The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Persha Liga league table.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Kolos Kovalivka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have performed well at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist so far this season with 8 wins from 10 matches. Points have also been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.A good away victory last time out for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, who won 1-0 against Balkany Zorya. Prior to that, an away loss at Obolon'-Brovar.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv as they are travelling to their away game against Mykolaiv in the Persha Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist with 17 goals in 10 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have only let in 5 goals at home.
Kolos Kovalivka form and stats
Kolos Kovalivka have an excellent away record so far with 8-2-1 from 11 games.It might be tough going out on the road again for Kolos Kovalivka, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Hirnyk-Sport. A loss against Rukh Vynnyky was the result prior to that, in a home game.
After this away game Kolos Kovalivka return home for a Persha Liga game against Ahrobiznes Volochysk. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Kolos Kovalivka's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 away matches. The Kolos Kovalivka defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 11 games).
Head 2 Head
Kolos Kovalivka - Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's {0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv victories}, 1 draw and 0 Kolos Kovalivka wins.Top Goalscorers
 O. Bondarenko 9 goals |  O. Synytsia 8 goals |  V. Gavrysh 5 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Kolos Kovalivka missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Kolos Kovalivka | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | Played | 11 | 22 |
| 29 | 17 | Scored | 21 | 39 |
| 11 | 5 | Conceded | 3 | 11 |
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 91% | 82% |
| 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 64% | 64% |
| 30% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 36% |
| 10% | 10% | Over 3.5 | 9% | 23% |
| 5% | 10% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 9% |
| 25% | 30% | Both teams to score | 18% | 32% |
| 55% | 60% | Clean Sheet | 82% | 64% |
| 25% | 10% | Failed To Score | 9% | 23% |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | Corners For (avg) | 2.7 | 3 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 53 |
| 2 | Kolos Kovalivka | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 44 |
| 3 | Volyn | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 41 |
| 5 | Obolon'-Brovar | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Avanhard | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 7 | Balkany Zorya | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Inhulets | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 9 | Mykolaiv | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Prykarpattia | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 19 |
| 12 | Hirnyk-Sport | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -19 | 18 |
| 13 | Sumy | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | -38 | 17 |
| 14 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 11 |
| 15 | Zirka | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | -39 | 4 |
| 16 | Energetik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Balkan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Kobra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
