Dynamo Kyiv defeated Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 4-2 in the 18th round of the Ukrainian championship. Here are the most interesting figures and facts from the match.
Photo: fcdynamo.com- "Dynamo played its 950th match in the UPL, in which it won its 690th victory. Another 160 games ended in a draw and Dynamo were defeated 100 times, with a goal difference of 2040-638.
- The 5th match between Dynamo and Metalist 1925 in the UPL: Dynamo's 3rd victory and 2 draws, goals 11-5.
- Dynamo's 80th strong-willed victory in the Ukrainian championships, including the first over Metalist 1925. As guests, Dynamo changed the course of the match in their favour 46 times, and as hosts - 34 times.
Dynamo's anniversary victories in the Ukrainian league
No. Date Opponent Score (field) Dynamo coach
1a 14.08.1993 Dnipro 3:2 (d) Mykhailo Fomenko
10th 12.05.1997 Shakhtar 3-1 (d) Valeriy LOBANOVSKY
20a 18.03.2000 Arsenal/CSKA 3:1 (d) Valerii LOBANOVSKII
30th 03.08.2003 Dnipro 2-1 (d) Oleksiy Mykhailichenko
40th 10.06.2007 Karpaty 3:1 (d) Anatoliy DEMYANENKO
50a 23.07.2010 Metalist 2:1 (g) Valerii HAZZAYEV
60th 14.08.2016 Stal K 2:1 (d) Serhii REBROV
70th 26.05.2019 Lviv 2:1 (d) Oleksandr HATSKEVYCH
80th 25.02.2024 Metalist 1925 4:2 (d) Oleksandr SHOVKOVSKY
- Dynamo's winning streak lasts for 5 games, with a goal difference of 14:4.
- Vitalii Buyalskyi scores his 70th goal for Dynamo in all competitions: 54 in the UPL, 1 in the Cup, 14 in European competitions and 1 in the Super Cup. Buyalsky becomes the 10th Dynamo player to reach this goal milestone since independence.
Vitalii Buyalskyi's anniversary goals for Dynamo in all competitions
No. Date Tournament Opponent Goal Score (field)
1st 26.02.2015 Europa League Hengam 46′ 3:1 (d)
10th 29.07.2018 Championship Karpaty 8′ 5:0 (e)
20th 03.04.2019 Championship Zorya 58′ 3:2 (d)
30th 07.06.2020 Championship Oleksandriya 14′ 5:1 (d)
40th 01.05.2021 Championship Vorskla 15′ 5:1 (d)
50th 12.12.2021 Championship Zorya 44′ 1:1 (e)
60th 10.11.2022 Championship Oleksandriya 10′ 3:1 (e)
70th 25.02.2024 Championship Metalist 1926 69′ 4: 2 (d)
- Vladyslav Vanat scores his 2nd double in the UPL, and his first goal becomes the 20th goal scored for Dynamo in the league.
- The 2nd double in the matches between Dynamo and Metalist 1925 is again scored by Dynamo.
- Denys Popov plays his 60th league match for Dynamo, and Vladyslav Vanat his 40th.
- Nazar Voloshyn played his 30th match for Dynamo in all competitions: 25th in the league, 1st in the Cup and 4th in European competitions.
- Taras Mykhavko, who played for Lviv last season (4 games), will make his debut for his 2nd UPL club.
- "Metalist 1925 conceded their 100th goal in the UPL (1 goal per game).
- Dynamo wins the Ukrainian league for the 17th time with a score of 4-2, including the 8th time as a guest.
