With their 23 point advantage in the league table, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Prykarpattia.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The season is still full of potential for Metalist as they can still win the whole Persha Liga. Prykarpattia are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are steadily winning Persha Liga games and points here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
The Metalist supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Prykarpattia in Persha Liga and win 3-1.
Metalist has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Prykarpattia form and stats
There's been little loot from Prykarpattia's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Persha Liga. Prykarpattia only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. Recent form does not give Prykarpattia much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will be a tough nut to crack. Prykarpattia has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There might be some fixture complaints from Prykarpattia as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Persha Liga match against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (1-3). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Balkany Zorya.
Prykarpattia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Prykarpattia have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Metalist - Prykarpattia 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last four meetings between the teams: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won three, Prykarpattia won zero and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yampol 9 goals |  R. Barchuk 7 goals |  D. Freitas Ribeiro 6 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Prykarpattia missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Prykarpattia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 36 |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | 46 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 81% |
| 42% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 65% |
| 27% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 46% | 31% |
| 23% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 35% | 46% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 35% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 197 | 123 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 92 | 184 |
| 81 | 49 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 37 | 70 |
| 32% | 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | 43% |
- 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.
- Prykarpattia 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 | Inhulets | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Minai | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Rukh Vynnyky | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 48 |
| 4 | Volyn | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 47 |
| 7 | Obolon'-Brovar | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Avanhard | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Chornomorets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Kremin' | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -16 | 26 |
| 13 | Prykarpattia | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Balkany Zorya | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 21 |
| 15 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 14 |
| 16 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 25 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 27 | -41 | 6 |