Vorskla Poltava U21 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Shakhtar Donetsk U21.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Vorskla Poltava U21 form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Vorskla Poltava U21 have to build on here.The Vorskla Poltava U21 fans got no joy from their last match, a Youth League game also here: A 2-3 defeat against Dynamo Kiev U21. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Arsenal Kyiv U21 the opponent.
Vorskla Poltava U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 19 goals in 11 matches. On the other hand, Vorskla Poltava U21 have conceded 14 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 form and stats
4-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shakhtar Donetsk U21 in their matches away. Shakhtar Donetsk U21 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?The supporters enjoyed Shakhtar Donetsk U21's previous game versus Zorya U21, a Youth League 3-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Shakhtar Donetsk U21 manager faced defeat when travelling to Oleksandriya U21 and losing 0-1.
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures. 15 goals have been conceded by Shakhtar Donetsk U21 in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Vorskla Poltava U21 - Shakhtar Donetsk U21 1-0 earlier this season. Vorskla Poltava U21-Shakhtar Donetsk U21 H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Vorskla Poltava U21 3 wins, Shakhtar Donetsk U21 2 wins, 1 draw.Vorskla Poltava U21 missing players
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 missing players
| Vorskla Poltava U21 | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | Played | 12 | 24 |
| 36 | 21 | Scored | 16 | 42 |
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | 16 | 26 |
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 75% |
| 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 58% | 62% |
| 33% | 42% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 38% |
| 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 12% |
| 38% | 42% | Both teams to score | 75% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 33% |
| 38% | 33% | Failed To Score | 25% | 25% |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Vorskla Poltava U21 is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kiev U21 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 53 | 54 |
| 2 | Oleksandriya U21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 47 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Arsenal Kyiv U21 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Zorya U21 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Vorskla Poltava U21 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Ch. Odessa U21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 | Karpaty U21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Mariupol U21 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 10 | Olimpik Donetsk U21 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -13 | 22 |
| 11 | Lviv U21 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 32 | -32 | 15 |
| 12 | Desna U21 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 34 | -42 | 13 |
