This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persha Liga, Metalurh Zaporizhya holding 15th place and Prykarpattia lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
The hosts Metalurh Zaporizhya saw competitive action as recent as two days ago, playing in the Persha Liga. This match was also played here at Knyazha-Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Prykarpattia have had more rest.
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.
Relegation threatens Zaporizhya who should definitely be looking for some points here. Prykarpattia are struggling to avoid relegation.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
4-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Persha Liga numbers at home for Metalurh Zaporizhya so far this season.
A nice win for Zaporizhya last time playing, versus Hirnyk-Sport. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with D. Belousov, O. Razuvaev and E. Sarapyi scoring for the victors. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Volyn.
Manager A. Godin felt very clever after D. Belousov scored the winning goal against Hirnyk-Sport, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Zaporizhya are traveling soon after this match as the Persha Liga match at Mykolaiv awaits in four days.
Zaporizhya has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
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. With the Prykarpattia losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Prykarpattia seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cherkashchyna-Akademiya in just four days.
Prykarpattia have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. The Prykarpattia manager V. Kovalyuk has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Prykarpattia - Metalurh Zaporizhya 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  R. Barchuk 7 goals | V. Tsyutsyura 5 goals | R. Kuzmin 4 goals |
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
Prykarpattia missing players
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | Prykarpattia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 36 |
| 50 | 23 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 28 | 47 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 77% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 78% |
| 54% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 63% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 30% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 26% |
| 50% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 11% |
| 46% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 117 | 85 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 92 | 184 |
| 51 | 39 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 37 | 70 |
| 25% | 26% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 43% | 43% |
- Metalurh Zaporizhya has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Metalurh Zaporizhya has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Metalurh Zaporizhya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 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 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 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 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 18 |
| 16 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 27 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 30 | -42 | 7 |