Desna U21 fights Dynamo Kiev U21 in Youth League battle

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Competition: Ukraine Youth League
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Desna U21 have their presumed home advantage while Dynamo Kiev U21 are ahead 17 points in the Youth League table.

Desna U21 and Dynamo Kiev U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Desna U21 form and stats

Overall Youth League stats at home this season for Desna U21 are 3-3-1 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Desna U21 after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, led his Desna U21 to a defeat in the Youth League match away at Karpaty U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Desna U21 had a home game versus Oleksandriya U21 which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Desna U21 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Dynamo Kiev U21 form and stats

The strength of Dynamo Kiev U21, who have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Youth League, on their travels this season is incredible with 19 points collected from 7 Youth League away games. Dynamo Kiev U21 has 6-1-0 on the road, with 18 goals scored and 8 conceded.

Dynamo Kiev U21 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Zorya U21 (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Youth League game. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Mariupol U21.

Dynamo Kiev U21 create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 18 goals in 7 travels. 8 goals have been conceded by Dynamo Kiev U21 in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Dynamo Kiev U21 - Desna U21 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Desna U21 0 wins, 0 draws and Dynamo Kiev U21 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

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Desna U21 Dynamo Kiev U21
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
5 3 0 Won W 2 6 11
3 3 2 Drew D 0 1 2
8 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
21 13 1 Scored S 6 18 37
29 8 1 Conceded C 3 8 20
94% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 93%
69% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 80%
38% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 71% 60%
19% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 43% 33%
56% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 80%
25% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 20%
25% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.4 3.6 4 Corners For (avg) C F 10 6.9 7.3
6.2 5.8 8.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 3.6 3.4
1.4 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
87 45 8 Total Shots T S 30 85 213
45 27 5 Shots on Target S O 10 35 86
38% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 51% 43%
Key stats in Youth League this season:
  • Desna U21 has the most dropped points from leading position (10)
  • Desna U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Desna U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Desna U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 has the the best goal difference (+10) away
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 have created more than twice as many corners as Desna U21.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 have not yet lost a game away.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Dynamo Kiev U21 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 Vorskla Poltava U21 16 12 2 2 38 17 8 6 1 1 20 8 8 6 1 1 18 9 21 38
2 Shakhtar Donetsk U21 15 11 2 2 33 13 8 6 1 1 20 7 7 5 1 1 13 6 20 35
3 Dynamo Kiev U21 15 11 2 2 37 20 8 5 1 2 19 12 7 6 1 0 18 8 17 35
4 Oleksandriya U21 15 8 1 6 30 18 8 4 1 3 19 10 7 4 0 3 11 8 12 25
5 Zorya U21 16 7 2 7 27 23 8 5 0 3 20 12 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 23
6 Karpaty U21 15 5 3 7 29 30 8 5 0 3 18 12 7 0 3 4 11 18 -1 18
7 Desna U21 16 5 3 8 21 29 7 3 3 1 13 8 9 2 0 7 8 21 -8 18
8 Mariupol U21 16 5 1 10 18 33 8 5 1 2 13 8 8 0 0 8 5 25 -15 16
9 Lviv U21 16 4 2 10 17 33 7 2 1 4 8 11 9 2 1 6 9 22 -16 14
10 Kolos Kovalivka U21 15 3 3 9 17 28 8 3 1 4 10 10 7 0 2 5 7 18 -11 12
11 Dnipro-1 U21 15 1 5 9 11 34 7 0 3 4 4 16 8 1 2 5 7 18 -23 8

Read more about Youth League

The Ukrainian U21 league is a result of Ukraine starting league championships from junior teams in all age groups. Developing younger generations of football players is seen as vital to increase the overall quality of Ukrainian football. The Ukrainian U21 league is the premier league for youth players, the final step before senior football.