Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in 6th and Chornomorets in 10th place.
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!
Metalist are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Chornomorets most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist as Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have scored 19 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Persha Liga are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager V. Khruslov led his Metalist 1925 Kharkiv to a defeat in the Persha Liga match away at Mykolaiv. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Prykarpattia in a game that was won 3-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Metalist as they are travelling to their away game against Obolon'-Brovar in the Persha Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Metalist have conceded only 9 goals.
Chornomorets form and stats
There's been little loot from Chornomorets's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Persha Liga. Chornomorets only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Chornomorets's last game was the home draw against Balkany Zorya (2-2). A 0-0 draw at Inhulets's stadium before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Chornomorets are hosting Ahrobiznes Volochysk in the Persha Liga only four days away.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Chornomorets have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Chornomorets - Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yampol 9 goals | D. Pospelov 6 goals |  D. Freitas Ribeiro 6 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Chornomorets missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Chornomorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 40 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 36 |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 63% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 63% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 48% |
| 30% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 33% | 46% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 33% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 54% | 44% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 197 | 123 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 81 | 204 |
| 81 | 49 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 34 | 85 |
| 32% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 21% | 28% |
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | Minai | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 56 |
| 2 | Inhulets | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | Rukh Vynnyky | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 51 |
| 5 | Volyn | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 51 |
| 6 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Obolon'-Brovar | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Avanhard | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Chornomorets | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Kremin' | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 26 |
| 13 | Prykarpattia | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Balkany Zorya | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 34 | -25 | 22 |
| 15 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -26 | 15 |
| 16 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 27 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 30 | -42 | 7 |