |
| 101 | 48 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 27 | 59 |
| 33% | 31% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 27% |
- Olimpik Donetsk has the most points from losing position (7)
- Olimpik Donetsk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Olimpik Donetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zorya have scored more than double the goals of Olimpik Donetsk.
- Zorya have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 53 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | Zorya | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 4 | Desna | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 7 | Mariupol | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 18 |
| 10 | Lviv | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Vorskla | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 12 | Karpaty | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 12 |