The first round of the 2022/23 season of the Ukrainian Premier League has ended, which means it's time to sum up its results for Dynamo in terms of statistical indicators.
Having sent 24 goals to the opponents' goal, Dynamo is the fourth team in terms of performance after the first part of the championship. At the same time, in terms of xG (expected goals) - 25.7 - the Kyivans are third, as well as in xG - 11.8 and xPoints (expected points) - 28.1. xGagainst (expected goals conceded) is 13.9.
Dynamo after 15 rounds: +9=3-3; goal difference — 24:13; 30 points out of 45 possible (66%).
Home matches: 9 matches; 5 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss; goal difference — 14:6; 18 points out of 27 possible (66%).
Away matches: 6 matches; 4 wins, 2 losses; goal difference — 10:7; 12 points out of 18 possible (66%).
Of the 24 goals scored by Dynamo, 4 goals came from long-range shots (17%), 2 from counterattacks (9%), 4 from set pieces (17%) and 4 more from penalties.
Goals scored by Dynamo, by time intervals: 1st half - 12, 2nd half - 11.
1-15 min. - one
16-30 min. — 6
31-45+ min. - 5
46-60 min. - 5
61-75 min. — 2
76-90+ min. - four
Among the 13 goals that the opponents managed to score in the Dynamo goal, 2 goals each took place after counterattacks and set pieces (15% each), and only one goal was scored from a long distance (8%).
Goals conceded by Dynamo, by time intervals: 1st half - 6, 2nd half - 7.
1-15 min. - one
16-30 min. - one
31-45+ min. - four
46-60 min. — 2
61-75 min. — 3
76-90+ min. — 2
Most often, Mircea Lucescu used the game formations 4-2-3-1 (47%) and 4-4-1-1 (42.7%), much less often - 4-4-2 (7.3%). 36% of attacks took place in the center of the field and almost equally - on the flanks (32% and 31% on the right and left flanks, respectively).
On average, during 90 minutes, Dynamo players made 15.03 shots on goal, the average shot distance was 19.59 meters, xG per shot was 0.11.
On average, the Blue-and-Whites' goal was 7 shots per match from an average distance of 18.83 meters, xG per shot - 0.13.
The average ball control by the people of Kiev reached 61.4%. Dynamo is one of the most combining UPL teams with an average of 552.72 passes per 90 minutes (of which 156.55 are advance passes). In terms of the average number of passes in the final third, Dynamo are the leaders of the championship - 71.56 passes per 90 minutes (78%), as well as in terms of the number of ball touches in the penalty area - an average of 26.47 per game.
Dynamo also took the most number of corners in the first part of the season — 98, 6 of which ended with shots on goal (0.66 xG). 24 innings were delivered to the near zone, 7 to the far zone, 7 to the penalty area and 17 to the goalie, and 43 corners were played with a short pass.
Of the 5 penalties that Dynamo took in the first round of the UPL, 3 (60%) ended in goals. After 14 free kicks earned, direct shots on the opponents' goal followed.
Vitaliy Buyalsky became the top scorer of the first round of the UPL season 2022/23 among Dynamo players with 10 goals, which is a personal record for the midfielder and the second result in the league. On average, Vitaliy's goal scoring is 0.66 goals per 90 minutes (5.05 xG).
Also in the top 10 scorers of the championship are Dynamo players Viktor Tsygankov (6 goals, 0.45 per match, 6.12 xG) and Vladislav Vanat (5 goals, 0.57 per match, 3.34 xG).
The best assistant of the team is Viktor Tsygankov, who has 5 assists (0.37 per match, 3.34 xA).
Buyalsky and Tsygankov are also Dynamo leaders in terms of the number of shots on goal. Vitaly has 41 shots (2.72 per game, 0.12 xG/Shot), while Viktor has 37 shots (2.76 per game, 0.17 xG/Shot).
Denis Popov (average 86.30 passes per 90 minutes, 91% accurate), Ilya Zabarny (81.39, 93%), Sergey Sidorchuk (76.85, 91%) and Alexander Sirota (75.61, 93%) performed the highest volume of passes.
Viktor Tsygankov performed an average of 2.31 key passes per match, and in terms of the number of accurate passes in the opponent's zone, he, along with Vitaly Buyalsky, are the leaders of the entire championship - 2.53 and 2.79 passes at the opponent's goal, respectively.
The following is a list of Dynamo players included in the top ten UPL players according to the following individual indicators:
Serves from the flank (average per 90 minutes):
Vladislav Dubinchak — 7.33 (39%)
Alexander Karavaev — 4.42 (30%)
Assists in the last third (average per 90 minutes):
Sergey Sidorchuk — 14.74 (80%)
Ilya Zabarny — 14.14 (81%)
Denis Popov — 12.47 (81%)
Alexander Sirota — 11.65 (82%)
Promoted shows (90 minutes average):
Denis Popov — 13.84 (86%)
Vladislav Dubinchak — 12.80 (85%)
Ilya Zabarny — 11.69 (86%)
Alexander Sirota — 11.53 (86%)
Contribution to the attack (average per 90 minutes):
Viktor Tsygankov — 1.09 (build-up 0.39)
Alexander Karavaev — 0.80 (0.52)
Touches in the box (average for 90 minutes):
Vitaly Buyalsky — 5.91
Vladislav Vanat — 5.48
Offsides (average per 90 minutes):
Vladislav Vanat - 0.91 (highest indicator of the championship)
Progressive snatches (90 minutes average):
Ilya Zabarny — 4.55
Alexander Sirota — 2.97
Martial arts in defense (on average for 90 minutes):
Vladislav Kabaev — 14.38 (37%) (performance at the beginning of the season for Zorya included)
Repossession (average per 90 minutes):
Denis Popov - 14.25 (highest indicator of the championship)
Ilya Zabarny — 14.14
Interceptions (average per 90 minutes):
Denis Popov — 6.44
Penalty:
Viktor Tsygankov — 4 (2 sold — 50%)
Direct free kicks:
Viktor Tsygankov - 9 (5 - 56% sold) (the highest indicator of the championship)
Corners (average per 90 minutes):
Victor Tsygankov — 4.99 (64%) (the highest indicator of the championship)
Free kicks played (average per 90 minutes):
Victor Tsygankov - 1.04
Fouls (average per 90 minutes):
Kabaev - 2.16 (yellow cards - 2)
Wyscout data used