Metalurh Zaporizhya vs SK Poltava pre-match guide

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Fri 01.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Slavutych-Arena (11983 seats)

Metalurh Zaporizhya have delivered great football this season, being 1st place in the table. SK Poltava can look both up and down from their 10th spot.

Insights:
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SK Poltava have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats

When playing at home in the Second League: Group B, Metalurh Zaporizhya have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Zaporizhya haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Vovchansk, 67 days ago.

Zaporizhya are confident in defense, having played 346 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Zaporizhya in their previous game, a Second League: Group B match away at Peremoga (placed 4th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Ahead of that match, Zaporizhya won a home game hosting Sumy (5-0).

The manager V. Mykytyn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yarud Mariupol' in only four days.

Zaporizhya are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Slavutych-Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 matches. Metalurh Zaporizhya have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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SK Poltava form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Second League: Group B travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. With three draws in a row for Poltava the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

There were no winners in Poltava's previous match, a Second League: Group B home game that ended 1-1 vs Balkany Zorya (placed 5th).

Before that, Poltava travelled to Nikopol and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

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

The visiting SK Poltava have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. Poltava have conceded 8 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Metalurh ZaporizhyaO. Sydorov
O. Sydorov
7 goals
ZaporizhyaY. Shalfieiev
Y. Shalfieiev
3 goals
Metalurh ZaporizhyaI. Zagalskiy
I. Zagalskiy
3 goals

Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players

SK Poltava missing players

Metalurh Zaporizhya SK Poltava
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 2 4 10
7 4 1 Won W 2 2 3
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
18 11 1 Scored S 3 4 13
3 1 0 Conceded C 1 8 16
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
60% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 80%
40% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 60%
10% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 30%
10% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 20%
30% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 60%
70% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 30%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 20%
 
3.6 3.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 5.8
4.6 5.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2 5.6
1.9 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.7 8.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8 11.8
3.6 6.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 4.4
52% 53% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 32%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SK Poltava have scored away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the most clean sheets (7) in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the most points (12) at home in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have the the best goal difference (+15) in Second League: Group B
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • SK Poltava have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SK Poltava 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 Metalurh Zaporizhya 10 7 3 0 18 3 4 4 0 0 11 1 6 3 3 0 7 2 15 24
2 Mykolaiv 10 6 3 1 24 14 5 2 2 1 10 6 5 4 1 0 14 8 10 21
3 Skoruk Tomakivka 10 6 3 1 16 6 5 3 1 1 10 5 5 3 2 0 6 1 10 21
4 Peremoga 10 6 1 3 17 5 6 2 1 3 10 4 4 4 0 0 7 1 12 19
5 Balkany Zorya 10 4 5 1 16 8 4 1 2 1 6 2 6 3 3 0 10 6 8 17
6 Vovchansk 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 2 2 1 8 6 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 15
7 Yarud Mariupol' 10 3 5 2 19 13 6 2 2 2 13 10 4 1 3 0 6 3 6 14
8 Trostianets 10 4 2 4 15 12 5 3 0 2 8 5 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 14
9 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 10 4 2 4 11 13 5 2 0 3 5 7 5 2 2 1 6 6 -2 14
10 SK Poltava 10 3 4 3 13 16 6 1 3 2 9 8 4 2 1 1 4 8 -3 13
11 Nikopol 10 3 4 3 13 21 5 1 4 0 8 7 5 2 0 3 5 14 -8 13
12 Tavriya 10 3 3 4 14 13 4 2 1 1 6 4 6 1 2 3 8 9 1 12
13 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 10 3 2 5 13 19 6 1 2 3 7 9 4 2 0 2 6 10 -6 11
14 Krystal 10 1 2 7 10 16 6 1 2 3 8 5 4 0 0 4 2 11 -6 5
15 Sumy 10 1 2 7 8 25 4 1 0 3 6 8 6 0 2 4 2 17 -17 5
16 Real Pharm 10 0 0 10 9 34 4 0 0 4 4 14 6 0 0 6 5 20 -25 0

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.