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!
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.
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 | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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% |
- 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 |