Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Desna U21 in 7th and Oleksandriya U21 in 4th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Desna U21 form and stats
Overall Youth League stats at home this season for Desna U21 are 2-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, led his Desna U21 to a defeat in the Youth League match away at Kolos Kovalivka U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Desna U21 had a home game versus Dnipro-1 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 11 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Desna U21 have conceded 7 goals.
Oleksandriya U21 form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in Youth League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Youth League.
Oleksandriya U21's last game was the home draw against Zorya U21 (0-0). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Mariupol U21.
Oleksandriya U21 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Oleksandriya U21 in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Oleksandriya U21 - Desna U21 5-0 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's {0 Desna U21 victories}, 0 draws and {3 Oleksandriya U21 wins}. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.Desna U21 missing players
Oleksandriya U21 missing players
| Desna U21 | Oleksandriya U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| 26 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 2.6 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 45 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 62 | 140 |
| 42 | 27 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 23 | 54 |
| 40% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 43% | 46% |
- 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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Oleksandriya U21 has the most clean sheets (3) away
- Oleksandriya U21 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Oleksandriya U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Vorskla Poltava U21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kiev U21 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Oleksandriya U21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | Zorya U21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Karpaty U21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Desna U21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 8 | Lviv U21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 14 |
| 9 | Kolos Kovalivka U21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | Mariupol U21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -18 | 10 |
| 11 | Dnipro-1 U21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -23 | 7 |