All the points stay with the home side, the away team steals the points or a point each? Anything could happen when the mid-table sides Kolos Kovalivka and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv battle at Stadion Kovalivka.
- Kolos Kovalivka have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
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.
Kolos Kovalivka form and stats
Kolos Kovalivka have collected 14 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-2-3. Game days at Stadion Kovalivka have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Kolos Kovalivka as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Kovalivka haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 206 minutes ago. Orikhovskyi scored that one.
The home team returns to Stadion Kovalivka after drawing with Metal Kharkiv (placed 14th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Minai (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kolos Kovalivka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
From these home matches, Kolos Kovalivka have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
1-7-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, who have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Metalist have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 250 minutes ago. Vachiberadze was the goal scorer.
The manager Laserda was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv suffered a 0-3 loss to Dnipro-1 (placed 2nd).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Vorskla that ended 0-0.We have checked recent matches where Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv - Kovalivka 2-0. Kolos Kovalivka-Metalist 1925 Kharkiv H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Kolos Kovalivka two wins, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv one win, two draws. zero of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Orikhovskyi 5 goals |   R. Rusyn 4 goals | V. Milko 3 goals |
Kolos Kovalivka missing players
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
| Kolos Kovalivka | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 31 |
| 84% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 56% | 74% |
| 53% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 68% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 47% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 37% |
| 37% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 38% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
- Kolos Kovalivka have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Kolos Kovalivka have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Premier League
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Zorya | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 8 | Inhulets | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -14 | 21 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Veres | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Minai | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Metal Kharkiv | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Rukh Vynnyky | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Lviv | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 13 |
