Struggling Avanhard will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Avanhard have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Persha Liga
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Avanhard form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Persha Liga this season. Avanhard, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Persha Liga, have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Krystal and winning 2-1.
The Avanhard fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persha Liga travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Metalist have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv has drawn their two previous away games.
Metalist delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Volyn (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Persha Liga game. A 0-0 draw at Alians Lypova Dolyna's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Metalist when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Metalist as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv - Avanhard 2-1. Avanhard-Metalist 1925 Kharkiv H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Avanhard two wins, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv three wins, zero draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Freitas Ribeiro 5 goals |   Y. Senytskyy 4 goals | A. Doroshenko 2 goals |
Avanhard missing players
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
| Avanhard | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 36 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 64% | 77% |
| 76% | 91% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 45% |
| 67% | 82% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 32% |
| 19% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 29% |
- Avanhard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Avanhard have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avanhard have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Persha Liga
- Avanhard have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Persha Liga
- Avanhard have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Persha Liga
- Avanhard haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Veres | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Chornomorets | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | Mykolaiv | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 6 | Volyn | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 | Obolon'-Brovar | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Polessya | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Kremin' | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 20 |
| 13 | Avanhard | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 19 |
| 14 | Prykarpattia | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 18 |
| 15 | Nyva Ternopil' | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Krystal | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 6 |