Kick-off – 19:00.
Referee – Ihor Paskhal (Kherson), VAR referee (offline) – Kateryna Monzul (Kharkiv).
Good start for Dynamo
After two-week international break Dynamo get back to Ukrainian competitions. The game against Desna will be the third official fixture for Kyivans this season. They’ve already defeated FC Olimpik Donetsk in the UPL (4:1) and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Super Cup (3:1).
During the break the White-Blues were working at their training complex in Koncha-Zaspa without a number of internationals. They played a training match against the youth team and a friendly against FC Kolos Kovalivka. The only goal in that game was scored by Artem Kravets. Unfortunately Mykyta Burda suffered serious injury in that match and it will take him about half a year to recover.
Recent matches:
11.09.2020. Friendly. Kolos – Dynamo – 0:1
25.08.2020. USC. Shakhtar – Dynamo – 1:3
21.08.2020. UPL. Olimpik – Dynamo – 1:4
Our opponent
Desna started the season by defeating their recent opponent in the battle for UPL bronze – FC Zoria Luhansk. Chernihiv side responded with three goals to the opener of Zoria and won 3:1.
Desna lineup didn’t change a lot in summer. Only Favorov and Kuzyk left the team while Mudryk and Dehtiariov joined it.
Recent matches:
5.09.2020. Friendly. Shakhtar U-21 – Desna – 1:5
4.09.2020. Friendly. Desna – Polissia – 0:0
28.08.2020. Friendly. Obolon – Desna – 2:5
22.08.2020. UPL. Desna – Zoria – 3:1
Face-to-face statistics:
Total – 7 matches (Dynamo at home – 3 (+1=1-1)
Dynamo wins – 4
Draws – 1
Desna wins – 2
Goal difference – 13:7 for Dynamo
Dynamo biggest win – 4:0
The biggest score – 3:2 for Desna
Best striker – Viktor Tsyhankov (4 goals).
Previous face-to-face match:
UPL. Matchday 28
28.06.2020. Chernihiv, Yury Gagarin Stadium
FC Desna Chernihiv – FC Dynamo Kyiv – 3:2 (2:1)
Goals: Kartushov (12) Kargbo (o.g.), Hitchenko (90+1) – Tsyhankov (4, 86).
