FC Dynamo Kyiv will host FC Obolon Kyiv in the UPL matchday 17 game. The match will take place on December 11 at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi. Kick-off – 15:00.
DYNAMO
UPL position – 6th (13 matches: 8 wins, 1 draw, 4 defeats, goal difference – 31:18, 25 points).
Current season
Earlier last week Dynamo beat Metalist 1925 in the matchday 3 postponed game.
At the moment the White-Blues’ winning streak makes three games and if they succeed against Obolon, they’ll reach the 5th place in the league table.
5 previous matches: 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat
December 7. UPL. Dynamo – Metalist 1925 – 4:2
November 26. UPL. Dynamo – Rukh – 2:0
November 12. UPL. Kryvbas – Dynamo – 0:2
November 3. UPL. Dynamo – Shakhtar – 0:1
October 28. UPL. Kolos – Dynamo – 1:1
2023/2024 UPL players’ statistics
Most appearances: 13 – Dubinchak, Brazhko, 12 – Buialskyi, Vanat, 11 – Bushchan, Tymchyk, Karavayev.
Most starting lineup appearances: 11 – Bushchan, Buialskyi, Vanat, Dubinchak, 10 –Tymchyk, Brazhko.
Most time played: Dubinchak – 1044 minutes, Bushchan – 990, Buialskyi – 970, Brazhko – 952, Vanat – 907, Tymchyk – 854, Karavayev – 766.
Goalscorers: Buialskyi, Vanat – 6 goals, Voloshyn, Yarmolenko – 4, Brazhko – 3, Tymchyk, Karavayev – 2, Kabayev, Diachuk, Benito, Sydorchuk – 1.
OBOLON
UPL position – 12th (15 matches: 3 wins, 5 draws, 7 defeats, goal difference – 10:20, 14 points).
Current season
This season Obolon lack stability. Sensational win against one of the league leaders Dnipro-1 was the only one in eight starting matchdays of the season for them. Valeriy Ivashchenko’s men are approaching the game against Dynamo with five-match winless streak being only two points above the relegation zone.
5 previous matches: 2 draws, 3 defeats
December 2. UPL. Kolos – Obolon – 0:0
November 11. UPL. Obolon – Vorskla – 0:1
November 6. UPL. Rukh – Obolon – 2:2
October 29. UPL. LNZ – Obolon – 3:0
October 20. UPL. Obolon – Zoria – 2:4
2023/2024 UPL players’ statistics
Most appearances: 15 – Chernenko, 14 – Pryimak, Sukhanov, Taranukha, Krasnopir, 13 – Prokopenko, Moroz, 12 – Lukianchuk, Nahiyev, Hrusha.
Most starting lineup appearances: 14 – Pryimak, 13 – Moroz, 12 – Chernenko, 11 – Lukianchuk, 10 – Krasnopir, Prokopenko.
Most time played: Pryimak – 1260 minutes, Moroz – 1099, Chernenko – 1032, Lukianchuk – 1025, Prokopenko – 943, Krasnopir – 860, Karas – 843.
Goalscorers: Krasnopir, Sukhanov – 3 goals, Taranukha – 2, Chernenko, Karas – 1.
Suspended: Valeriy Dubko
Face-to-face statistics
The opposition history between Dynamo and Obolon makes only four games with three of those in the Ukrainian Cup.
Balance: 3 Dynamo wins, 1 Obolon win, goal difference – 11:3 for Dynamo.
Previous face-to-face UPL game
2023/2024 UPL. Matchday 2
04.08.2023. Kyiv, Obolon Arena
Obolon – Dynamo – 2:4 (1:3)
Goals: Chernenko (44), Karas (50) – Vanat (20), Yarmolenko (32, pen., 77, pen.) Buialskyi (45+5).
