National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Desna or Zorya that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Desna nor Zorya as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Desna form and stats
Desna participated in Ukrainian Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.16 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League games here for Desna. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Desna has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Desna, as their goalkeeper Igor Lytovka has completely shut out the opponents for 258 minutes in the Premier League.
The Desna supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Mariupol in Premier League and win 2-0. Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Vorskla in a game that was won 1-0.
The Desna fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Desna have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zorya form and stats
Last season their Ukrainian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Things are running smoothly for Zorya who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Mariupol. Zorya has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for Zorya, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Oleksandria in the Premier League last time out. A 0-2 defeat away at Sporting Braga before that.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zorya are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Desna wins - draws - Zorya wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Budkivskyi 5 goals |  V. Kochergin 5 goals | A. Totovytsky 4 goals |
Desna missing players
Zorya missing players
| Desna | Zorya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 48 | 28 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 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 | Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Desna | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Zorya | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Olimpik Donetsk | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Oleksandria | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Mariupol | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Minai | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | Lviv | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -18 | 9 |
| 14 | Dnipro-1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 8 |