UPL. Vorskla – Dynamo. Preview

FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 19 game. Although it’s away game for the White-Blues, it will take place at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valerii Lobanovskyi. Friday, February 28, 15:30.

VORSKLA

UPL position – 13 (18 games: 4 wins, 4 draws, 10 defeats, goal difference – 15:26, 16 points).

Current season

This season isn’t really a success for Vorskla. They’re 13th in the UPL table after 18 games. After 0:1 defeat against Obolon in the previous match, they’re in the relegation play-off zone.

Vorskla losing streak makes 4 games already.

Last 5 official games: 1 win, 4 defeats

February 23. UPL. Obolon – Vorskla – 1:0

December 13. UPL. Vorskla – Livyi Bereh – 0:1

December 5. UPL. Shakhtar – Vorskla – 3:1

November 29. UPL. Vorskla – Inhulets – 0:3

November 23. UPL. Vorskla – LNZ – 2:0

Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics

Most appearances: 18 – Kane, Nesterenko, 17 – Isenko, Gucek, Skliar, Iyede.

Most starting lineup appearances: 18 – Kane, 17 – Isenko, Gucek, 16 – Perduta, 15 – Skliar.

Most time played (minutes): 1507 – Isenko, 1461 – Gucek, 1453 – Kane, 1437 – Perduta, 1203 – Skliar.

Goalscorers: 3 – Iyede, 2 – Kane, Nesterenko, Miakushko, 1 – Skliar, Cheliadin, Ndukve, Korniyenko.

DYNAMO

Current season

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men started the second part of the UPL season with a home win against FC Karpaty Lviv which was their third league success in a row. Kyivans don’t concede in four successive UPL games.

At this point the White-Blues are 5 points ahead of Oleksandria and 10 points ahead of Shakhtar.

Last 5 official games: 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat

February 30. UPL. Dynamo – Karpaty – 2:0

January 30. EL. Dynamo – RFS – 1:0

January 21. EL. Galatasaray – Dynamo – 3:3

December 16. UPL. Dynamo – Veres – 1:0

December 12. EL. Real Sociedad – Dynamo – 3:0

Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics

Most appearances: 18 – Kabayev, 17 – Buialskyi, 16 – Mykhavko, Vanat, 15 – Tymchyk, Voloshyn.

Most starting lineup appearances: 15 – Kabayev, Buialskyi, Tymchyk, 14 – Mykhavko, 13 – Brazhko, Vanat.

Most time played (minutes): 1326 – Tymchyk, 1265 – Buialskyi, 1253 – Mykhavko, 1235 – Kabayev, 1140 – Brazhko.

Goalscorers: 11 – Vanat, 4 – Buialskyi, 3 – Brazhko, Karavayev, Rubchynskyi, Shaparenko, Yarmolenko, 2 – Pikhalionok, 1 – Braharu, Kabayev, Mykhavko, Popov, Mykhailenko.

Face to face

Total in the UPL 58 matches:

44 Dynamo wins, 9 draws, 5 Vorskla wins

Goal difference – 128:40 for Dynamo

Dynamo biggest win – 8:0

Vorskla biggest wins – 3:1, 2:0

Previous face-to-face game

UPL. Matchday 4 postponed game

Dynamo – Vorskla – 3:1

18.09.2024. Kyiv, Dynamo Stadium named after Valerii Lobanovskyi, 1 800 spectators

Goals: Ceballos (33), Karavayev (35), Pikhalionok (90+1) – Iyede (81).