Zorya U21 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Shakhtar Donetsk U21.
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.
Zorya U21 form and stats
Zorya U21 have played 8 Youth League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Dynamo Kiev U21 game Zorya U21 has been unbeatable here producing five straight wins.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Dynamo Kiev U21 (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Youth League game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Zorya U21 won a home game hosting Karpaty U21 (2-1).
Zorya U21 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 8 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zorya U21 defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Youth League.
Two away games in a row for Shakhtar Donetsk U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Mariupol U21 in the Youth League. Before that, Shakhtar Donetsk U21 secured a home win against Lviv U21 with the score 2-0.
Shakhtar Donetsk U21 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shakhtar Donetsk U21 - Zorya U21 3-0 earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Zorya U21 won 1, Shakhtar Donetsk U21 won 3 and 3 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Zorya U21 missing players
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| Zorya U21 | Shakhtar Donetsk U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 87% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 40% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 33% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 189 | 87 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 81 | 152 |
| 75 | 38 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 39 | 81 |
| 36% | 53% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | 41% |
- All of Zorya U21's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Shakhtar Donetsk U21 has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Shakhtar Donetsk U21 has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Shakhtar Donetsk U21 has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Shakhtar Donetsk U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtar Donetsk U21 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Zorya U21 has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Zorya U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zorya U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zorya U21 is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 |