Youth League match preview and statistics: Vorskla Poltava U21 fight Karpaty U21

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Ukraine Youth League
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Vorskla Poltava U21 perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Karpaty U21 can look both up and down from their 6th position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

W D W W W

Vorskla Poltava U21 form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Vorskla Poltava U21, who have the most scored goals (38) in Youth League, have scored 20 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Youth League are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Vorskla Poltava U21 in their previous game, a Youth League match away at Oleksandriya U21 (placed 4th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Vorskla Poltava U21 drew at home versus Kolos Kovalivka U21.

Vorskla Poltava U21 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 8 matches. Vorskla Poltava U21 have conceded 8 in these home matches.

W L D L L

Karpaty U21 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Karpaty U21 so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Karpaty U21's previous game versus Desna U21 (placed 7th), a Youth League 2-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Karpaty U21 manager faced defeat when travelling to Zorya U21 and losing 1-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Karpaty U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Karpaty U21's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 18 goals in 7 travels.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Karpaty U21 - Vorskla Poltava U21 1-4 entered in the official records. Last seven meetings between the teams: Vorskla Poltava U21 won 3, Karpaty U21 won 2 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Vorskla Poltava U21 missing players

Karpaty U21 missing players

Vorskla Poltava U21 Karpaty U21
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 7 15
12 6 3 Won W 0 0 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 3
2 1 0 Lost L 2 4 7
38 20 6 Scored S 4 11 29
17 8 2 Conceded C 8 18 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 80%
50% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 71% 67%
19% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 29% 33%
56% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 73%
38% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.9 7.4 6.7 Corners For (avg) C F 1 5.1 4.5
3.3 3.2 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.4 3.2
2.8 2.9 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 6.5 3.4 2.9
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
193 92 30 Total Shots T S 15 62 161
84 39 14 Shots on Target S O 9 27 73
45% 51% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 41% 40%
Key stats in Youth League this season:
  • All of Karpaty U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Karpaty U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Karpaty U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Karpaty U21 have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Karpaty U21 have yet to win a game away.
  • Karpaty U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 has the most clean sheets (6)
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 has the most matches over the total-line (12)
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 has the most scored goals (38)
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 has the the best goal difference (+21)
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Vorskla Poltava U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Vorskla Poltava U21 16 12 2 2 38 17 8 6 1 1 20 8 8 6 1 1 18 9 21 38
2 Shakhtar Donetsk U21 15 11 2 2 33 13 8 6 1 1 20 7 7 5 1 1 13 6 20 35
3 Dynamo Kiev U21 15 11 2 2 37 20 8 5 1 2 19 12 7 6 1 0 18 8 17 35
4 Oleksandriya U21 15 8 1 6 30 18 8 4 1 3 19 10 7 4 0 3 11 8 12 25
5 Zorya U21 16 7 2 7 27 23 8 5 0 3 20 12 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 23
6 Karpaty U21 15 5 3 7 29 30 8 5 0 3 18 12 7 0 3 4 11 18 -1 18
7 Desna U21 16 5 3 8 21 29 7 3 3 1 13 8 9 2 0 7 8 21 -8 18
8 Mariupol U21 16 5 1 10 18 33 8 5 1 2 13 8 8 0 0 8 5 25 -15 16
9 Lviv U21 16 4 2 10 17 33 7 2 1 4 8 11 9 2 1 6 9 22 -16 14
10 Kolos Kovalivka U21 15 3 3 9 17 28 8 3 1 4 10 10 7 0 2 5 7 18 -11 12
11 Dnipro-1 U21 15 1 5 9 11 34 7 0 3 4 4 16 8 1 2 5 7 18 -23 8

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.