Match preview Youth League: Lviv U21 - Desna U21 at Stadion SKIF

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Competition: Ukraine Youth League
Competition: Fri 13.March
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion SKIF (34915 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Youth League, with both Lviv U21 and Desna U21 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 9th place.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Lviv U21 form and stats

5-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Youth League numbers at home for Lviv U21 so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Lviv U21, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Heartbreak before that as Lviv U21 lost 2-6 at Zorya U21's place.

Lviv U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion SKIF with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Lviv U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Desna U21 form and stats

There's been little loot from Desna U21's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Youth League. Desna U21 only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 0 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Desna U21 who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Oleksandriya U21 was the last time a defeat was avoided. Bitter travels for Desna U21 as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Lviv U21 match.

Desna U21 failed to get anything from their last game, a Youth League home match vs Zorya U21 (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Mariupol U21.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Desna U21, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Lviv U21 - Desna U21 0-1. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Lviv U21, zero draws and three wins for Desna U21. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Lviv U21 missing players

Desna U21 missing players

Lviv U21 Desna U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
7 5 1 Won W 1 2 5
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 3
11 4 0 Lost L 1 8 12
26 15 2 Scored S 3 8 23
40 12 1 Conceded C 1 22 38
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
80% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 80%
55% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 70%
45% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 35%
35% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 15%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 55%
20% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 20%
35% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 30%
 
5 5.7 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.6 2.4
4.5 2.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.8 5.5
2.4 2.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
185 98 23 Total Shots T S 19 42 111
79 38 7 Shots on Target S O 7 18 51
30% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 44% 37%
Key stats in Youth League this season:
  • Desna U21 has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Desna U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Desna U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Desna U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Desna U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Desna U21 is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Lviv U21 have created more than twice as many corners as Desna U21.
  • Lviv U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 20 16 2 2 44 15 10 8 1 1 23 7 10 8 1 1 21 8 29 50
2 Dynamo Kiev U21 20 15 3 2 54 25 10 7 1 2 27 14 10 8 2 0 27 11 29 48
3 Vorskla Poltava U21 20 12 4 4 46 28 10 6 2 2 25 15 10 6 2 2 21 13 18 40
4 Oleksandriya U21 20 10 3 7 37 25 10 5 2 3 22 12 10 5 1 4 15 13 12 33
5 Zorya U21 20 9 2 9 36 30 10 6 0 4 27 16 10 3 2 5 9 14 6 29
6 Karpaty U21 20 7 5 8 36 36 10 6 1 3 20 12 10 1 4 5 16 24 0 26
7 Mariupol U21 20 7 2 11 26 38 10 6 2 2 16 9 10 1 0 9 10 29 -12 23
8 Lviv U21 20 7 2 11 26 40 10 5 1 4 15 12 10 2 1 7 11 28 -14 23
9 Desna U21 20 5 3 12 23 38 10 3 3 4 15 16 10 2 0 8 8 22 -15 18
10 Kolos Kovalivka U21 20 3 3 14 17 39 10 3 1 6 10 14 10 0 2 8 7 25 -22 12
11 Dnipro-1 U21 20 2 5 13 16 47 10 1 3 6 9 25 10 1 2 7 7 22 -31 11

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.