Football betting preview: Metalurh Zaporizhya with moderate expectations before welcoming Mykolaiv

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Slavutych-Arena (11983 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persha Liga, Metalurh Zaporizhya holding 16th place and Mykolaiv lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats

There have been more unhappy faces than points at this arena so far this season, with Metalurh Zaporizhya yet to win or draw a Persha Liga game here. The sad story at Slavutych-Arena is: Metalurh Zaporizhya played 5 games, lost 5 games. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Slavutych-Arena, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Myr Hornostayivka game. It's trouble wherever Metalurh Zaporizhya are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

In their previous game, the manager I. Bogatyr led his Metalurh Zaporizhya to a defeat in the Persha Liga match away at Prykarpattia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Slavutych-Arena. Preceding that match was the home game against Volyn that was lost 1-3.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Metalurh Zaporizhya as they have a new game in only two days, a Second League: Group B match thankfully also at home. Hirnyk are visiting.

The lack of attacking qualities in Metalurh Zaporizhya means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Metalurh Zaporizhya with 12 goals conceded in these matches.

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Mykolaiv form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mykolaiv so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Mykolaiv failed to get anything from their last game, a Persha Liga home match vs Ahrobiznes Volochysk (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Mykolaiv have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Mykolaiv have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 2 Metalurh Zaporizhya victories, 0 draws and 0 Mykolaiv wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MykolaivV. Buhai
V. Buhai
4 goals
MykolaivA. Kovalyov
A. Kovalyov
3 goals
MykolaivS. Kravchenko
S. Kravchenko
3 goals

Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players

Mykolaiv missing players

Metalurh Zaporizhya Mykolaiv
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
13 5 0 Played P 1 7 13
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
11 5 0 Lost L 0 4 6
9 2 0 Scored S 3 8 19
26 12 0 Conceded C 1 14 23
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 85%
69% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 85%
46% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 54%
31% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 46%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 31%
31% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 69%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 15%
62% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 31%
 
4.4 5.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 7 4.3 5
6.4 6.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.3 5.2
2.3 1.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.8
4 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 2
Key stats This season:
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mykolaiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mykolaiv have scored more than double the goals of Metalurh Zaporizhya.

Metalurh Zaporizhya
All Second League: Group A Ukrainian Cup Persha Liga Second League: Group B
All Home Away Home vs low
14-09-19 PL Hirnyk-Sport 1 - 0 Metalurh Zaporizhya
20-09-19 PL Metalurh Zaporizhya 0 - 2 Minai
28-09-19 PL Avanhard 1 - 0 Metalurh Zaporizhya
05-10-19 PL Metalurh Zaporizhya 1 - 3 Volyn
11-10-19 PL Prykarpattia 2 - 1 Metalurh Zaporizhya
20-10-19 PL Metalurh Zaporizhya 15:00 Mykolaiv
23-10-19 Se Metalurh Zaporizhya 02:00 Hirnyk
26-10-19 PL Chornomorets 02:00 Metalurh Zaporizhya
27-10-19 Se Mykolaiv II 02:00 Metalurh Zaporizhya
02-11-19 PL Obolon'-Brovar 01:00 Metalurh Zaporizhya
Mykolaiv
All Ukrainian Cup Club Friendlies Persha Liga
All Home Away Away vs low
22-09-19 PL Inhulets 3 - 2 Mykolaiv
25-09-19 UC Mykolaiv 1 - 0 Chornomorets
29-09-19 PL Mykolaiv 1 - 2 Balkany Zorya
05-10-19 PL Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0 - 0 Mykolaiv
12-10-19 PL Mykolaiv 0 - 2 Ahrobiznes Volochysk
20-10-19 PL Metalurh Zaporizhya 15:00 Mykolaiv
26-10-19 PL Mykolaiv 02:00 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya
30-10-19 UC Mykolaiv 16:00 Desna
02-11-19 PL Mykolaiv 01:00 Hirnyk-Sport
09-11-19 PL Minai 01:00 Mykolaiv

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 14 9 1 4 24 12 8 6 1 1 17 5 6 3 0 3 7 7 12 28
2 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 14 8 4 2 21 10 8 4 2 2 11 6 6 4 2 0 10 4 11 28
3 Obolon'-Brovar 14 8 4 2 22 13 7 4 3 0 15 8 7 4 1 2 7 5 9 28
4 Inhulets 13 8 3 2 20 7 6 4 2 0 9 3 7 4 1 2 11 4 13 27
5 Minai 14 8 3 3 24 17 8 6 1 1 14 8 6 2 2 2 10 9 7 27
6 Volyn 14 7 4 3 28 19 6 5 1 0 16 7 8 2 3 3 12 12 9 25
7 Rukh Vynnyky 12 7 3 2 20 8 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 3 2 1 10 4 12 24
8 Avanhard 14 7 3 4 18 16 7 4 2 1 11 7 7 3 1 3 7 9 2 24
9 Prykarpattia 14 5 2 7 22 22 6 2 1 3 8 8 8 3 1 4 14 14 0 17
10 Chornomorets 14 4 3 7 16 20 6 2 1 3 6 8 8 2 2 4 10 12 -4 15
11 Hirnyk-Sport 13 4 3 6 13 21 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 2 2 2 6 10 -8 15
12 Balkany Zorya 14 3 5 6 13 19 8 2 4 2 8 5 6 1 1 4 5 14 -6 14
13 Mykolaiv 13 3 4 6 19 23 6 2 2 2 11 9 7 1 2 4 8 14 -4 13
14 Kremin' 14 1 4 9 16 33 6 1 1 4 8 14 8 0 3 5 8 19 -17 7
15 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 14 1 3 10 13 32 9 1 2 6 10 20 5 0 1 4 3 12 -19 6
16 Metalurh Zaporizhya 13 1 1 11 9 26 5 0 0 5 2 12 8 1 1 6 7 14 -17 4

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