Struggling Dnipro-1 U21 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Vorskla Poltava U21 in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Dnipro-1 U21 form and stats
Dnipro-1 U21's struggle is real here with only 3 points collected from 6 Youth League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-3. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. Dnipro-1 U21 are very eager to stop a potential losing streak, having lost their two previous games here.
Dnipro-1 U21 lost their last game at Desna U21 (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Dnipro-1 U21 lost 1-2 at home to Zorya U21.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Dnipro-1 U21 here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Dnipro-1 U21 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 6 played).
Vorskla Poltava U21 form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Youth League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Youth League.
It's the second away game in a row for Vorskla Poltava U21, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Lviv U21 (placed 8th) in the Youth League last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Desna U21.
The Vorskla Poltava U21 manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. Vorskla Poltava U21 have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Vorskla Poltava U21 - Dnipro-1 U21 1-0.Dnipro-1 U21 missing players
Vorskla Poltava U21 missing players
| Dnipro-1 U21 | Vorskla Poltava U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 54% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 38% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 6.5 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- All of Vorskla Poltava U21's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dnipro-1 U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dnipro-1 U21 have yet to win a game at home.
- Vorskla Poltava U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vorskla Poltava U21 have scored more than double the goals of Dnipro-1 U21.
- Vorskla Poltava U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vorskla Poltava 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 | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Vorskla Poltava U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kiev U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Oleksandriya U21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Zorya U21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Karpaty U21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Desna U21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 8 | Lviv U21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 9 | Mariupol U21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -15 | 10 |
| 10 | Kolos Kovalivka U21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 7 |
| 11 | Dnipro-1 U21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -19 | 6 |