Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dynamo Kyiv (2nd, 45 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Mariupol (16th, 8 pts). Recent form flatters Mariupol's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Mariupol ran at 1.17 scored and 2.44 conceded, Dynamo Kyiv at 2.61 and 0.5.
Mariupol entered with four losses in a row. Mariupol had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Dynamo Kyiv, 7.
GioScore's database holds 24 meetings between the two: 2 for Mariupol, 18 for Dynamo Kyiv and 4 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3 across the full history.
The venue was Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka, with room for 12,680 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dynamo Kyiv led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Mariupol: D. Myshnov (4'), V. Klymenko (90') · Dynamo Kyiv: Mykola Shaparenko (29'), Sergiy Sydorchuk (68'), Sergiy Sydorchuk (6')
Key stats
Possession: Mariupol 42% · Dynamo Kyiv 58% · Total shots: 12-20 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-8