Youth League match preview: Kolos Kovalivka U21 versus Shakhtar Donetsk U21

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Competition: Ukraine Youth League
Competition: Fri 12.February
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Knyazha-Arena (11983 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Kolos Kovalivka U21 have their presumed home advantage while Shakhtar Donetsk U21 are ahead 11 points in the Youth League table.

Insights:
  • Kolos Kovalivka U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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Kolos Kovalivka U21 form and stats

3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Youth League numbers at home for Kolos Kovalivka U21 so far this season.

Kovalivka are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 188 minutes since the last one in league fixtures.

As you see from the result above, Kolos Kovalivka U21 suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Goals are plentiful at Knyazha-Arena in the league this season as Kovalivka has scored 20 goals here in 7 home games. Kovalivka have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shakhtar Donetsk U21 form and stats

The visitors are W4-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Youth League.

As mentioned above, Shakhtar was the only team on the pitch versus Inhulets' U21 in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 19 goals in 7 league games away this season. Shakhtar struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Shakhtar Donetsk U21 - Kolos Kovalivka U21 4-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Kovalivka, zero draws and three wins for Shakhtar Donetsk U21. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Kolos Kovalivka U21 missing players

Shakhtar Donetsk U21 missing players

Kolos Kovalivka U21 Shakhtar Donetsk U21
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 2 7 13
5 3 0 Won W 1 4 10
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 1 3 3
28 20 0 Scored S 5 19 45
21 6 5 Conceded C 5 12 15
85% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 92%
62% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 92%
62% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 86% 85%
54% 57% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 57% 46%
31% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 62%
38% 71% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 31%
46% 57% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.6 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 1.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0.3 0.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
800% 600% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Youth League this season:
  • Kolos Kovalivka U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk 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 Dynamo Kiev U21 13 12 0 1 50 9 7 7 0 0 22 5 6 5 0 1 28 4 41 36
2 Shakhtar Donetsk U21 13 10 0 3 45 15 6 6 0 0 26 3 7 4 0 3 19 12 30 30
3 Oleksandriya U21 13 9 1 3 34 9 8 6 1 1 23 1 5 3 0 2 11 8 25 28
4 Rukh Vynnyky U21 12 7 3 2 23 10 7 5 1 1 16 6 5 2 2 1 7 4 13 24
5 Mariupol U21 13 6 2 5 22 25 1 0 0 1 1 5 12 6 2 4 21 20 -3 20
6 Kolos Kovalivka U21 13 5 4 4 28 21 7 3 2 2 20 6 6 2 2 2 8 15 7 19
7 Dnipro-1 U21 13 5 3 5 20 23 7 2 2 3 9 13 6 3 1 2 11 10 -3 18
8 Lviv U21 13 5 2 6 27 18 6 3 1 2 18 6 7 2 1 4 9 12 9 17
9 Zorya U21 12 5 2 5 23 19 6 2 1 3 14 13 6 3 1 2 9 6 4 17
10 Vorskla Poltava U21 12 4 3 5 21 19 5 4 0 1 15 5 7 0 3 4 6 14 2 15
11 Desna U21 13 3 4 6 15 32 7 1 3 3 11 16 6 2 1 3 4 16 -17 13
12 Minai U21 13 2 2 9 12 34 6 1 1 4 7 14 7 1 1 5 5 20 -22 8
13 Inhulets' U21 13 1 1 11 6 55 8 1 1 6 5 26 5 0 0 5 1 29 -49 4
14 Olimpik Donetsk U21 12 0 3 9 7 44 8 0 2 6 3 24 4 0 1 3 4 20 -37 3

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.