Nikopol delivered a 0-5 result against Balkany Zorya last game, a fixture to keep in mind. The next task is this bright Metalurh Zaporizhya team.
- Nikopol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Second League: Group B
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.
Nikopol form and stats
Nikopol have collected 11 points from their Second League: Group B home games so far after 2-5-1. Nikopol has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager O. Poklonskyi and the players.
Nikopol haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 314 minutes ago. M. Solovyov scored that one.
Nikopol lost their last game at Balkany Zorya (placed 3rd) after a 0-5 scoreline. Nikopol were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Skoruk Tomakivka (0-1).Nikopol has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Nikopol have conceded 10 goals.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
Metalurh Zaporizhya's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Metalurh Zaporizhya collect 18 points from their 8 away matches in the Second League: Group B. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Things are running smoothly for Zaporizhya who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 16 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Vovchansk.
Zaporizhya's last game was the home draw against Vovchansk (1-1). As mentioned above, Zaporizhya drew the match against Vovchansk. Manager V. Mykytyn brought on V. Borysenko to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Mykolaiv.Zaporizhya are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Metalurh Zaporizhya's manager V. Mykytyn has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Metalurh Zaporizhya - Nikopol 3-0 was the story when these contenders last played each other, some time ago this season. Nikopol-Metalurh Zaporizhya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nikopol four wins, Metalurh Zaporizhya six wins, zero draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Sydorov 9 goals | E. Kovalenko 5 goals |  B. Gora 4 goals |
Nikopol missing players
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
| Nikopol | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 31 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 88% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 38% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 67% | 51% |
| 9 | 8.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2.7 |
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have not yet lost a game.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Second League: Group B
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Second League: Group B
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Second League: Group B
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the most clean sheets (10) in Second League: Group B
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the the best goal difference (+20) in Second League: Group B
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Second League: Group B
- Nikopol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- 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 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Balkany Zorya | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Peremoga | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 5 | Mykolaiv | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Trostianets | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Tavriya | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Vovchansk | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | SK Poltava | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Yarud Mariupol' | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | Viktoriya Mykolaivka | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Nikopol | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 14 |
| 14 | Krystal | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 6 |
| 15 | Real Pharm | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 28 | -30 | 6 |
| 16 | Sumy | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 31 | -32 | 5 |