Balkany Zorya vs Nikopol pre-match guide

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Boris Tropanets (1600 seats)

Second League: Group B: Balkany Zorya receive Nikopol in what should be an exciting football game. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Balkany Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nikopol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an intriguing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Balkany Zorya form and stats

The overall Second League: Group B stats at home this season for Balkany Zorya are 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Balkany, who played 1-1 against Vovchansk. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion im. Boris Tropanets).

Before that match, a win away at Mykolaiv.

The Balkany fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Balkany have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nikopol form and stats

As the visiting team in Second League: Group B matches, Nikopol have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.

Nikopol are looking to quickly end their 224 minutes long goal drought in the Second League: Group B.

Nikopol failed to get anything from their last game, a Second League: Group B home match vs Skoruk Tomakivka (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Vovchansk's place.

Nikopol have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. The Nikopol manager O. Poklonskyi has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Nikopol - Balkany 2-2 was the outcome when these participants previously met, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - two - zero (Balkany wins - draws - Nikopol wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Balkany ZoryaV. Priyomov
V. Priyomov
7 goals
BalkanyB. Prybluda
B. Prybluda
5 goals
NikopolB. Gora
B. Gora
4 goals

Balkany Zorya missing players

Nikopol missing players

Balkany Zorya Nikopol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
8 3 0 Won W 0 3 5
6 3 2 Drew D 0 0 5
1 1 0 Lost L 2 4 5
24 10 2 Scored S 0 9 20
12 4 2 Conceded C 7 16 26
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 87%
47% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 60%
13% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 57% 40%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 13%
67% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 53%
27% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 13%
13% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 33%
 
5.1 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.4 6.6
5.1 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 4.7
2.4 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 3.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 1 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.2 9.9
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.8 6
38% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 29%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • Balkany Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Balkany Zorya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Nikopol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nikopol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Metalurh Zaporizhya 15 11 4 0 26 6 7 6 1 0 15 3 8 5 3 0 11 3 20 37
2 Skoruk Tomakivka 15 10 3 2 27 10 7 5 1 1 18 6 8 5 2 1 9 4 17 33
3 Balkany Zorya 15 8 6 1 24 12 7 3 3 1 10 4 8 5 3 0 14 8 12 30
4 Peremoga 15 9 2 4 24 9 8 4 1 3 13 4 7 5 1 1 11 5 15 29
5 Mykolaiv 15 8 5 2 32 19 8 4 2 2 15 8 7 4 3 0 17 11 13 29
6 Vovchansk 15 6 4 5 22 17 8 4 2 2 15 8 7 2 2 3 7 9 5 22
7 Trostianets 15 6 4 5 22 19 8 5 1 2 13 8 7 1 3 3 9 11 3 22
8 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 15 6 3 6 17 19 7 4 0 3 9 9 8 2 3 3 8 10 -2 21
9 Tavriya 14 5 5 4 21 17 7 3 3 1 10 7 7 2 2 3 11 10 4 20
10 Nikopol 15 5 5 5 20 26 8 2 5 1 11 10 7 3 0 4 9 16 -6 20
11 SK Poltava 15 5 4 6 18 22 8 2 3 3 12 11 7 3 1 3 6 11 -4 19
12 Yarud Mariupol' 15 4 6 5 29 21 8 3 2 3 20 13 7 1 4 2 9 8 8 18
13 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 15 3 2 10 14 31 8 1 2 5 7 14 7 2 0 5 7 17 -17 11
14 Krystal 15 1 3 11 15 25 8 1 3 4 11 9 7 0 0 7 4 16 -10 6
15 Real Pharm 15 2 0 13 17 46 7 2 0 5 12 18 8 0 0 8 5 28 -29 6
16 Sumy 14 1 2 11 12 41 5 1 0 4 7 10 9 0 2 7 5 31 -29 5

Read more about Second League: Group B

The Ukrainian Second League (Druha Liha) is the third highest level in the Ukrainian football league pyramid. It is divided into two groups with ten teams each. Each team plays 27 fixtures to decide a final league table, with the winner of each group earning promotion. The final format of this league is yet to be decided.