The White-Blues will face FC Olimpik Donetsk within the UPL matchday 1.
Technically Dynamo will be the away side, but the match will take place at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi. Kick-off – 17:00.
Preparations for the season
The major change in Dynamo was the appointment of new head coach. The White-Blues started getting ready for the season under the charge of Mircea Lucescu.
The majority of players, who featured for other teams on loan last season, have rejoined the club. They’ve got a chance to show what they’re capable of.
Dynamo have had a three-week training camp at the training complex in Koncha-Zaspa. Besides they’ve played three friendlies.
August 7. Dynamo – Veres – 3:0
Goals: Duelund (6), Supriaha (16), de Pena (52)
August 11. Dynamo – Desna – 1:2
Goals: Tsyhankov (80) – Filippov (32), Shevtsov (82)
August 15. Dynamo – Polissia – 5:1
Goals: Supriaha (12, 37), Buialskyi (24), Shaparenko (45), Duelund (78) – Povaliy (52)
Olimpik
Olimpik have officially appointed Ihor Klymovskyi to the post of head coach. He’d been a caretaker since March.
Donetsk side started preparations for the season on July 27. They had a training camp in Shchaslyve. The team played five friendlies. The club signed two newcomers – Kyrylo Kyrylenko and Yevhen Nepliakh. Pavlo Ksionz has prolonged his contract with the club.
Match officials
Referee – Maxym Kozyriatskyi (Zaporizhia)
Assistant referees – Semen Shlonchak (Cherkasy), Volodymyr Vysotskyi (Zaporizhia)
Fourth official – Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava)
Referee observer – Serhiy Zadiran (Dnipro)
Statistics
Total: 16 matches: 1 Olimpik win, 3 draws, 12 Dynamo wins, goal difference – 7:30
Olimpik at home: 8 matches: 1 Olimpik win, 1 draw, 6 Dynamo wins, goal difference – 5:16
In UPL: 14 matches: 1 Olimpik win, 2 draws, 11 Dynamo wins, goal difference – 6:26
Olimpik at home: 7 matches: 1 Olimpik win, 6 Dynamo wins, goal difference – 5:16
The best striker of duels between these sides is Viktor Tsyhankov (5 goals)
Previous face-to-face match
2019/2020 UPL. Matchday 16
01.12.2019. Kyiv, Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi
FC Olimpik Donetsk – FC Dynamo Kyiv – 1:3
Goals: Shahab (38) – Besedin (37, 79), de Pena (87).
