FC Dynamo Kyiv will host FC Zoria Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 21 game.
Tuesday, March 11, Dynamo Stadium named after Valerii Lobanovskyi. Kick-off – 15:30.
DYNAMO
UPL position – 1 (20 games: 15 wins, 5 draws, goal difference – 42:13, 50 points).
Current season
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men keep leading the league. In the previous game the White-Blues grabbed the late winner against LNZ. Kyivans are 6 points ahead of Oleksandria and 10 points ahead of Shakhtar.
Last 5 official games: 3 wins, 2 draws
March 6. UPL. LNZ – Dynamo – 1:2
February 28. UPL. Vorskla – Dynamo – 1:1
February 23. UPL. Dynamo – Karpaty – 2:0
January 30. EL. Dynamo – RFS – 1:0
January 21. EL. Galatasaray – Dynamo – 3:3
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 20 – Kabayev, 19 – Buialskyi, 18 – Mykhavko, Vanat, 16 – Tymchyk, Brazhko, Voloshyn.
Most starting lineup appearances: 17 – Kabayev, Buialskyi, 16 – Mykhavko, Tymchyk, 15 – Vanat.
Most time played (minutes): 1429 – Mykhavko, 1413 – Tymchyk, 1396 – Buialskyi, 1373 – Kabayev, 1294 – Vanat.
Goalscorers: 11 – Vanat, 5 – Buialskyi, 3 – Brazhko, Karavayev, Rubchynskyi, Shaparenko, Yarmolenko, 2 – Pikhalionok, 1 – Braharu, Kabayev, Mykhavko, Popov, Mykhailenko, Vivcharenko.
ZORIA
UPL position – 6 (19 games: 9 wins, 1 draw, 9 defeats, goal difference – 23:23, 28 points).
Current season
Zoria are sixth in the league table with one unfinished game against Inhulets that was ceased as they were 0:1 behind.
Zoria have been demonstrating some stability lately, especially in home matches they play at the Dynamo Stadium. They won four home games in succession by scoring two in each of those.
Last 5 official games: 4 wins, 1 draw
March 7. UPL. Zoria – Obolon – 2:1
March 2. UPL. Zoria – Rukh – 2:0
February 23. UPL. Oleksandria – Zoria – 2:1
December 14. UPL. Zoria – Chornomorets – 2:1
December 2. UPL. Zoria – Karpaty – 2:1
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 19 – Jordan, 18 – Basic, Micin, Horbach, Yatsyk, 16 – Budkivskyi, Trontelj.
Most starting lineup appearances: 19 – Jordan, 18 – Basic, 17 – Yatsyk, 15 – Micin, 14 – Vantukh, 13 – Budkivskyi, Turbayevskyi.
Most time played (minutes): 1710 – Jordan, 1545 – Basic, 1479 – Yatsyk, 1340 – Micin, 1212 – Vantukh, 1205 – Budkivskyi.
Goalscorers: 7 – Micin, 5 – Budkivskyi, 4 – Yatsyk, 2 – Jordan, Basic, 1 – Horbach, Vantukh.
Face to face
60 matches:
40 Dynamo wins, 13 draws, 7 Zoria wins, goal difference – 126:45
Dynamo at home – 30 matches:
22 Dynamo wins, 4 draws, 4 Zoria wins, goal difference – 72:19
In the UPL – 55 matches:
34 Dynamo wins, 14 draws, 7 Zoria wins, goal difference – 114:42
Dynamo at home – 27 matches:
19 Dynamo wins, 4 draws, 4 Zoria wins, goal difference – 63:17
Previous face-to-face game
UPL. Matchday 6
Zoria – Dynamo – 0:2
14.09.2024. Kyiv, Dynamo Stadium named after Valerii Lobanovskyi
Goals: Buialskyi (67), Braharu (80).
