Persha Liga game guide and numbers: Metal Kharkiv against Nyva Ternopil'

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist (40003 seats)

The Metal Kharkiv & Nyva Ternopil' head coaches O. Kucher and I. Klymovskyi are both fearing and feeling excited about this very important fixture in the upper regions of the Persha Liga standings.

Insights:
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (28) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have scored more than double the goals of Nyva Ternopil'.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Metal Kharkiv form and stats

When playing at home in the Persha Liga, Metal Kharkiv have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Kharkiv has a nice streak going on as they have played 32 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the MSK Dnipro Cherkasy defeat 392 days ago.

Kharkiv enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hirnyk's place. The match ended 5-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Metal Kharkiv played a great game against Hirnyk and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Desna.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Metal Kharkiv's attacking play is working. Kharkiv have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Nyva Ternopil' form and stats

Playing away, Nyva Ternopil' have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Persha Liga this season.

The manager I. Klymovskyi was unhappy after their last game, a Persha Liga match played at their home ground. Ternopil' suffered a 0-2 loss to Prykarpattia (placed 7th).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Uzhhorod at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Obolon'-Brovar in just four days.

Ternopil' have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

KharkivM. Vieira Campos Peixoto
M. Vieira Campos Peixoto
8 goals
Metal KharkivF. Bahlouli
F. Bahlouli
6 goals
Metal KharkivE. Banada
E. Banada
3 goals

Metal Kharkiv missing players

Nyva Ternopil' missing players

Metal Kharkiv Nyva Ternopil'
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 1 4 10
9 3 1 Won W 0 2 4
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
28 9 4 Scored S 0 5 9
4 2 1 Conceded C 1 3 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 60%
70% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 20%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
60% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 30%
 
6 7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 7 5
2.1 1.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 11 6 6.9
2.1 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 11.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 6 10 7
5.5 5.3 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4 2.2
48% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 33%
Key stats in Persha Liga this season:
  • All of Metal Kharkiv's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Metal Kharkiv have not yet lost a game.
  • Metal Kharkiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Metal Kharkiv have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Metal Kharkiv have scored more than double the goals of Nyva Ternopil'.
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most clean sheets (6) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (28) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have the the best goal difference (+24) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Metal Kharkiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Metal Kharkiv is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Nyva Ternopil' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nyva Ternopil' have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Nyva Ternopil' 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 Metal Kharkiv 10 9 1 0 28 4 4 3 1 0 9 2 6 6 0 0 19 2 24 28
2 Hirnyk 10 6 2 2 21 13 6 5 0 1 17 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 8 20
3 Alians Lypova Dolyna 9 6 1 2 17 7 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 3 0 1 10 4 10 19
4 Obolon'-Brovar 8 5 2 1 12 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 3 1 1 8 4 7 17
5 Polessya 10 5 1 4 13 10 5 3 0 2 7 7 5 2 1 2 6 3 3 16
6 Nyva Ternopil' 10 4 3 3 9 11 6 2 2 2 4 8 4 2 1 1 5 3 -2 15
7 Minai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Prykarpattia 10 4 2 4 15 13 4 1 2 1 5 6 6 3 0 3 10 7 2 14
8 Mykolaiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 10 3 4 3 12 8 5 3 2 0 9 2 5 0 2 3 3 6 4 13
9 Volyn 9 3 4 2 8 9 4 2 1 1 3 4 5 1 3 1 5 5 -1 13
10 Avanhard 8 4 0 4 9 11 4 3 0 1 7 6 4 1 0 3 2 5 -2 12
11 Kremin' 10 4 0 6 11 17 6 3 0 3 8 7 4 1 0 3 3 10 -6 12
12 Olimpik Donetsk 9 3 2 4 9 10 3 1 0 2 4 4 6 2 2 2 5 6 -1 11
13 Hirnyk-Sport 10 2 2 6 4 12 6 0 2 4 1 7 4 2 0 2 3 5 -8 8
14 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 10 1 4 5 6 13 6 1 3 2 4 5 4 0 1 3 2 8 -7 7
15 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 9 2 0 7 6 15 4 1 0 3 3 6 5 1 0 4 3 9 -9 6
16 Uzhhorod 10 0 2 8 5 27 5 0 0 5 1 15 5 0 2 3 4 12 -22 2

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.