Saturday's match Dynamo vs. Karpaty will be the 31st meeting between the two sides with the White-Blues having won nineteen, drawing eight and losing four. The goal difference from these matches is 59:25 in the capital club’s favour.
Dynamo forward Maksim Shatskikh remains the highest scoring player against Karpaty, having amassed seven goals in the opponents' net. Karpaty's best goalscorers are Ivan Hetsko, Andriy Pokladok, Serhiy Myzin, Leonid Kovel and Batista. Each of them has netted two goals against the Kyivers.
The 7-3 win in the 2007/2008 season remains Dynamo's biggest victory at the West Ukrainian club.
It is worth noting that Karpaty became the first team in the Ukrainian championship history, which managed to defeat eight-time Ukrainian Premier League winners FC Dynamo Kyiv by two clear goals. This significant 2-0 victory took place on 30th July 2000 in Lviv.
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