Persha Liga: Metal Kharkiv - Podillya Khmelnytskyi pre-match thoughts and facts

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist (40003 seats)

The team playing at home, Metal Kharkiv, should be front runners in this fixture, but Podillya Khmelnytskyi have exhibited both capability and determination. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (36) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have scored more than double the goals of Podillya Khmelnytskyi.

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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Metal Kharkiv form and stats

Home games in the Persha Liga have been a walk in the park for Metal Kharkiv so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. 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 17 home games in the league.

In their previous game, the manager O. Kucher led his Kharkiv to a defeat in the Persha Liga match away at Ahrobiznes Volochysk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.

Before that, Kharkiv had a home game versus Kremin' which ended with a victory 4-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ukrainian Cup game versus Kolos Kovalivka in only four days. This game is also played here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.

Goals are plentiful at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in the league this season as Kharkiv has scored 15 goals here in 6 home games. As for guarding their own goal, Kharkiv have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Podillya Khmelnytskyi form and stats

There's been little loot from Podillya Khmelnytskyi's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Persha Liga. Podillya Khmelnytskyi only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

Khmelnytskyi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Prykarpattia proved too strong as Podillya Khmelnytskyi slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Podillya.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Uzhhorod at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Khmelnytskyi have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Metal KharkivM. Vieira Campos Peixoto
M. Vieira Campos Peixoto
12 goals
KharkivF. Bahlouli
F. Bahlouli
5 goals
Metal KharkivE. Banada
E. Banada
4 goals

Metal Kharkiv missing players

Podillya Khmelnytskyi missing players

Metal Kharkiv Podillya Khmelnytskyi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 1 6 14
11 5 1 Won W 0 1 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 2 5
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 5
36 15 5 Scored S 2 4 13
8 3 1 Conceded C 3 6 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 71%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 33% 43%
71% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 29%
29% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 17% 14%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 14%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 29%
50% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
6.5 7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.1
2.3 1.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 4.5
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.8 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.5 10.2 15 Shots (avg) S ( 13 6.8 8.1
5.2 4.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.8 2.7
44% 44% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 30%
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 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 Podillya Khmelnytskyi.
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals (36) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Persha Liga
  • Metal Kharkiv have the the best goal difference (+28) 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.
  • Podillya Khmelnytskyi 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 Metal Kharkiv 14 11 2 1 36 8 6 5 1 0 15 3 8 6 1 1 21 5 28 35
2 Hirnyk 14 8 4 2 26 14 8 7 0 1 22 10 6 1 4 1 4 4 12 28
3 Alians Lypova Dolyna 13 8 2 3 24 13 8 5 1 2 14 9 5 3 1 1 10 4 11 26
4 Obolon'-Brovar 12 7 3 2 15 8 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 4 1 1 9 4 7 24
5 Prykarpattia 14 5 4 5 18 15 6 1 3 2 5 7 8 4 1 3 13 8 3 19
6 Nyva Ternopil' 14 5 4 5 13 15 8 3 2 3 6 9 6 2 2 2 7 6 -2 19
7 Minai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 14 4 5 5 13 11 8 3 3 2 9 5 6 1 2 3 4 6 2 17
8 Mykolaiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Olimpik Donetsk 12 5 2 5 14 13 4 2 0 2 7 5 8 3 2 3 7 8 1 17
9 Polessya 10 5 1 4 13 10 5 3 0 2 7 7 5 2 1 2 6 3 3 16
10 Hirnyk-Sport 14 4 4 6 10 14 8 0 4 4 3 9 6 4 0 2 7 5 -4 16
11 Volyn 12 3 6 3 11 13 5 2 2 1 4 5 7 1 4 2 7 8 -2 15
12 Kremin' 14 4 1 9 12 26 7 3 1 3 9 8 7 1 0 6 3 18 -14 13
13 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 14 2 6 6 11 18 8 2 4 2 7 7 6 0 2 4 4 11 -7 12
14 Avanhard 11 4 0 7 10 18 4 3 0 1 7 6 7 1 0 6 3 12 -8 12
15 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 12 3 1 8 7 17 6 2 1 3 4 6 6 1 0 5 3 11 -10 10
16 Uzhhorod 14 2 3 9 11 31 7 1 0 6 3 16 7 1 3 3 8 15 -20 9

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.