Zorya U21 welcome Mariupol U21 for another interesting Youth League fixture here.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zorya U21 form and stats
Zorya U21 have played three Youth League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. It's trouble wherever Zorya U21 are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. With Zorya U21 having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager .
In their previous game, led his Zorya U21 to a defeat in the Youth League match away at Shakhtar Donetsk U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Preceding that match was the home game against Dynamo Kiev U21 that was lost 2-3.
The Zorya U21 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Zorya U21 have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here.
Mariupol U21 form and stats
Mariupol U21, who have the most conceded goals (14) away in Youth League, have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 4 away matches played so far in the Youth League. Bitter travels for Mariupol 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 Kolos Kovalivka U21. With the Mariupol U21 losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Mariupol U21 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Lviv U21 (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Shakhtar Donetsk U21's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mariupol U21 are hosting Dynamo Kiev U21 in the Youth League only four days away.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Mariupol U21 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Zorya U21, 1 draw and 1 win for Mariupol U21. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.Zorya U21 missing players
Mariupol U21 missing players
| Zorya U21 | Mariupol U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | 4 | 14 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 5.3 | 4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 6.1 | 7.7 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- All of Mariupol U21's away matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Zorya U21's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Mariupol U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mariupol U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Mariupol U21 have lost all their matches so far.
- Mariupol U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mariupol U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zorya U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zorya U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Zorya U21 have lost all their home matches so far.
- Zorya U21 have scored more than double the goals of Mariupol U21.
- Zorya U21 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Zorya U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 10-08-19 | | Kolos Kovalivka U21 | 1 - 2 | Zorya U21 |
| 17-08-19 | | Zorya U21 | 0 - 3 | Oleksandriya U21 |
| 24-08-19 | | Karpaty U21 | 3 - 2 | Zorya U21 |
| 31-08-19 | | Zorya U21 | 2 - 3 | Dynamo Kiev U21 |
| 13-09-19 | | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | 3 - 0 | Zorya U21 |
| 20-09-19 | | Zorya U21 | 00:00 | Mariupol U21 |
| 04-10-19 | | Lviv U21 | - | Zorya U21 |
| 18-10-19 | | Zorya U21 | - | Desna U21 |
| 25-10-19 | | Zorya U21 | - | Vorskla Poltava U21 |
| 01-11-19 | | Dnipro-1 U21 | - | Zorya U21 |
| 29-07-19 | | Kolos Kovalivka U21 | 4 - 1 | Mariupol U21 |
| 02-08-19 | | Mariupol U21 | 0 - 1 | Oleksandriya U21 |
| 10-08-19 | | Karpaty U21 | 4 - 0 | Mariupol U21 |
| 22-08-19 | | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | 3 - 0 | Mariupol U21 |
| 31-08-19 | | Lviv U21 | 3 - 2 | Mariupol U21 |
| 20-09-19 | | Zorya U21 | 00:00 | Mariupol U21 |
| 24-09-19 | | Mariupol U21 | - | Dynamo Kiev U21 |
| 28-09-19 | | Mariupol U21 | - | Desna U21 |
| 04-10-19 | | Vorskla Poltava U21 | - | Mariupol U21 |
| 18-10-19 | | Mariupol U21 | - | Dnipro-1 U21 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Oleksandriya U21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kiev U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Desna U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Karpaty U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 7 | Lviv U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 9 | Kolos Kovalivka U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Zorya U21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| 11 | Mariupol U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 0 |
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