The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are in the 7th position while the guesting Metalurh Zaporizhya worry at 15th.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
The story so far in the Persha Liga for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv at their home stadium (Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Metalist has recorded two wins in a row here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Metalist haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 249 minutes ago. A. Savin scored that one.
The fans are hoping that Metalist will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Persha Liga game against Ahrobiznes Volochysk (placed 4th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Rukh Vynnyky.
As you see from the result above, Metalist suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are traveling soon after this match as the Persha Liga match at Cherkashchyna-Akademiya awaits in four days.
Metalist are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Metalist have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metalurh Zaporizhya so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-8 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Metalurh Zaporizhya, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
D. Oliynyk and E. Sarapiy scored in Zaporizhya's previous match, the home game against Balkany Zorya that ended 2-1. Prior to that match, the Zaporizhya manager A. Godin faced defeat when travelling to Inhulets and losing 2-3.
A new game in only four days for Zaporizhya, the Persha Liga home match versus Ahrobiznes Volochysk. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Metalurh Zaporizhya have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Metalurh Zaporizhya - Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1-4. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Metalist, zero draws and zero wins for Metalurh Zaporizhya. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Pospelov 5 goals | V. Koltsov 4 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 84% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 68% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 47% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 42% |
| 42% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 60% | 53% |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 162 | 95 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 31 | 104 |
| 72 | 44 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 12 | 44 |
| 32% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 20% |
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya 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 | Rukh Vynnyky | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Volyn | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Inhulets | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Minai | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Obolon'-Brovar | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Avanhard | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Chornomorets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Prykarpattia | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Mykolaiv | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Kremin' | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Balkany Zorya | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -15 | 15 |
| 15 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 9 |
| 16 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -27 | 6 |