Soccer betting preview: Hirnyk-Sport welcomes Yarud Mariupol' in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Competition: Mon 07.Aug
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ynist' (2700 seats)

It's the second possibility for points this season as Hirnyk-Sport and Yarud Mariupol' fight it out at Stadion Ynist'.

Hirnyk-Sport and Yarud Mariupol' should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Hirnyk-Sport form and stats

The previous season, Hirnyk-Sport's league results were 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, leading to 8th position in the Persha Liga. In these eight matches they scored {12 goals} and let in 22. Performing as the host team in the last season Hirnyk-Sport produced 2-2-0 (win-draw-lost) with {4 goals} and 2 conceded.

Hirnyk-Sport's previous fixture was a Ukrainian Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 1-0 vs SK Poltava. The home team are looking to continue in that form.

Prior to that, an away loss at Livyi Bereh in the Persha Liga.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hirnyk-Sport have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 5.

The manager Kutsenko will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Metalurh Zaporizhya in only four days.

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Yarud Mariupol' form and stats

Let's have a look at how Yarud Mariupol' performed last season in the Second League: Group B: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded {39 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 6 with 14/24 goals scored/conceded.

Yarud Mariupol' aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 275 league minutes without a goal. Bykovskyi was the last player to find the net.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ukrainian Cup home loss versus VAST with 2-5 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Viktoriya Mykolaivka in the Persha Liga.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Yarud Mariupol' playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Mariupol' win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SK Poltava in just four days.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the prior two meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Hirnyk-Sport, zero draws and one win for Yarud Mariupol'. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Yarud Mariupol'I. Mochevinskiy
I. Mochevinskiy
2 goals
Yarud Mariupol'I. Bykovsky
I. Bykovsky
1 goals

Hirnyk-Sport missing players

Yarud Mariupol' missing players

Hirnyk-Sport Yarud Mariupol'
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Hirnyk-Sport Last season Yarud Mariupol'
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
21 12   Played P   1 2
3 3   Won W   0 0
6 5   Drew D   1 1
12 4   Lost L   0 1
15 10   Scored S   1 1
38 11   Conceded C   1 2
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
67% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 50%
33% 8%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   0% 0%
19% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 0%
19% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
48% 50%   BTTS BTTS   100% 50%
19% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 0%
38% 25%   Failed to Score F T   0% 50%
 
2.9 3.1   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
5 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.4 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.5
2 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
4.4 5   Shots (avg) S (   0 0
2.4 2.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 0
39% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%
 
7.3 3.9   Shots against (avg) S A   0 0
3.8 1.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   0 0

  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 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Chernihiv 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Livyi Bereh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Yarud Mariupol' 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Metalurh Zaporizhya 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kremin' 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Dinaz Vyshhorod 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
9 Hirnyk-Sport 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
10 SK Poltava 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Prykarpattia 8 4 3 1 21 11 4 2 1 1 9 3 4 2 2 0 4 1 10 24
2 Skoruk Tomakivka 8 3 5 0 18 9 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 6 3 9 23
3 Bukovyna 8 3 4 1 18 14 4 2 2 0 9 6 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 21
4 Dinaz Vyshhorod 8 3 3 2 16 17 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 1 1 2 4 7 -1 21
5 Chernihiv 8 2 2 4 15 16 4 2 1 1 5 5 4 0 1 3 2 7 -1 19
6 SK Poltava 8 2 2 4 16 22 4 0 0 4 2 9 4 2 2 0 9 6 -6 16
7 Yarud Mariupol' 8 2 1 5 18 23 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 1 0 3 5 4 -5 12
8 Hirnyk-Sport 8 2 2 4 12 22 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 0 0 4 4 12 -10 11

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.