Persha Liga game preview: Hirnyk-Sport vs Metalurh Zaporizhya

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Competition: Fri 13.Oct
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Yunist' (2700 seats)

Hirnyk-Sport - Metalurh Zaporizhya in Persha Liga: Statistics, team sheets, matches, trends and headlines. Check out our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Hirnyk-Sport is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored more than double the goals of Hirnyk-Sport.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hirnyk-Sport form and stats

Hirnyk-Sport have collected 3 points from their Persha Liga home games so far after 1-0-4. The home stadium (Stadion Yunist') is supposed to be a fortress, but for Hirnyk-Sport it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Hirnyk-Sport enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Yarud Mariupol''s place. The match ended 3-2 with Romanenko and Gora (2) scoring. A huge relief, as that was the first league victory after failing to win seven consecutive matches. An impressive turnaround for Hirnyk-Sport in the match against Yarud Mariupol' as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 3-2 win. Romanenko scored the final goal.

Ahead of that match, Hirnyk-Sport lost 0-1 at home to Livyi Bereh.

Hirnyk-Sport aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Yunist' in the league, with only {3 goals} from 5 games. On the other hand, Hirnyk-Sport have conceded 7 goals.

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Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Persha Liga.

Metalurh Zaporizhya are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Viktoriya Mykolaivka (placed 2nd).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Kremin' with the score of 2-1.

Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league games.

Metalurh Zaporizhya has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. As for defending, Metalurh Zaporizhya rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Strangely enough, Metalurh Zaporizhya have found the net in every league game they've featured in since failing to score against today's home team; the Zaporizhya - Hirnyk-Sport 0-1 match nine game weeks ago. Hirnyk-Sport-Metalurh Zaporizhya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hirnyk-Sport six wins, Metalurh Zaporizhya two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Metalurh ZaporizhyaB. Mogylnyi
B. Mogylnyi
3 goals
Hirnyk-SportB. Gora
B. Gora
2 goals
Hirnyk-SportR. Posievkin
R. Posievkin
1 goals

Hirnyk-Sport missing players

Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players

Hirnyk-Sport Metalurh Zaporizhya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 1 5 11
3 1 1 Won W 1 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 4 1 Lost L 0 1 2
8 3 1 Scored S 2 9 17
19 7 1 Conceded C 1 8 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
45% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 45%
36% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 27%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 73%
18% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
45% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
2.2 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1 1.9
2.5 1.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.2 2.7
0.8 0.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.2 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
2.3 0.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1.2 3.5
1.1 1.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.4 1.8
67% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 129% 85%
 
2.9 1.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 1.8 2.6
1.4 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 1.4 1.4
Key stats in Persha Liga this season:
  • All of Metalurh Zaporizhya's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hirnyk-Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hirnyk-Sport have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hirnyk-Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hirnyk-Sport is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored more than double the goals of Hirnyk-Sport.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inhulets 11 10 1 0 33 7 6 6 0 0 23 4 5 4 1 0 10 3 26 31
2 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 11 5 4 2 9 9 5 3 2 0 5 2 6 2 2 2 4 7 0 19
3 SK Poltava 11 5 3 3 22 17 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 3 2 1 14 9 5 18
4 Livyi Bereh 11 5 2 4 25 11 6 4 1 1 21 5 5 1 1 3 4 6 14 17
5 Metalurh Zaporizhya 11 4 5 2 17 13 6 2 3 1 8 5 5 2 2 1 9 8 4 17
6 Yarud Mariupol' 11 3 6 2 13 10 6 1 4 1 8 8 5 2 2 1 5 2 3 15
7 Dinaz Vyshhorod 11 2 3 6 11 19 5 2 1 2 7 6 6 0 2 4 4 13 -8 9
8 Hirnyk-Sport 11 3 0 8 8 19 5 1 0 4 3 7 6 2 0 4 5 12 -11 9
9 Chernihiv 11 3 0 8 13 28 5 2 0 3 6 8 6 1 0 5 7 20 -15 9
10 Kremin' 11 2 2 7 6 24 6 0 1 5 1 14 5 2 1 2 5 10 -18 8

Read more about Persha Liga

The Persha Liga, also called the Ukrainian First League, is the second highest level of football in Ukraine. It currently has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a final league table after 30 fixtures. The winner promotes to the Ukraine Premier League, another possibly following through a playoff.