Desna – Olympic. On the eve – football.ua

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April 03, 2021, 08:30

In round 20 of the UPL, Desna will do everything possible to interrupt his losing streak in a match against Olimpik, who did not score points in 2021.

Right – Olympic

Saturday April 3, 7:30 p.m. Chernigov, stadium named after Yuri Gagarin. Referee – Alexander Shandor (Lvov). Live broadcast on the Football 2 television channel

Desna was probably hoping to make an international break in the European competition zone, but two losses in a row not only allowed Vorskla to knock the “Northerners” out of the Top 4, but Kolos, who is in sixth place, is now just 1 point behind.

Oleksandr Ryabokon had plenty of time to figure out how to rectify the situation, fortunately his players did not disperse en masse to the national teams, as happened in some other clubs, and most of the players remained at his disposal.

Unfortunately for fans of the Chernihiv team, Desna’s main forward Philip Budkivskyi will not play due to injury.

At Olympic, the situation is almost catastrophic. Having had a good first half of the season, the team is completely failing in the second. In 2021, the Donetsk team lost all their matches. And if someone (management?) Started dreaming about European competitions, now is the time to think about keeping a residence permit in the elite, because the team is only 4 points away from last place.

Yuri Kalitvintsev and his stellar (but inexperienced) assistant Yaya Toure are testing various options for tactical schemes, but so far no results. Let’s see how fruitful the international break was.

Olympic Benito is back in the ranks, but Tsymbalyuk is still absent, which does not affect the reliability of the support zone in the best way.

During the national team break, Olimpik added midfielder Ekra from Tambov, but it is doubtful that he is ready to benefit his new team.

Meanwhile, Olympic can only boast of the laurels of a fighter for cleanliness in the Ukrainian refereeing body, but on the field this does not bring any dividend to the team.

Aside from the fight for points, which both teams really need, the “enthusiasm” of the match cannot be missed. In this duel, the father will face his son: Olimpik’s head coach Yuri Kalitvintsev will meet his son Vladislav, the Desna winger (unless, of course, Alexander Ryabokon becomes an obstacle to the “wars dynastic “).

Interesting data

– The teams played 12 matches between them: 8 victories for Desna, 1 draw and 3 victories for Olimpik.

– The last 5 direct confrontations of the teams in the championship ended with the victories of Desna.

– Olympic’s losing streak at UPL is 6 games.

– Olympic Games conceded in 15 league games in a row: 28 goals.

– Olympic is unable to score at the UPL for 339 minutes.

– Desna’s goal drought in the championship lasts 205 minutes.

Indicative compositions

3: 1 prognosis

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