National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mariupol or Vorskla that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mariupol form and stats
Mariupol participated in Ukrainian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.On the other hand, in the Ukrainian Cup, Mariupol has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
A nice win for Mariupol last time playing, versus Lviv. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Oleksii Kashchuk and Ruslan Fomin (2) scoring for the victors. In the match before that, Mariupol hosted Vorskla and drew the Premier League game 1-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Mariupol, as the Premier League home game vs Dnipro-1 is only four days away.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Mariupol friendly games in pre-season: Mariupol played nine friendlies, won 4, drew 4 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Mariupol scored 23 goals and conceded 10 in these nine games.
Vorskla form and stats
They also participated in Ukrainian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Vorskla's previous game versus Dnipro-1, a Premier League 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the Premier League away draw versus Mariupol that ended 1-1.
A new game in only four days for Vorskla, the Premier League home match versus Olimpik Donetsk. Busy days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Vorskla have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from seven fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Mariupol, three draws and four wins for Vorskla. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Fomin 6 goals | D. Topalov 4 goals |  D. Vasin 4 goals |
Mariupol missing players
Vorskla missing players
| Mariupol | Vorskla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 28 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 23 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 143 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 98 | 158 | ||
| 55 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 47 | ||
| 47% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | ||