Minai fights Volyn in Persha Liga battle

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Competition: Ukraine Persha Liga
Competition: Thu 13.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Mynai

Minai and Volyn are both riding high in the Persha Liga with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Minai are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Volyn are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Minai form and stats

Home games in the Persha Liga have been a walk in the park for Minai so far, with 35 points won from 14 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The Minai fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion Mynai and will expect new points from this game. Minai has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

It's back home for Minai, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Avanhard away with the result 2-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Rukh Vynnyky.

The Minai fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 league matches. Minai have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Volyn form and stats

As the visiting team in Persha Liga matches, Volyn, who have the most scored goals (57) in Persha Liga, have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Volyn goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 278 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Volyn had fun at their own home (Stadion Mynai) last time out, beating Hirnyk-Sport 3-0. Prior to that result Volyn won their away game at Cherkashchyna-Akademiya. The scoreline was 2-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Volyn's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 14 league matches away. As for defending, Volyn rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Volyn - Minai 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Minai one win, zero draws and Volyn one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VolynD. Kozhanov
D. Kozhanov
18 goals
MinaiA. Nuriev
A. Nuriev
17 goals
VolynS. Haghnazari
S. Haghnazari
5 goals

Minai missing players

Volyn missing players

Minai Volyn
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
18 11 1 Won W 0 5 17
5 2 2 Drew D 2 4 6
6 1 0 Lost L 1 5 6
50 25 4 Scored S 1 23 57
27 11 3 Conceded C 4 23 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 93%
76% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 83%
38% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 62%
21% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 38%
14% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 36% 31%
52% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 55%
31% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 34%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 17%
 
4 4.8 1.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.4 6.5
3.8 2.7 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.1 4.2
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
231 147 9 Total Shots T S 7 98 219
107 68 4 Shots on Target S O 0 42 98
36% 32% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 44%
Key stats in Persha Liga this season:
  • Minai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Minai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Minai have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Minai haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Volyn has the most points from losing position (15)
  • Volyn has the most scored goals (57)
  • Volyn has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
  • Volyn has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
  • Volyn have won significantly less corners away then at 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 29 17 8 4 46 21 15 10 5 0 27 10 14 7 3 4 19 11 25 59
2 Minai 29 18 5 6 50 27 14 11 2 1 25 11 15 7 3 5 25 16 23 59
3 Volyn 29 17 6 6 57 35 15 12 2 1 34 12 14 5 4 5 23 23 22 57
4 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 29 18 3 8 50 30 14 10 2 2 30 10 15 8 1 6 20 20 20 57
5 Rukh Vynnyky 28 16 7 5 44 21 13 10 1 2 24 8 15 6 6 3 20 13 23 55
6 Obolon'-Brovar 29 14 9 6 40 29 15 7 7 1 26 16 14 7 2 5 14 13 11 51
7 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 29 14 6 9 40 32 14 8 3 3 19 9 15 6 3 6 21 23 8 48
8 Avanhard 29 13 6 10 37 36 15 8 4 3 23 16 14 5 2 7 14 20 1 45
9 Hirnyk-Sport 29 12 3 14 40 44 14 8 1 5 23 17 15 4 2 9 17 27 -4 39
10 Chornomorets 29 9 9 11 36 36 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 3 4 7 12 19 0 36
11 Mykolaiv 29 7 10 12 41 45 15 5 4 6 25 22 14 2 6 6 16 23 -4 31
12 Prykarpattia 29 8 3 18 40 49 15 5 1 9 21 20 14 3 2 9 19 29 -9 27
13 Kremin' 29 7 6 16 33 53 15 6 3 6 21 21 14 1 3 10 12 32 -20 27
14 Balkany Zorya 29 5 9 15 25 50 14 3 5 6 12 16 15 2 4 9 13 34 -25 24
15 Metalurh Zaporizhya 28 6 4 18 27 51 14 5 2 7 16 23 14 1 2 11 11 28 -24 22
16 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 29 1 4 24 23 70 14 1 2 11 15 36 15 0 2 13 8 34 -47 7

Read more about Persha Liga

The Persha Liga, also called the Ukrainian First League, is the second highest level of football in Ukraine. It currently has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a final league table after 30 fixtures. The winner promotes to the Ukraine Premier League, another possibly following through a playoff.