FC Dynamo Kyiv will host FC Veres Rivne in the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 17 game.
Monday, December 16, Dynamo Stadium named after Valerii Lobanovskyi. Kick-off – 13:00.
DYNAMO
UPL position – 1 (16 matches: 12 wins, 4 draws, goal difference – 36:11, 40 points).
Current season
Dynamo are leading the league being 2 points ahead of Oleksandria with the opportunity to increase the gap to 5.
Dynamo won the biggest number of matches this UPL season (12) and have the best defense (11 goal conceded). Kyivans are the only team that hasn’t lost a single game so far.
Last 5 official games: 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats
December 12. EL. Real Sociedad – Dynamo – 3:0
December 8. UPL. Dynamo – Oleksandria – 3:0
December 4. UPL. Oleksandria – Dynamo – 0:0
December 1. UPL. Kolos – Dynamo – 1:1
November 28. EL. Dynamo – Viktoria Plzen – 1:2
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 16 – Kabayev, 15 – Bushchan, Buialskyi, Mykhavko, 14 – Vanat.
Most starting lineup appearances: 15 – Bushchan, 13 – Kabayev, Brazhko, Buialskyi, Mykhavko, Tymchyk.
Most time played (minutes): 1350 – Bushchan, 1163 – Mykhavko, 1161 – Tymchyk, 111 – Brazhko, 1111 – Buialskyi.
Goalscorers: 9 – Vanat, 4 – Buialskyi, 3 – Brazhko, Karavayev, Rubchynskyi, Shaparenko, Yarmolenko, 2 – Pikhalionok, 1 – Braharu, Kabayev, Ceballos, Mykhavko, Popov.
VERES
UPL position – 9 (16 matches: 4 wins, 7 draws, 5 defeats, goal difference – 17:23, 19 points).
Current season
Veres started the season poorly as they got only one point in three starting games, but gradually things got better for them. At this point they have ten-match unbeaten streak (including 1 Cup game).
As of now, Veres are in the middle of the Ukrainian Premier League table without a relegation threat.
Last 5 official games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat
December 7. UPL. Karpaty – Veres – 5:0
November 30. UPL. LNZ – Veres – 1:2
November 24. UPL. Veres – Oleksandria – 1:1
November 10. UPL. Veres – Rukh – 2:0
November 4. UPL. Obolon – Veres – 0:0
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 16 – Honcharenko, Kliots, Haiduchyk, 16 – Vovchenko, Iago, Stepaniuk, Luan, Dakhnovskyi, Sharai, Kucherov, Mrvaljevic.
Most starting lineup appearances: 16 – Honcharenko, 15 – Vovchenko, Iago, 14 – Stepaniuk, 13 – Kozhukhar.
Most time played (minutes): 1440 – Honcharenko, 1350 – Vovchenko, 1160 – Iago, 1147 – Stepaniuk, 1126 – Kozhukhar, 1042 – Luan.
Goalscorers: 4 – Luan, 3 – Haiduchyk, Mrvaljevic, 2 – Kliots, Sharai, 1 – Vovchenko, Stepaniuk, Dakhnovskyi.
Officials
Referee – O. Shandor (Lviv)
Assistant referees – V. Matiash (Donetsk), V. Nyzhnyk (Vinnytsia)
Fourth official – D. Yevtukhov (Dnipro)
Referee observer – V. Melnychuk (Simferopol)
VAR – A. Kovalenko (Poltava)
Assistant VAR – O. Omelchenko (Sloviansk
VAR observer – O. Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi)
Face to face
Total – 15 matches: +12=3-0, goal difference – 41:6
Dynamo at home – 7 matches: +6=1-0, goal difference – 26:2
In the UPL – 13 matches: +12=1-0, goal difference – 40:5
Dynamo at home – 6 matches: +6=0-0, goal difference – 25:1
Previous face-to-face game
UPL. Matchday 2
Veres – Dynamo – 1:2
09.08.2024. Rivne, Avanhard Stadium, 4509 spectators
Goals: Sharai (62) – Shaparenko (15), Buialskyi (44).
