FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Zoria Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 3 game. The game will take place at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi at 13:00.
The match will be broadcasted by 2+2 channel.
DYNAMO
Season start
In July-August Dynamo played six UEFA Champions League qualifiers. After outplaying Fenerbahce (0:0, 2:1) and Sturm (1:0, 2:1) the White-Blues lost to Benfica (0:2, 0:3). In autumn Mircea Lucescu’s men will feature in the Europa League group stage.
In their first UPL game of the season Dynamo suffered 0:3 defeat against SC Dnipro-1. After this they returned to their training ground in Vita-Lytovska.
Lineup changes
So far Dynamo only signing is related to Zoria as attacking halfback Vladyslav Kabayev joined the White-Blues from Luhansk side.
ZORIA
Season start
Zoria euro cups campaign was really brief as they lost to the Romanian side Universitatea on aggregate (1:0, 0:3) in the UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round.
As for the UPL, Zoria are currently leaders of the table with two wins – against Vorskla (3:1) and Lviv (3:2).
Lineup changes
As Kabayev joined Dynamo, Zoria signed Antiukh while Bezborodko returned to Kolos after loan move. Other players who left the club are Vernydub, Favorov, Khomchenovskyi, Hromov and Shahab. Newcomers are Rusyn, Vantukh, Churko, Myshniov, Brazhko and Mykhailenko.
Face to face
Total – 55 matches: +37=13-5, goal difference 117:41
At Zoria ground: 26 matches, +15=9-2, goal difference 46:23
In the UPL – 50 matches: +32=13-5, goal difference 105:38
At Dynamo ground: 25 matches, +14=9-2, goal difference 44:22
Last 5 UPL matches
12.12.2021. Dynamo – Zoria – 1:1
08.08.2021. Zoria – Dynamo – 1:2
14.03.2021. Zoria – Dynamo – 0:2
04.10.2020. Dynamo – Zoria – 1:1
16.07.2020. Dynamo – Zoria – 3:1
Previous match
2021/22 UPL. Matchday 18
Dynamo – Zoria – 1:0
12.12.2021. Kyiv, NSC Olimpiyskyi
Goals: Buialskyi (44) – Sayyadmanesh (49)
Leading goalscorers in face-to-face matches
Dynamo:
8 – Viktor Tsyhankov
7 – Benjamin Verbic*
5 – Vitaliy Buialskyi
3 – Artem Besedin, Serhiy Sydorchuk
Zoria:
3 (+2 for Vorskla) – Artem Hromov*
* Left the club
As for current players, only Dmytro Myshniov scored against Dynamo – when featuring for FC Mariupol (1 goal).
