Match Report
Dnipro-1, 4th on 52 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Dynamo Kyiv (2nd, 69). The last five rounds placed Dnipro-1 no better than 9th for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.9 for Dnipro-1 and 2.4/0.93 for Dynamo Kyiv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Level finishes had become the habit for Dnipro-1: three in a row. Dynamo Kyiv arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Dnipro-1 against 13/15 for Dynamo Kyiv.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Dnipro-1, 0 draws and 6 for Dynamo Kyiv, at 2.56 goals per meeting.
Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovs'k, capacity 31,003, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dnipro-1 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.