Youth League match preview: Kolos Kovalivka U21 versus Zorya U21

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Competition: Ukraine Youth League
Competition: Fri 19.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Kolos Kovalivka U21 languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Zorya U21 will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Kolos Kovalivka U21 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zorya U21 have scored away.

Kolos Kovalivka U21 and Zorya 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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Kolos Kovalivka U21 form and stats

When playing at home in the Youth League, Kolos Kovalivka U21 have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. Three consecutive losses here is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Kolos Kovalivka U21 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 9 games). Kovalivka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Zorya U21 form and stats

As the visiting team in Youth League matches, Zorya U21 have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Zorya U21 are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The visiting Zorya U21 have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. For Zorya, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Zorya U21 - Kovalivka 2-3 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Kovalivka one win, zero draws and Zorya U21 two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Kolos Kovalivka U21 missing players

Zorya U21 missing players

Kolos Kovalivka U21 Zorya U21
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 8 17
7 3 0 Won W 3 3 7
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
7 4 1 Lost L 0 4 7
38 23 0 Scored S 8 11 32
31 12 1 Conceded C 1 16 31
89% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 71%
61% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 41%
50% 56% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 35%
44% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 59%
33% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 24%
33% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 18%
 
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 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.2 0.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 1.4 3.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0.8
0.3 0.4 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0.4
800% 600% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 475%
Key stats in Youth League this season:
  • All of Zorya U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kolos Kovalivka U21 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zorya U21 have scored away.
  • Zorya 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 17 15 1 1 72 10 9 9 0 0 34 5 8 6 1 1 38 5 62 46
2 Shakhtar Donetsk U21 18 15 0 3 61 16 9 9 0 0 36 3 9 6 0 3 25 13 45 45
3 Rukh Vynnyky U21 17 11 3 3 34 16 9 7 1 1 22 7 8 4 2 2 12 9 18 36
4 Oleksandriya U21 17 10 2 5 36 21 9 6 2 1 23 1 8 4 0 4 13 20 15 32
5 Vorskla Poltava U21 17 7 4 6 35 24 7 6 0 1 21 6 10 1 4 5 14 18 11 25
6 Dnipro-1 U21 17 7 4 6 34 27 9 4 2 3 21 13 8 3 2 3 13 14 7 25
7 Mariupol U21 17 7 4 6 30 31 5 1 2 2 9 11 12 6 2 4 21 20 -1 25
8 Zorya U21 17 7 3 7 32 31 9 4 2 3 21 15 8 3 1 4 11 16 1 24
9 Lviv U21 17 7 2 8 33 24 8 4 1 3 21 9 9 3 1 5 12 15 9 23
10 Kolos Kovalivka U21 17 6 4 7 36 31 9 3 2 4 23 12 8 3 2 3 13 19 5 22
11 Minai U21 18 4 3 11 15 43 9 3 1 5 10 17 9 1 2 6 5 26 -28 15
12 Desna U21 18 3 4 11 16 52 9 1 3 5 12 27 9 2 1 6 4 25 -36 13
13 Inhulets' U21 18 2 1 15 10 71 10 1 1 8 7 36 8 1 0 7 3 35 -61 7
14 Olimpik Donetsk U21 15 0 3 12 8 55 9 0 2 7 3 27 6 0 1 5 5 28 -47 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.