1st place in the Persha Liga table for Metal Kharkiv at present, a competent showing. The home team followers hope for more entertainment as 7th-placed Olimpik Donetsk visit Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
- Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (47) in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have scored more than double the goals of Olimpik Donetsk.
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.
Metal Kharkiv form and stats
This stadium, Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist, has been a fortress for Metal Kharkiv in the Persha Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0. In general it's been a long time since Kharkiv tasted defeat here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist, as they have taken at least one point from their last 20 home games in the league.
The Kharkiv goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 426 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persha Liga.
A nice win for Kharkiv last time playing, versus Prykarpattia. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with B. Riascos (2), V. Tanchyk and Matheus Peixoto scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Kharkiv "killed" Prykarpattia in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Uzhhorod and winning 2-0.Kharkiv are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 9 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Metal Kharkiv have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Olimpik Donetsk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persha Liga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. It's a growing despair in Olimpik as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Persha Liga home defeat versus Nyva Ternopil' with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A 1-2 defeat away at Prykarpattia before that.The visiting Olimpik have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Olimpik have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier on this campaign: Olimpik Donetsk - Kharkiv 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira Campos Peixoto 13 goals |  F. Bahlouli 6 goals | J. Riascos Valencia 6 goals |
Metal Kharkiv missing players
Olimpik Donetsk missing players
| Metal Kharkiv | Olimpik Donetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 47 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 70% | 71% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 40% | 41% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| 39% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 41% |
| 61% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 50% | 41% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 30% | 29% |
| 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 11.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 43% | 50% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 48% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
- All of Metal Kharkiv's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metal Kharkiv have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 Olimpik Donetsk.
- Metal Kharkiv have the most clean sheets (11) in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the most points (25) at home in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (24) at home in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (47) in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Persha Liga
- Metal Kharkiv have the the best goal difference (+39) 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.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 47 |
| 2 | Hirnyk | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Obolon'-Brovar | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Prykarpattia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Hirnyk-Sport | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Minai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Olimpik Donetsk | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Mykolaiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nyva Ternopil' | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Volyn | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Avanhard | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Polessya | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 12 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | Kremin' | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 13 |
| 16 | Uzhhorod | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -26 | 9 |