The game will start at 19:30 at Slavutych Arena.
Dynamo: there can be no underestimation
In the previous UPL match against FC Karpaty Lviv Dynamo finished the winning run that included six domestic league fixtures.
Still after the draw against Lviv side Kyivans’ head coach Serhiy Rebrov stated: “We’ve lost points, but I’m sure we are on the right track”.
The White-Blues performers, who weren’t called up to their national teams, used the two-week pause in the UPL for everyday training session and sparing against amateur team FC Kolos Kovalivka (2:1 for Dynamo). Miguel Veloso and Dieumerci Mbokani scored for Kyivans.
Dynamo started getting ready for the game against FC Metalurh Zaporizhia purposefully on November 20 when internationals rejoined the team. “All performers have returned from their national teams’ camps in fine fettle. Everyone is willing to win every game we are still to play this year. We realize how seriously Metalurh are getting ready for the match against us, so we won’t underestimate our opponent”, - informed assistant coach Serhiy Fedorov.
It should be mentioned that Artem Kravets, who suffered eyelid cut in the game against Karpaty, works with no restrictions. So do Aleksandar Dragović and Olexandr Shovkovskyi. Andriy Yarmolenko has caught cold.
Serhiy Sydorchuk will skip the forthcoming game due to suspension.
Metalurh: new coach, same results
It seems that Metalurh haven’t made conclusions after the last season and this year results they demonstrate are also unimpressive. At the moment they have nine points.
After the goalless draw against FC Chornomorets Odesa within the UPL matchday 11 Metalurh head coach Oleh Taran was fired and Olexandr Tomakh took charge of the team, but it turned out that… he doesn’t have a license, which could let him be at the bench.
Anyway the appointment of new manager didn’t let Metalurh avoid 3:0 home defeat against FC Zoria Luhansk in the previous match.
History
Dynamo faced Metalurh 42 times within the UPL. Kyivans won 32 games while Zaporizhia side – only two. Eight more matches ended in a draw. Goal difference is 98:26.
In Zaporizhia the White-Blues won 15 matches out of 21 (0 defeats, 6 draws). Goal difference – 47:12.
Last face-to-face match
22.03.2014. Kyiv. NSC Olimpiyskyi. 14 710 spectators.
Dynamo – Metalurh (Z) – 4:0 (1:0)
Goals: Mbokani (45, 89), Husiev (76, 88).
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