17 matchday were played in the 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League before the winter break. 13 are still ahead and now let’s summarize the first part of the season.
Dynamo are “winter champions” with 43 points in 17 matches and 5 points ahead of Oleksandria.
The White-Blues won 13 games and drew 4 times. Dynamo are the only team of the league that didn’t suffer a single defeat in the first round.
Dynamo after 17 matchdays: +13=4-0, goal difference – 37:11, 43 points out of 51 (84%).
Dynamo have the second best attack of the league (37 goal scored) and the best defense (11 goals conceded).
Dynamo are second in terms of xG (expected goals) – 29.3 – and first in terms of xPoints (expected points) – 28.1. Their xG against (expected conceded goals) in the best in the UPL – 12.1.
6 goals out of 37 were scored from distance (16%), 2 – after counterattacks (5%), 3 – after set pieces (8%), and 5 with free kicks and penalties.
Goals by halves
1st half – 23
2nd half – 14
Goals by time intervals
1-15 min. – 5
16-30 min. – 11
31-45+ min. – 7
46-60 min. – 3
61-75 min. – 5
76-90+ min. – 6
Out of 11 goals opponents scored against Dynamo, 4 were from free kicks while 2 – from distance.
Conceded goals by halves
1st half – 4
2nd half – 7
Conceded goals by time intervals
1-15 min. – 1
16-30 min. – 0
31-45+ min. – 3
46-60 min. – 3
61-75 min. – 1
76-90+ min. – 3
Dynamo unleashed 14.9 shots per game on average. Average distance – 19 meters, xG per shot – 0.11.
Shots on goal happened 7.5 tames per game on average. Average distance – 20 meters, xG per shot – 0.09.
Dynamo average possession makes 57% or 17.7 seconds on average which is the second best result in the league.
Dynamo are the second best team in the league in terms of average number of passes per match – 474.57 (of which 142.96 – forward passes, 181 – crosses, 40 – long balls, 70.92 – forward motion passes, 53.62 – passes to the final third).
The White-Blues are eighth in the UPL in terms of average number of crosses per match (14.53), and sixth in terms of attempted dribbles (20.02). However, Dynamo are leaders in terms of average number of touches in the opponents’ penalty area (24.84).
Dynamo are the most disciplined team in the UPL, with the fewest yellow (16) and red (0) cards. On average, Dynamo players commit 9.15 fouls per match. Their opponents also rarely violate the rules against the Kyiv side – on average 8.76 times per game, which is one of the lowest rates in the league.
Dynamo engaged in aerial duels the least of all teams (24.79 per game, 48% won) and intercepted the ball (30 per game).
The White-Blues are league leaders in the number of corners taken (90) and the number of corners that resulted in shots (21).
The most crosses from corners went to the near post (37, of which 9 were followed by shots). Next come crosses into the six-yard box (24.5), the far post (14.4), short passes (8.0) and to the penalty spot area (7.3).
Dynamo are among UPL leaders in terms of the number of penalties won (5) and leaders in the number of penalties scored (5). However, in terms of the number of direct free kicks, the White-Blues are only 9th (6 shots).
Dynamo forward Vladyslav Vanat is the leading UPL goalscorer with 10 goals to his name (0.83 per game on average, xG – 5.05).
Dynamo best assistant is Mykola Shaparenko with 7 assists to his name. He’s the UPL leader in this regard.
Below is the list of Dynamo players who are among the top 10 UPL players by individual statistical indicators.
Pre-assists
Oleksandr Tymchyk (7th, 2 passes)
Shots wide
Volodymyr Brazhko (5th, 33 shots)
Vladyslav Vanat (10th, 29 shots)
Passes
Taras Mykhavko (3rd, 68.3 per game on average)
Vladyslav Dubinchak (6th, 59.43 per game on average)
Denys Popov (7th, 58.99 per game on average)
Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (9th, 56.78 per game on average)
Key passes
Vitalii Buialskyi (2nd, 2.04 per game on average)
Nazar Voloshyn (3rd, 1.91 per game on average)
Vladyslav Dubinchak (9th, 1.59 per game on average)
Crosses
Vladyslav Dubinchak (7th, 3.98 per game on average)
Oleksandr Tymchyk (8th, 3.94 per game on average)
Passes to the final third
Taras Mykhavko (5th, 10.28 per game on average)
Volodymyr Brazhko (7th, 9.02 per game on average)
Forward motion passes
Vladyslav Dubinchak (5th, 12.27 per game on average)
Taras Mykhavko (10th, 11.15 per game on average)
Passes into the 20-meter zone from the goal
Nazar Voloshyn (2nd, 2.39 per game on average)
Vladyslav Kabayev (3rd, 2.28 per game on average)
Touches in opponents’ penalty area
Vladyslav Vanat (1st, 5.82 per game on average)
Nazar Voloshyn (2nd, 5.15 per game on average)
Vitalii Buialskyi (5th, 4.37 per game on average)
Dribbling attempts
Vladyslav Kabayev (10th, 5.09 per game on average)
Sprints with the ball
Oleksandr Tymchyk (8th, 3.04 per game on average)
Penalties
Andrii Yarmolenko (1st, 3/3)
Direct free kicks
Volodymyr Brazhko (8th, 3 shots, 1 accurate)
Corners
Vitalii Buialskyi (1st, 3.86 per game on average)
